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A blanket - can be a blanket, a tent, a sunshade, and also a mat to sit on in the sand at the beach.
A "Doona" - a car safety seat that turns into a stroller.
A toy chest with a lid can easily also be a bench to sit on.
A plastic cup - can be used both for drinking and for playing.
A universal remote - one remote that operates both the television and the stereo system, so we don't need several separate remotes on the table.
Is your school bag too heavy?!Every item in the bag serves only one purpose - the pencil case is only for writing, the bottle only for drinking, the lunchbox only for food - so you have to bring lots of separate, heavy items.
We can think about which of our things could take on one more role, so we'd need fewer things overall.When every item serves more than one purpose, we have fewer things to carry, organize and remember - and life becomes easier.