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Father's Day Windchimes
You will need:
clean, empty 8 oz. margarine tubs made of thin plastic
construction paper
scissors
glue
hole puncher
ruler
clear nylon fishing line
1/2" diameter metal
washers
pencil
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What you do
1. Place the tubs upside down on a table and decorate them, using
scraps of construction paper and glue. They can make collages of different
shapes or they can cut letters out of construction paper and glue them to
the tubs to form messages.
2. Set the tubs aside to dry. After, the glue has dried thoroughly,
use the hole puncher to punch four holes along rim of each tub. The holes
should be about 1/2 " from the edge of each tub and evenly spaced out.
3. Cut four 12" lengths of fishing line and eight metal washers. The
children tie one end of each piece of fishing line to a metal washer.
4. Help the children thread one piece of fishing line through each
hole in their tubs. As they thread each piece of line through a hole, they
immediately tie a second metal washer to the free end of that piece of fishing
line.
5. After the children have attached all the washers to their wind
chimes, place the tubs upside down (bottoms up). With a sharpened pencil,
poke two holes about 1" apart in the center of the bottom of each tub. Thread
a 12" length of fishing line through bottom holes and tie the ends together
to make a hanger for the wind chimes.
6. The wind chimes can be hung indoors or outside. Each pare of metal
washers should be positioned so that the two touch each other. When air moves
past them, they will produce a pleasant clinking sound.
 Recommended Reading: Kuffner gives us an enormous number of ideas for fun things to do with our children. This is an arts and crafts type of book, and she does
something I haven't seen in other activity books. She spends a chapter telling you how to organize for a toddler. She also provides a list
of items to buy and old household items to save (dried magic markers, for example).
The rest of the book is laid out equally well. There are chapters on rainy day play, water play, kitchen activities, outdoor adventures, how
to entertain the kids when you're on errands or travel, nursery rhymes, learning activities, music, arts & crafts, and even birthday/holiday
activities. The appendix lists craft recipes, "crazy can" activities, and best toys/books for toddlers. Very comprehensive and varied. (courtesy: Amazon)
About the Author:
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