Monday, July 1, 2013

KID CREATED 4TH OF JULY NOT YOUR TYPICAL WINDSOCKS



Our family had some friends and their children over for dinner over the weekend. I love doing crafts with my kids and so does my friend so I scouring Pinterest of coarse! I found a cute Fourth of July craft to do with all of the kids, I did change it a bit to materials I already had and put my own spin on it.
 
Materials:
Empty cans (from soups, etc.)
A drill
Ribbons (red, white, blue)
Foam or white acrylic. paint
Blue acrylic paint
Hot glue gun



Drill 2 holes in the bottom of the can (which will now be the top) space the holes about an 1/2 apart.
Then have the kids paint the cans blue and allow to fully dry.
Once dried you can have them paint white stars on the blue can or you can use foam and make star cut outs and hot glue them to the blue can.
Next thread through the 2 top holes a ribbon and tie a knot.
Finally the hot glue the ribbon on the inside of the can, alternating colors. The ribbon will hang long ways outside of the can.
Allow all the fully dry and then hang from your favorite tree!
 
When you have a slight breeze the ribbon will sway and make a nice Fourth of July decoration to your yard!



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13 comments:

  1. we made tin can wind chimes for Father's day these wind socks look like a great kids craft! Thanks

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  2. what a cute idea!! going to bookmark this for later!

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  3. I love them! They came out so cute! Kid-Created is always anything but typical, that's what makes it special!

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  4. OH I am in love with these!!! I'm going to be collecting Cans now so I can do this with the kids!!

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  5. This si simply adorable! You come up with the best ideas!

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  6. This is such a great little project, my daughter would love to craft this with me :)

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  7. So cute! THey look fun to make, too.

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  8. What a super cute craft! This one seems so easy!

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  9. What a fun idea! I bet they had a great time making them, too.
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  10. Very cool. I love how they came out. Definitely want to try this with my son.

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  11. Stopping by via Work-It-Wednesday. Loved your windsock idea, saving it for my grands.

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  12. These are awesome! They look great, and I cannot believe how simple they are to make! Thanks for the easy-to-follow instructions, and the great idea!

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