GoGo Beaded Wind Chime
Need
Twine, Beads, Scissors, Wood Stick
Need
8-10 GoGo squeeZ® pouch caps
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Drill
Wind chimes are a great way to bring beauty and music into any home or garden. They’re also a fun and easy DIY project for kids. With just a few simple materials, like recycled items, you can make a unique and personalized wind chime that will create a beautiful tune each time a breeze passes.
Kids will love the creative process of choosing the materials, cutting and decorating the pieces, and then stringing them together. With a few simple steps, you can help your kids make beautiful and creative wind chimes that they can be proud of and enjoy for years to come.
DIY Recycled Wind Chimes for Kids
Wind chimes are a fantastic way to bring music and healing into your home and garden. They’re also an excellent project for kids to learn and get creative with. With just a few recycled items, you can make a unique and personalized wind chime that will create a beautiful tune each time a breeze passes.
Kids will love the creative process of choosing the materials, cutting and decorating the pieces, and then stringing them together. With a few simple steps, you can help your kids make beautiful and creative wind chimes that they can be proud of and enjoy for years to come.
What’s the best string for wind chimes?
When it comes to the best type of string for wind chimes, there are a few things you should consider: material, strength, and flexibility. You want to ensure the material won’t degrade or break down over time, like cotton or hemp.
You also want to ensure it has enough strength to withstand the weight of the chimes and a lot of weather wear and tear. Flexible string will add a nice decorative feature and make it easy to adjust the chimes as they wear and stretch over time.
Where’s the best place to hang a wind chime?
The best place to hang a wind chime is somewhere that gets lots of breezes. Ideally, you’ll want to hang it outside somewhere it can get hit with consistent wind, like a porch, patio, or deck.
You may also consider hanging it near a window facing the breeze. You can also hang chimes indoors, but remember, nearby foot traffic will create lots of noise. You can easily avoid this by placing it above a doorway or behind furniture.
Recycled CD Wind Chimes
Recycled CD wind chimes are a fun and creative way to use old CDs. They make great homemade wind chimes for kids to make and can also be used as a unique piece of outdoor decor. With just a few basic materials, you can create a unique wind chime that will look great on your porch or in the garden.
To make these wind chimes, you’ll need:
- CDs
- String or yarn
- Scissors
- Beads or buttons
Simply cut the CDs into small pieces and string them onto a long piece of string or yarn. Then add any other decorative elements you like.
Finally, hang your wind chime in a spot where it will catch the wind and enjoy the soothing sound it makes when the breeze blows.
Recycled CD wind chimes are an easy and fun way to make a beautiful, homemade decoration for your outdoor space. So grab some old CDs and get creative!
GoGo SqueeZ Cap Beaded Wind Chimes
GoGo SqueeZ Cap Beaded Wind Chimes are the perfect way to make personalized, homemade wind chimes for kids. These wind chimes are easy to make and keep kids entertained for hours!
Materials you’ll need include:
- bundle of colorful GoGo SqueeZ caps
- String
- Beads.
Then, with just a few simple steps, your kids can create a unique wind chime to make beautiful music. And the best part is that you can make as many as you want, so your kids can create colorful wind chimes for themselves, friends, and family.
Plus, since the GoGo SqueeZ caps are already colorful, you don’t have to worry about painting them.
Water Bottle Windchimes
Water bottles are a great material to make a wind chime with. You can use sports drink bottles or even water bottles you’ve decorated with paint or stickers.
To make this chime, you’ll need a few materials:
- Water bottles
- String or fishing line
- Scissors
- Hot glue gun.
Cut the tops off the water bottles and remove the labels, then glue the bottoms to a piece of string or fishing line. You can also glue beads onto the string if you’d like. Hang your chime in a place that gets a lot of breezes, like a patio or deck.
DIY Key Wind Chime
A key wind chime is a beautiful and unique way to bring a little of your personality into your home or garden. It’s also a great DIY project for kids. You can find many recycled keys at thrift stores or garage sales, but you can also make a key wind chime by repurposing an old key you no longer use.
You’ll need a few other materials to make this chime:
- String or fishing line
- Scissor
- Hot glue gun
- Keys
First, string the key onto a piece of string or fishing line. Then, glue the key onto a piece of wood or a decorative tic tac container. Finally, hang your chime in a place that gets a lot of breezes, like a patio or deck.
Painted Terracotta Pot Wind Chimes
One of the most unique and fun DIY wind chimes you can make with your little ones is a painted terracotta pot wind chime.
All the materials you need are:
- Terracotta pots
- Colorful paint
- String
You and your kids can get creative with the colors, choosing any designs you want. And then you simply tie the strings to the top of the pots and hang them up! They’ll create the most beautiful tinkling sounds whenever the wind blows. These painted terracotta pot wind chimes can last for years with a bit of care and maintenance. And who knows, they might even become a cherished family heirloom!
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Directions
Drill small holes in the tops of your GoGo squeeZ caps, total of 8 in different colors (blue, green and black). If you don’t have a drill, carefully use a scissor to poke holes through the center of the caps.
Lay out the length of the twine and placement of the caps to create your design. (TIP: Wrap tape around the ends of your twine to string the beads easier like a shoelace)
Start stringing beads onto the twine, and carefully add the caps in per your design. Leave space on the top and bottom of the twine.
String 5 strands with the middle strand being the longest and each one to the side slightly shorter to create a “V”.
Wrap the top of each string around the piece of wood in order and tie them in a knot.
Create a tassel for the ends of the string by looping the string 10 times around your hand, tying the end of the beaded twine around the middle of the looped string. Then fold the tassel string in half around the knot and with another piece of string wrap around the top to create your tassel. Finish with a knot.
Wrap different colored strings on the end of the wooden stick to add some fun and color!
Choose which string you want to be the hanging string and wrap several times around the wood stick leaving about 12 inches at the top. Repeat on the other side. Tie both ends together at the top to create a loop.
