11 Wind Chime Craft For Kids

11 Wind Chime Craft For Kids

Summer in Chicago is when we trade the biting wind and blankets of snow for bright sunshine, warm breezes, and open windows. From our master bedroom window hangs a handmade wind chime made from discarded objects. 

It’s not the prettiest or most expensive wind chime I’ve ever seen, but it has a special place in my heart because it was made by the hands of someone I love dearly—my grandmother. To make your own homemade wind chimes with kids, you don’t have to be a master craftsperson like grandma. 

You just need some materials for kids’ crafts (you may even have what you need lying around the house), a few easy-to-follow instructions, and some time to do it together!

Exercise: Read through each section above and identify its purpose: does it introduce something? Does it conclude something? Does it provide new information? Write down your answer for each section.

If you’re stuck: Try looking at other blog posts to see how they’re organized! You can use resources like Medium or even blogs that are hosted on subdomains of major publications (e.g., https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/) or blogs that are run by writing companies, such as Contently’s The Freelancer (https://contently.com/freelancer/) or Grammarly’s blog (https://grammarlyblog). If all else fails, ask—someone who runs websites will likely be able to help you out!

Answer.

• Intro: introduces the rest of the blog post
• Outline Section 1: Explains why airbnb doesnt work well anymore
• Outline Section 2: Explains why airbnb doesnt work well anymore
• Outline Section 3: Explains why airbnb doesnt

Noodle Wind Chime Craft

Materials,

• Noodles (we used thin, long pasta noodles but any noodle will work)
• Colored paper or paint
• Scissors and tape/glue
• Wind chime hanger (optional)

Instructions.

Cut out small rectangles of colored paper. You can either cut a large piece of paper into smaller rectangles, or use scraps from other crafts that you have done. The more colors the better!

Tape the colored papers to your noodles using tape or glue. Make sure to space them evenly throughout each noodle so that they don’t all clump together in one place when it’s hanging up outside at night time. If you want an extra touch of color, consider painting some of your noodles instead!

Once everything is taped/glued onto both sides of each noodle, take one side off each one so that they’re suspended between two pieces instead just being attached at both ends like normal spaghetti noodles would be if there were no cuts made firstly before anything else was added on top (and secondly).

Egg Carton Hanging Flower Wind Chime

Materials.

• 1 egg carton
• 2 or 3 paint sticks or wooden skewers (you can use a few more if you want the chimes to be larger)

Instructions:

Cut an egg carton along its length, making sure to cut at a slant so that the top of your egg carton forms a convenient place for hanging it. If you don’t have an exacto knife handy, you can use scissors and make small cuts until it comes apart into two pieces. 

Then cut off the top sections with these flat sides facing each other so they won’t accidentally fall out when hanging. You should end up with four rectangular tubes from this process—two large ones and two small ones. If any break during this process, just glue them back together again using rubber cement or hot glue!

Tie one end of each string onto one end of each skewer/stick/wooden spoon handle (etc). You may need another set of hands for this step because I’m sure there are many ways to tie knots around these types of objects without having both hands available at once! 

Once your strings are tied securely around these objects (and maybe even glued if needed), poke them through one side of each tube until they come out on opposite sides; then tie them off so they stay in place while holding onto their respective handles/sticks/spoons etc underneath them when placed uprightly against something like your doorframe or wall shelf where we’ll hang our wind chime later on…

DIY Painted Rock Wind Chimes

Pick out your rocks. If you have a rock collection, use one of those for this project. If not, go find some smooth, flat rocks at the beach or in a creek bed (just be sure to ask first).

Paint the rocks with acrylic paint. You can also use food coloring if you’d like to make colored wind chimes that match an outdoor party theme—but it’s not necessary for these particular DIY wind chimes! Let them dry overnight if you’re using acrylic paint.

Attach string to each rock with glue, then hang outdoors!

Tree Of Life Wind Chime Kids Craft Idea

Take a paper plate, and using a hole puncher or scissors, make a hole in the center of the plate. You can also use a cup instead of the plate if you have one handy. 

Your child may want to decorate their wind chime later with paint or markers, so they may want to first use their imagination to decide how they would like it to look before making any cuts on the cup or plate.

Use string or yarn and tie both cups together (the smaller upside down inside the larger) using several knots on each side so that they stay together securely. Then tie another piece of string around both cups at about eye level for hanging your finished product from your tree branch later!

Now it’s time for them to decide where on each cup they want their materials added! They might choose glitter glue, sequins or even beads depending on what kind of look they’re going for here! 

Make sure whatever materials are used are safe for kids because once this project is done there will likely be more than one child playing with it out in nature so safety should always come first when crafting anything outdoors like this one here today 🙂

Hanging Beaded Rain Stick

A rain stick is a hollow tube that’s tapped from one end to make sounds. The ancient Native. Americans made rain sticks by filling a long, hollow gourd with seeds or pebbles and inserting it into a larger, hollow log. 

A small hole was left at the top of the gourd where air could escape when it was tapped against the log.

Wind chimes are another craft you can make using a variety of materials, but they have different purposes than rain sticks. While wind chimes bring music to our ears, rain sticks bring moisture to our parched landscapes! If you’re looking for an easy project idea that will be fun for both kids and parents alike, try making your own homemade hanging beadized [sic] rainstick!

Paper Plate and Cup Wind Sock Kid Craft

What you need.

• Cardstock or paper plates (one per child)
• Cups (one per child)
• String or ribbon, approximately 2-3 ft long, depending on how long you want the wind sock to be and how many children will be using it at once. If you are using a single piece of string/ribbon for all the wind socks, make sure it’s an appropriate length for each child—the string should hang down about a foot below their hands when they hold it up!

Recycled Paper Plate Tambourine Craft For Kids

Materials.

• 3 paper plates (one for the rim and two for the drum head)
• Pencil
• Scissors

Instructions

Using the pencil, trace around a plate on another plate to make a circle. Cut out this circle with scissors or an X-acto knife.

Repeat step 1 to cut out one more circle from each of the remaining two plates (for a total of three circles). These will be used to make your tambourine’s drum head and rim, respectively.3. Poke holes in all three circles using pencils or other sharp objects that are small enough not to go through them completely (you’ll want holes large enough so that you can fit cornstarch through them later).

Punch holes around all four sides of one of your circles until you have about 5–6 evenly spaced around its circumference . Use these as guides when punching holes into other two circles so that they’re equally spaced from each other (this will help when attaching them together later on).5! Put some glue around all four sides of one of these punched-out discs and press it against another one until they stick together well enough so as not fall apart easily–but not too tight where no air can get through them or make noise when shaken!

DIY Rainbow Wind Spinner from Plastic Bottles

This rainbow wind spinner is a great project for kids to make at home. It’s super easy and it looks so pretty!

Take a plastic bottle and cut off both ends of it. Then, use a compass to draw an arc inside the bottle that’s 1/2″ wide and 7″ long. Cut out the shape using scissors or a utility knife (be careful!).

Next, fill one half of the bottle with water and add some food colouring until you get your desired hue (we used red). Make sure you don’t overfill or else you won’t be able to put on all those pretty ribbons!

Cut strips from colourful craft foam and wrap them tightly around the rim of your bottle until they overlap slightly near where they’re attached; this will help hold everything in place as well as add some color contrast against all those blues, greens, purples…you name it! If desired, secure these ribbons with tape so they stay put when spinning around outside in strong winds (or if they get knocked over while playing indoors). 

You could also use pretty ribbon instead if you want something more fancy looking – just remember not to use any plastics because they’ll melt when heated up by direct sunlight hitting them too much during summertime hours outdoors; using fabric instead will make sure everything stays nice & cool 🙂 We actually did both — we used masking tape along with some colorful ribbon pieces because we wanted something more sturdy against high winds but still had fun looking good too 🙂

Homemade Rain Stick Craft with Recycled Materials for Kids

Materials.

• Wooden dowel or pipe cleaner (1/2-inch diameter)
• Natural-colored yarn
• Clear glue bottle with a narrow opening (such as Elmer’s White Glue) and a fine tip, like the one pictured below. You can usually find this type of glue at craft stores or dollar stores. I found mine in the kids’ section of our local Dollar Tree!

Instructions

Cut two pieces of yarn that are about 2 inches each. You’ll want to cut them long enough so they can be tied together at the ends, but not too long (so they don’t get tangled up when you’re playing). 

Also, if your child is younger than 5 years old it might be better to use shorter pieces so they’re less likely to accidentally poke themselves with the sharp edges while playing outside! For older children who already know how to tie their shoes then feel free to use longer lengths here too – just make sure there aren’t any sharp edges exposed on either end before handing over the project for later use outdoors )

How To Make A Seashell Wind Chime For Kids?

You’ll need a variety of shells. You can find them at the beach, or in your own backyard. Look for shells that are different sizes, shapes, textures and colours.

You’ll also want to collect some beads and ribbons. The beads will hang from the shell wind chime and make it extra sparkly! The ribbons will be used to tie everything together at the end of your craft project.

How To Make A Recycled Milk Carton Rainmaker Instrument?

Materials

• Milk carton
• Marker
• Scissors
• Glue stick
• Paper clip

You Can Make Your Own Wind Chimes

It’s easy to do, and you don’t have to be crafty!

Wind chimes are great for the garden, for a patio table or just about any other place where you want some tinkling music in the background.

You can make them from recycled materials like old tin cans and glass bottles—or if you’re feeling ambitious, try using more expensive materials like polished shells or handpainted wooden disks. 

And of course, let’s not forget that this is also a great project for kids! They will love making their own unique creations and then listening to the lovely sounds they create when they tinkle away in the wind (or even indoors).

Conclusion

So, how do you plan to start making your own wind chimes? Try one of these cool crafts with the kids and see their faces light up as you create a classic summertime decoration that can also bring music to your ears!