Tin Can Windchimes

      This is a great summer activity you can do with your children! Reduce, recycle and reuse!

• Choose 4-5 cans that will nest together as a set.
• Remove the lid and label.
• Wash and dry them.
• Using a hammer and nail, poke a hole in the bottom of each.
• Paint the outside as desired with acrylic paint.  Using a white primer first might help.
• Beginning with the largest, stack the cans.
• Measure a length of heavyweight string equal to the height of the cans, plus 3 feet.
• Knot a wooden ring onto one end of the string.
• Thread the other end up through the hole in the smallest can.
• Decide how low you want the can to hang, slide it up the string, tie a big knot, and slide the can down again until it rests on the knot.
• Add the other cans in the same way, making sure they overlap slightly so they’ll chime.
• From the excess string, form a hanging loop (about 10 inches long) above the largest can.