- Age Guideline: 6 Years and Up
- Time Required: 20 minutes (Does not include drying time)
The above age and time guidelines are estimates. This project can be modified to suit other ages and may take more or less time depending on your circumstances.
Materials Needed:
- Paper Towel Roll
- Paint Optional
- Yarn
- 12 Jingle Bells
- Upholstery Needle
- Paint Brush
- Scissors
Instructions:
Start out by painting the paper towel roll if you desire. You might also want to seal the paint with a clear acrylic spray. Let the paint dry completely.
Cut a piece of yarn about 10" long and thread it onto the upholstery needle. Poke the needle through the cardboard roll, about a 1/2" from one of the ends, going in on one side and coming out directly across from it on the other side. Leave about a 3" tail of yarn where the needle went in. Now thread 4 jingle bells onto the needle, pulling them down the length of the yarn. Grab onto the yarn tail you left and also the end you strung the bells onto (remove the needle!) and tie them into a tight knot, pulling tightly so the bells are snug against the cardboard roll.
Cut another piece of yarn, thread it onto the needle and add another string of jingle bells like you did the first. This one should be about 1" down from the first. Repeat the above steps again so you end up with 3 rows of jingle bells.
Your paper towel hand bells are now done. When it comes time to play this fun instrument, you simply has to shake it!
