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Patriotic Tin Can Windsock

by Angela Thayer 5 Comments

Today I’m sharing how to make an adorable tin can windsock! It would be a cute decoration for the 4th of July! Upcycled Craft: Tin Can Windsock

First, rinse out a tin can. Then spray paint it blue. At first, I added start stickers before painting it but found it didn’t work out as well. So I recommend waiting to add stickers until the paint has dried.

tincan

IMG_7784 After the paint has dried, add some star stickers!

stickers

Tin Can Windsock Next, cut 15-20 pieces of ribbon. Attach them to the can using a hot glue gun. (Don’t have your child do this unless they are older and know how to use a hot glue gun.) Then, make two holes in the top with a hammer and a screwdriver. It’s really easy! Just tap the screwdriver with the hammer until it makes a hole.

hammer

holes  String ribbon through the holes and tie a knot in the inside.

knot Then find a great spot to hang the windsock. It looks so pretty outside!

Tin Can Windsock

We also made a windsock with alphabet letters.

Alphabet Tin Windsock

So proud of his work! 🙂  Tin Can Windsock

Hope you’ll try it out!

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Filed Under: Crafts, Summer Activities Tagged With: 4th of July, patriotic activities, upcycled crafts

Comments

  1. Veens says
    June 13, 2013 at 3:03 pm

    That turned out so cute! We will definitely be trying this, pinning it 🙂
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  2. Melinda@LookWhatMomFound...andDadtoo says
    June 14, 2013 at 8:16 pm

    adorable!

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  3. OneMommy says
    July 1, 2013 at 2:41 am

    So cute! I am looking forward to recycling a few of our old cans into something patriotic this week. So glad I found it on Pinterest.

    I’ve shared this with my readers this week; you can find the post at: http://theresjustonemommy.com/?p=6853

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    • Teaching Mama says
      July 1, 2013 at 3:53 am

      Thank you so much for your sweet comment and for sharing!!

      Reply

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