This week, I’m starting a 5-day series on upcycled crafts for kids.
You may already know what upcycled means, but for those of you who don’t, it is taking something old and recycling it into something new! Today, I’m sharing with you a perfect summer kids project–making an upcycled key wind chime. This is a very simple project. My 3.5 year old loved it and is so proud of his wind chime hanging in our garden. To start, you’ll need 5-10 old keys. I found mine at the hardware store. Some were free because they were donated and others were $1. Paint the keys using acrylic paint.
I gave my son q-tips to paint with since it was such a small space to paint.
Once they were dry, we strung yarn in the hole and tied it with a knot.
We attached the yarn to a wooden dowel. You could use a hanger or a wooden stick, too. After you tie the knots, cut off the excess string. You could also put some glue on the yarn if you’re worried that it will come apart.
The string that looped around the tree is just a long piece of yarn that’s tied to both sides of the wooden dowel.
It’s fun to hear it chime when we’re playing outside. Hope you’ll try this out and stay tuned for more upcycled crafts this week!
Click on the links below to view the other 4 days of upcycled crafts
Day 2: Coin Jar out of a Candle Jar
Day 3: Bowling Game with Coffee Creamer Bottles
Day 4: Tin Can Windsock
Day 5: Alphabet Monster from Juice Carton
This 5-day series is part of the iHomeschool Network Hopscotch. Be sure to visit the Hopscotch landing page to discover more great series!!
We love wind chimes and I never thought to do it with keys. Such a creative way to use them!
Tara from The Magnolia Barn recently posted…Discovery Baskets: Week Two
Your wind chime turned out so darling! I love that you had your son paint the keys first. I’m sure it gives him more ownership of the project, plus they look so cute. 🙂
Kirstylee recently posted…Announcing Some Big News!
Thank you!! I like that it looks like my 3 year old did it! And he is very proud of it!
Love this idea 🙂 They look Gorgeous too 🙂
Veens recently posted…My favorite Pic #1
Thank you!! You are so sweet.
So looking forward to your series this week! We are looking for some new summer craft ideas. Thanks for sharing
Marci@TheHomeschoolScientist recently posted…Square Foot Gardening
Thank you, Marci! I look forward to your series, too!