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DIY Key Wind Chime

by Angela Thayer 10 Comments

This week, I’m starting a 5-day series on upcycled crafts for kids.

5 Days of 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.

DIY Key Wind Chime  I gave my son q-tips to paint with since it was such a small space to paint.

DIY Key Wind Chime

DIY Key Wind Chime Once they were dry, we strung yarn in the hole and tied it with a knot.

DIY Key Wind Chime 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.

DIY Key Wind Chime The string that looped around the tree is just a long piece of yarn that’s tied to both sides of the wooden dowel.

DIY Key Wind Chime 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!

DIY Key Wind Chime

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!!

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  1. Tara from The Magnolia Barn says

    June 12, 2013 at 11:30 pm

    We love wind chimes and I never thought to do it with keys. Such a creative way to use them!
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  2. Kirstylee says

    June 10, 2013 at 7:45 pm

    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. 🙂
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    • Teaching Mama says

      June 10, 2013 at 10:06 pm

      Thank you!! I like that it looks like my 3 year old did it! And he is very proud of it!

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  3. Veens says

    June 10, 2013 at 4:23 pm

    Love this idea 🙂 They look Gorgeous too 🙂
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    • Teaching Mama says

      June 10, 2013 at 10:06 pm

      Thank you!! You are so sweet.

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  4. Marci@TheHomeschoolScientist says

    June 10, 2013 at 3:06 pm

    So looking forward to your series this week! We are looking for some new summer craft ideas. Thanks for sharing
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    • Teaching Mama says

      June 10, 2013 at 10:07 pm

      Thank you, Marci! I look forward to your series, too!

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