| Fun to make and a great accompaniment to the | | | | away from the end. Don't hammer the nail in |
| classic carol Jingle Bells, just shake to the | | | | too far into the wood. The bells need to move |
| beat. Who would have thought that rubbish and | | | | freely on the nail and clatter together.The |
| junk could sound so festive?Al you need to | | | | second set should be 8.5cm away from the |
| make a jingle bells musical instrument is... | | | | end.The third set should be 12cm away from |
| | | | the end.Now turn the handle over to attach |
| 16 metal bottle caps, paint, brass nails, | | | | bells to the other side. Use scraps of wood |
| sandpaper, hammer and some scraps of | | | | to prop up each end of the handle so that it |
| wood.First paint the out side of the bottle | | | | is clear off the workbench. Otherwise you |
| caps a nice metallic colour. Spray paint is | | | | will spoil the bells that you have already |
| quick and easy, but applying paint with a | | | | attached.Add bells in pairs in the same way |
| brush is just as good.When the paint is dry, | | | | as you did on the other side, but this time |
| use a large nail and hammer to make a hole in | | | | the first set of bells 1.5cm away from the |
| the centre of each cap. Have the cap sitting | | | | end. Add the other sets of bells so that they |
| face up as it would do on the bottle, that | | | | are level with the bells on the other side of |
| way the rough edges are created on the inside | | | | the handle.Then turn the handle over to |
| of the 'bell'.The bells are fixed to a piece | | | | attach the remaining set of bells. Again use |
| of wood, roughly 2cm by 3cm and 28cm long. | | | | scraps of wood to prop up the handle.And |
| Give the wood a good sanding so that it | | | | there you have it, a set of jingle bells. |
| doesn't have any rough surfaces. You could | | | | Young children should be supervised when |
| paint or varnish the 'handle' if you wish to. | | | | playing the jingle bells.If you find it |
| | | | difficult to obtain bottle caps, you could |
| | | | ask an adult to approach a public house or |
| Working on one side of the handle at a time, | | | | bar, they have no use of the caps. You could |
| attach the capes in pairs with the insides of | | | | also maybe write to a local brewery |
| the caps facing one another. Push a brass | | | | requesting some bottle caps. Alternatively |
| nail in the holes of the caps and offer it up | | | | look in the winemaking department of Boots or |
| to the wood.Place the first set of bells 5cm | | | | Wilkinsons for new bottle caps.S. |