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