The sound of a wind time in the summer breeze is very relaxing and making one can occupy the children for an afternoon. Some families even turn this spare time pursuit into a part-time home-based business to help kids find out about earning money all alone.
The materials you’ll need are items that may make a pretty sound when they rub against one another (shells, beads, or perhaps old {utensils|silverware), something pointed to poke a hole through each item, a hammer, string, a round item (a lid or piece of wood) for the top, and a hook to hang the wind chime.
Once all of the items are collected the adult should use the hammer and pointed object (such as a screwdriver) to make a hole in each object. If the item is too tough to make a hole in (like a rock) tie string around it many times until it is secured. After the holes are made tie a piece of string to each item.
Take your tools again and punch holes in the round lid you are going to use, one for each item that you’ll be hanging from the wind chime. Thread the string thru the hole and tie a knot so it will not fall back through. Poke two more holes in the lid and tie one piece of string thru both holes and attach the hook.
All that’s left is to find the perfect spot for your wind chime. Place it close enough so it can be heard thru an open window on a breezy day. If the things do not knock against one another when the wind blows you may have to adjust the lengths of the string a few times till you get it exactly right. Keep an eye fixed on the wind chime to make sure it doesn’t lose any of the pieces. If it does be sure to pick them up as they can pose a choking jeopardy to young children.
