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