Beavers' Crafts Pages



Twirler

Toy

Requirements:
  • Lid from a frozen juice container
  • Hammer and nail
  • Block of scrap wood
  • Approximately 200 cm of strong thread of string
  • Two clothespins
 
 

1.  Place the juice lid on the piece of scrap wood.

2.  Punch two holes in the juice lid using the hammer and nail. These holes should be about 1 cm apart and as close the centre of the lid as possible.

3.  Run the string through both holes, as shown, and tie the ends together.

4.  Wrap the "ends" of the string loop around the clothespins.

5.  With one clothespin in each hand, twirl the lid a few times to start the string winding. Then, alternately, pull your hands apart and bring them together slightly. It takes a lot of practice to get it right, but once you do, you can get the lid spinning continuously.