Handmade
Graggers
Materials
Needed
- Juice
cans ( cleaned and dried)
- adhesive
backed paper
(Contact paper works well)
- Stickers
or colored tape
- Jingle
bells
- Scissors
- Glitter
- White
glue
- Pipecleaners
- Prepare
the juice can by making sure the can is washed and dried.
- To
make the end caps for the can, trace the circular end on the
adhesive paper. Draw another circle 1" larger than the
outline circle. Cut out the circles.
- With
the scissors make cuts spaced 1" apart around the
circle, from the outer edge in. Make two, one for each end
of the can.
- Peel
off the backing of the adhesive paper. Cover one end of the
juice can.
- Place
1 or 2 jingle bells inside.
- Now
ask an adult to poke a hole in the center of the metal or
plastic end of the can.
- Bend a
pipe cleaner in half and insert the two ends into the hole.
On the inside of the can, twist the two ends to prevent them
from slipping back through the can. The wire loop on the
outside of the can will be your handle.
- Attach
the other paper circle over the open end of the can, sealing
the jingle bells inside.
- Cut a
strip of adhesive paper which is the width of the can and is
long enough to wrap around the can with 1" of overlap.
Remove the paper backing and wrap around the can, covering
the entire outside of the juice can.
- Now
let's decorate it. You can use colored tape to make stripes
or decorative
shapes and symbols. Personalize you gragger with some of
your favorite stickers. Draw decorative lines with white
glue and sprinkle them with glitter. Shake off the excess.
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