Classic tin can stilts have been around for a long time. Make some with the kids on a summer afternoon! They're fun to decorate and even more fun to stomp around with outside!
A few tips:
• I wouldn't recommend using a small can like I did for my son's. A 29.5 oz. can is perfect for smaller kids but a #10 can is even better, especially for bigger kids (like mom ☺) and for safety reasons.
• I opened the cans with a no sharp edges can opener.
• I had my husband drill holes and then I glued foam circles around them.(answering the comment)
• We decorated with paper, Mod Podge, and paint. The paper had a slippery/messy time and patterned paper was easier to work with than card stock.
• For the handles I used vinyl rope from Dollar Tree and hot glued ends after knotting.
-Picture of my can stilt supplies on Flickr.
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* Education.com's safety advice on their Coffee Can Stilts activity: "...have your child don protective gear and practice walking before hitting the open road."
* You can buy some fun Monster Clompers from ALEX Toys.
4 comments:
We sooo have to do this!
I'll add to our summer fun list on my blog! Did you drill holes in the sides?
Thanks!
Jen
The Kirkland formula now comes in 36 oz cans, so that would probably work great. Jack's a little young :), but I could make them for my nieces and nephews for Christmas! Thanks!!
I'm glad you reminded me of this. Putting them on my list of summer fun with the boys! Thx, Chels! :)
My mom used to make these from margarine containers for me when I was little and it's still one of my fondest childhood memories! So much fun! I'm sure the cans would hold up longer than my plastic ones did.
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