Bring on the beautiful outdoors! We love adding inspirational touches to our Springtime fun… and DIY Wind Chimes are all over our favorite sites right now. Check out some of our favorites (hover over the pic for basic instructions):
Painted sticks, strings, and colorful keys
Upcycle tin cans for a buoyant and bold clanking chime
Collect nuts and other found materials for a natural, soft chime
Strung beads and silverware… find motor and upcycling all in one
Painted strings: experiment with the tone and timbre different widths and materials make
Stack painted bottle tops
Live near the beach? Collect and string shells together
Painted stars beautify your space… add bells for a tinkly chime
Stack thick, colorful sticks and experiment with a rhythmic chime sound
The latest use for mason jar lids… string bells inside for an extra sound
Reuse bottle caps: paint them and string them loosely on a stick
Paint old CD’s and string them together for a splash of color and a metallic clink
Acryllic paint and vertically strung sticks makes an unobtrusive and simple wind chime
Paint plastic discs and string them together… add bells for more tinkling fun
Stack tin cans in an overlapping fashion and finish off with a bell
Stringing beads and metal discs is a great fine motor exercise for little hands
A different take on your CD chime: add beads and bells
Have old silverware? Keep it simple and string them close together for a chime
Dip your shells in glue and sprinkle glitter on for a colorful, mermaid-inspired chime
Or… keep it simple and natural with shells on a natural wood stick
