Make Flower Pot Music

What You Need:

• 3 Terra cotta pots (1.5" tall, 2 2/3" tall and 3.5" tall)
• Acrylic paint
• Paint brushes
• Jute twine
• Scissors
• Approximately 6 old fishing weights (or more if you'd like)
• Large wooden beads (large enough to string twine)
• Cotton swabs
• Toothpicks

What You Do:

1. Help your child tie a large knot in the end of the twine and string it through the drainage hole of the smallest pot.
2. Take the next smallest pot and string the twine through the drainage hole, tying a knot to secure the pot.
3. Repeat this for the last pot, making sure they overlap to create a chime.
4. Attach the fishing weights to either the pots themselves or the twine so that the weights will hit the inside of the pots when they gently sway in the breeze. You might have to do some experimenting here as it's going to be tricky figuring out how to get the fishing weights to hit the pots. If you used larger pots, you'll probably have to attach the weights to the underside of the pots as they won't sound when they sway in the breeze if they're attached to the twine.
5. Finally, help him hang his pottery wind chime from a tree or pole outside and enjoy the beautiful sounds of the flower pot windchime!