Catch the Wind! Windsock Craft

You can feel the wind in your hair and see it blowing through the trees, but can you actually catch it? You can with this easy-to-make windsock!

Related Book: When the Wind Blows written by Linda Booth Sweeney | Illustrated by Jana Christy

Supplies

• 1 large yogurt container (32 oz) or 1-pound deli salad container
• 1 long-sleeve T-shirt
• Strong glue
• Dowel, 5/8 diameter x 48-inches long or longer
• String
• Rubber band
• sewing seam ripper or cuticle scissors
• X-acto knife
• Scissors

Directions

1. Remove the sleeve from a long-sleeve t-shirt with the seam ripper or cuticle scissors
2. Cut the shoulder off the sleeve by cutting straight across from the underarm seam
3. Cut 2 inches from the bottom of the yogurt container OR cut the bottom out of the deli container with the x-acto knife or scissors
4. With the x-acto knife or scissors, make a hole a little smaller than the diameter of the dowel about 1 inch from the rim of the container
5. Slide the container into the large opening of the sleeve
6. Fold about a ¾ -inch edge over the rim of the container and attach all along the rim with strong glue
7. Put the rubber band around the outside edge of the opening
8. Tie the bottom of the sleeve’s cuff together with the string
9. To attach the dowel: Option 1: leaving the t-shirt in place, push the dowel and material through the hole in the container. The t-shirt material will hold the dowel in place (I used this option).  Option 2: cut a small hole in the t-shirt at the location of the hole in the container. Push the dowel through this hole and the hole in the container. Secure with strong glue
10. Stick your windsock in the ground in an open area where it can catch the wind. As the wind changes direction, you can turn your windsock so the opening faces the wind.

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