| Bottle Buoys |
From "DIY Kids"
episode DIK-313 |
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Materials: Four 2-liter drink bottles with caps
Acrylic paint
Curling ribbon or string
Scissors
4 bricks
4 plastic trash bags
Hot glue - Squirt paint into the bottle and swirl it around until the inside is completely covered. Pour out any excess. Leave the cap off and let the paint dry for several days. You may need to rotate the bottle as the paint dries for complete coverage.
- Hot-glue the cap back on the bottle.
- Wrap each brick in a plastic trash bag and carefully hot-glue to seal. But be careful: hot glue can melt the bag, so use only a little.
- Tie a long piece of ribbon on the brick (figure A). Tie the other end of the string to the neck end of the bottle so that when it's placed in the water, the bottom end of the bottle will stand up and bob like a buoy. The length will depend on the depth of the pool.
- Place bottles in the pool, either in lanes for relays or as bases and make up game to go with them.
Tips: - Have an adult supervise when you use hot glue so you don't burn yourself.
- Be careful not to get acrylic paint on your clothes -- it can stain.
- NEVER swim or play around a pool without adult supervision.
Products: All products available at craft, art and all-purpose stores nationwide.
RESOURCES :
What Color Is Your Swimming Pool?: The Guide to Trouble-Free Pool Maintenance
Model: 1580170366
Author: John M. O'Keefe
(1998)
To order this title from Amazon.com, click here.
Storey Books / Storey Communications Inc.
Website: www.storey.com
The Complete Swimming Pool Reference
Model: 0801671825
Author: Tom Griffiths
(1994)
To order this title from Amazon.com, click here.
Mosby-Year Book (Elsevier Science)
St. Louis, MO 63146
Safety at the Swimming Pool
Model: 073680191X
Author: Lucia Raatma
(2000)
To order this title from Amazon.com, click here.
Capstone Press (Bridgestone Books)
Mankato, MN 56002-0669
Fax: 888-262-0705
Swimming Pool Games: All the Rules, All the Classics
Model: 1570543631
Author: The Editors of Klutz
(April, 1999)
(1999)
To order this title from Amazon.com, click here.
Klutz Press/Nelvana Communications, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA 90010
Phone: 323-549-4222
Fax: 323-549-4232
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