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From "DIY Kids"
episode DIK-313 |
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Materials: Two 1-gallon plastic milk jugs
Nylon cording
Two 1" x 18" dowels
Flag tape
Play sand
Scissors
Plaster of Paris
Water
Face mask
Goggles
Funnel -- we made one from a soda bottle (figure A)
Junk bucket
Acrylic paint and brushes
2 tennis balls
Craft knife
Cup
1 adult - Using the funnel, fill the milk jugs halfway with sand.
- Mix up one gallon of plaster of Paris according to the manufacturer's directions (usually two parts plaster to one part water). Use one of the dowels to help you mix the plaster. Make sure you wear your face mask and goggles while you mix so you don't inhale any of the plaster dust.
- Using the funnel, fill the jugs the rest of the way with plaster.
- Insert a dowel into each jug, leaving about 6" above the opening (figure B). Let the plaster cure about an hour.
- Have an adult help you cut an X in each tennis ball. Push the tennis ball over the top of the dowel (figure C).
- At this point you can paint the jug if you'd like.
- Tie a long length of nylon cord to each dowel and stretch it out. Then cut flag tape into 2' strips. Tie them onto the nylon cord like streamers (see the picture of the final project at the top right of this page). One jug will go on each side of the pool so that the cord crosses the pool and the streamers hang down.
Tips: - NEVER pour plaster down the sink or toilet -- it can clog the pipes! Wash plaster-covered items outside.
- NEVER swim or play around a pool without adult supervision.
- Have an adult cut the tennis ball for you -- this part can be tricky.
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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