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Dr. Arthur R. Tilford joins host Carol Duvall to craft amusing noise makers gifts. These are easy to make and perfect for hiding special gifts, candies, or sayings inside. This idea is sure to be popular with the kids.
Materials:
three toilet paper tubes
glue stick or rubber cement
colorful wrapping paper
1/4-inch wide ribbon
cellophane tape
pencil
ruler
scissors
fillings for tubes such as wrapped candy, small toys, folded paper games, etc.
aluminum foil
popping device*
* These devices, often referred to as "pull tricks" or "boobie traps," are thin paper rolls with a string on each end. When the string is pulled, the mechanism produces a loud popping sound.
Steps: - Cut two pieces of strong ribbon into eight-inch lengths.
- Extend the length of the boobie trap strings by tying a ribbon to the end of each of the two strings using a tight square knot (figure A).
- Tape the boobie trap inside the cardboard tube lengthwise, so that the strings hang out of each end of the tube. Use three pieces of tape, one to hold the boobie trap and one to hold the string on each side against the tube wall.
- Place your gifts, candy, games, etc., inside the tube. Use aluminum foil to wrap any gift that might burn. Be sure the strings are still hanging out, one on each end.
- Cut two, three-inch diameter pieces of aluminum foil (figure B). Using a spare cardboard tube, make an aluminum foil cup by covering one end of the tube and folding over along the outside tube wall. Pierce a 1/4-inch hole in the bottom of the aluminum cup at the edge near the tube wall.
- Run glue along the outside of the already gift-filled cardboard tube.
- Remove each aluminum cup from the empty tube. These will be placed over the ends of the filled cardboard tube. Be sure to run the ribbon from each end through the hole of the aluminum cup. When completed, the filled cardboard tube will have an aluminum foil cap on each end the pull strings will be hanging through the small aluminum foil cup holes.
- Pre-cut a piece of colorful holiday paper to a size that is three times the length of the cardboard tube and just wide enough to wrap around the tube and overlap your starting point (figure C).
- Using the glue stick, place glue on the wrong side of the center of the holiday wrap so that it will stick to the cardboard tube.
- With the colored side of the holiday wrap down and the glue side up, place the cardboard tube along the center of the long edge of the holiday wrap.
- Take two extra empty cardboard tubes and place one on each end of the positioned cardboard tube. Be sure to run the strings from the now center tube through the end tubes. These three tubes will look like one large long tube (figure D).
- Roll the three tubes so that the holiday paper wraps around them, but glues only to the center tube.
- Move one of the ends about 1/2 inch away from the center tube (figure E). While holding the center tube with one hand, and the now offset tube in the other hand, rotate the end tube. Be sure to maintain your hold on the holiday wrap. The object here is to create a waist between the center tube and the end tube. Make the smallest waist possible (figure F). Note: The ribbon must pass through this waist (for best show, only pass the ribbon through, leave the string portion on the not-seen side of the waist even though it appears to be loose).
- With a four-inch long piece of ribbon, tie the waist with a loose knot, then remove the end tube (figure G).
- Repeat steps 13 and 14 for the other end.
Safety Advice - Safety is a priority. The only danger noted is from the remote possibility of a spark from the popping device. Hands pulling the popping device are protected by the aluminum foil cups and the paper waist.
- As stated above, wrap any "burnable" contents in aluminum foil.
- When tying the ribbon to the popper strings, be sure to test the strength of the knot. To test, pull the ribbon and the string that is immediately tied to the ribbon. Do not test by pulling the string coming out of the other side of the popper because the device will pop.
RESOURCES :
popping devices, ready-to-fill poppers, finished poppers
Olde English Crackers
106 Briza Court
Bellingham, WA 98226
USA
Phone: 360-715-2972
Toll Free Phone: 877-606-2972
E-mail: info@oldenglishcrackers.com
Website: www.oldenglishcrackers.com
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