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Below you will find crafts with metal s for Kids. Here are Ideas for Cool Arts and Crafts Projects with Metal such as Tin Cans, Altoid Tins, Cookie Tins, Tin Foil, Soda Caps, etc with with the following crafts ideas, instructions, patterns, and printables for Children
(PARENTAL HELP AND SUPERVISION FOR THIS CRAFT) There are several different kinds of windmills. This type is often used to turn the water pump of a farmer's well. Make this one from a tinfoil cake pan (as your parents first). With a pair of scissors, cut straight lines around the edge of the plate and bend all the blades in the same direction (make sure not to cut yourself). Fasten a spool to the center of the plate with tacks from behind. Mount a wooden block on three long sticks. Then drive a long nail through the front of the spool and the plate into the wooden block. Put the windmill into the ground and watch how it turns on windy days.
Ask your Mom or Dad to bind edge of a tin can top with strong tape. Get a block of wood and smooth edges with sandpaper. Fasten tin circle in center of wood with tacks. Draw a design on the tin can lid lightly. Make a stippled design on metal by hammering nail lightly along design marked in pencil. Paint metal with paints if you wish. (See sketch.)
Tin Craft Technqies and Methods - Many beautiful as well as useful things can be made out of ordinary tin cans. But you need to know the proper techniques & methods to make beautiful crafts from tin.
How to Make a Magnetic Travel Board Games Set with Altoids Tins - Today I will show you how to make a really cool travel board games kit out of magnets, paper and an altoids tin. This is a great travel game board system that you can stick in your pocket to bring to school with you to play on the bus, in the cafeteria, or what ever. You could even bring it in the car with you to play with your sisters and brothers with. Or you can just play solo since there are 2 different solitaire games to play.
Altoids Tin Emergency Kits - Make a pocket kit for your dad on Father's Day. It can be an emergency kit, a a camping kit, a fishing kit, a sewing kit, or whatever type of kit you want.
Tin Can Lanterns - With adult supervision, you can make some cool tin can lanterns for camping outdoors.
Tin Turtles - These are made by flattening tin cans out so this requires parental assistance for safety reasons.
Tin Can Bookends - These bookends are made out of plywood and flattened tin cans. This is a craft hat requires parental supervision.
Tin Can Gardens - Find out how to make these beautiful corned beef can planters.
Altoids
Clock - - A new mod for an old favorite. Put a custom fix on your wall clock
with this easy metal craft project
Altoids
iPod/MP3 Case : How to Make an iPod Case - - In this instructable you will learn how to make an Altoids tin in
to a iPod/MP3 player case.
Altoids
MP3 Player Case - - With a sturdy construction, your beloved MP3 player will surely be
safe from harm with this casing.
Altoids
Tin Emergency Candle - - This is used if the power goes out or if you need a candle when
camping or if you are traveling. There are five wicks in the candle,
matches and strikers within the Altoids tin.
Altoids
Tin Pocket-Sized Watercolor Box - - This Instructable will teach you how to build your own pocket-sized
watercolor box. Remember when you were a kid and had a watercolor
box? Well, this is the grownup version of it, with high-quality
pigments. The best thing about it is that you can carry it in your
pocket since its made with the ubiquitous Altoids tin.
Altoids
Tin Speaker - - Anyone undertaking this project should have access to standard
tools - pliers, diagonal cutters, wire cutters and strippers,
soldering iron and solder, multi-meter, electric drill and brad point
bits. Experience making PCBs is also required, so ask for Daddy's
help on this one. The speaker, circuitry, a single AA battery and
3.5mm male-male audio cable all fit together in the tin.
Altoids
Tiny Tin iPod Shuffle Case - - I've seen a lot of Altoids iPod cases on this site but none for the
shuffle which is less common but lots of people still have it. So
here’s my plan for a shuffle case using an Altoids tiny tin
which are sort of hard to find but are useful.
Bicycle
Survival Kit - - This is a bike survival kit that I think every cyclist should own
and take with them when they bike. The Bike survival kit contains a
selection of survival items that will help you survive any situation.
Recycled
Bottle Cap Christmas card Frames - - This little recycling project reuses plastic or metal bottle caps,
to make frames for pictures cut from old Christmas cards. Children
should be able to complete the craft quite easily. You can add a
hanger to use these bottle cap picture frames as tree trims, or glue
on a magnet to make Christmas fridgies.
Bottle
Cap Clinkers Craft - - Kids will shake up some fun and rhythmic beauty with this bottle
cap clinkers craft. This clinking rattle will bring a whole new sound
to your life.
Bottle
Cap Earrings - - There's nothing like a pair of novelty earrings. They can be
changed from day to day, according to your color-coordinated outfit,
or just because it's fun to have others compliment you on your
'different' earrings. Bottle caps can make great conversation
starters as earrings, whether they are made from beer bottles or soda
bottles. Here's how to turn those saved caps into an accessory.
Bottle
Cap Key Chain - - These bottle caps are a great recycled craft project and allows you
to use interesting bottle caps and turn them into bottle cap crafts.
Can
Easter Basket : Crafts with Oatmeal Containers for Kids - These are made from concentrated juice cans or round oatmeal
containers cut in half and then decorated with wrapping paper or
fabric. These little baskets can be filled with Easter grass and candy, or small
toys. You can also use them for fresh or silk flowers.
Coffee
Can Lid Wreath : Crafts with Coffee Cans for Kids - Instead
of throwing them away, you can make them into tiny wreaths to hang
around the house or on your Christmas tree.
Coffee
Can Bug : Crafts with Coffee Cans for Kids - Grown-ups
may use coffee as a morning eye opener, but these fun, flying coffee
can bugs are even better reasons for them to drink up! Here's how to
make some plastic insects you can keep or catch.
Crushed
Can Craft : Crafts with Soda Cans for Children - - This is making a colorful and funky piece of art with crushed
aluminum cans. One of my very favorite things to do is to create
something new and fun out of what normally would be thrown
away--unless you recycle them, that is. This tutorial will show you
how to recycle your cans is a completely different way.
Embellished
Lunchbox Tin Crafts Activity - - A cute lunchbox tin decorated any which way your heart pleases.
Ghetto
DIY Pillow Speaker : Crafts with Altoid Tins - – This is a $2 DIY replacement of an $8 radio shack toy. Listen
to music in bed without uncomfortable headphones! Free mints too!
Halloween
Luminaries : How to Make Halloween Decorations Crafts - It's
easy to make tin can luminaries to light your walkway or front steps
on Halloween.
iDisguise : Mp3 & iPod Case Crafts for Kids - - Designed
as a disguise for your iPod or Mp3 player as well as a protective
case, the iDisguise cleverly hides your music player behind a candy
tin for the fictional candy company “Olde Lyme Imports”.
Keychain
Box : Crafts Ideas with Altoid Tins - - I took to carrying the Altoids Smalls tin as a catch-all box due to
it's small size. I've had in my pocket for probably 4 months now, so
it's getting pretty tired looking.
Lantern - - Make these pretty lanterns for fall.
Marching
Drum with Coffee Cans - No
Mardi Gras parade could be complete without a marching drum! Here is
how your children can make their own.
Metal
Cut-Outs Craft Activity for Children - - These
metal cut-outs are like traditional Mexican tin cut-outs. You can
make these shiny ornaments from disposable aluminum pie plates or
roasting pans. They make great decorations for Christmas, Cinco de
Mayo, and other holidays.
Musical
Altoid Tin - - I've seen projects similar to this but the trigger mechanisms
didn't seem too reliable. So this project is how to install a
pressure switch to make your Altoids tin musical. If you haven't
tried soldering before this project should be a good start. It only
has four simple solder joints to make.
Musical
Can - - This musical can craft will certainly help kids keep the beat. The
magic of music is not just in the tune; it's in the rhythm. This
coffee can trio of rhythm instruments can help kids play along with
any of their favorite songs.
Nature
Can - Now kids
can carry their own nature collection box, fill it with whatever they
choose and keep it or dump it as they like. These are our new Nature
Cans.
Pen
Holder : How to Make Stuff with Soda Cans - - Here is a quick and easy way to make a Pen Holder. Helps prevent
misplacing all those pens you have. You can even use the can for any
other use as well.
Pocket
Sized Tin Racer Craft Activity to Make a Toy Car - Have you ever gotten bored at school or wanted to make your friends
jealous with something they didn't have? Well this is it! This is
what you have all been waiting for... The Pocket Sized Altoids Tin
Racer!
Polymer
Clay - Valentines Treasure Tin - - This free valentines day project shows you how to make a decorative
tin for homemade sweets for your Valentine.
Recycled
Coffee Tin - Easy
way to recycle a used coffee tin.
Recycled
Tin Can Candleholders - - The stability of tin cans makes them wonderful floor and ground
lights. A row of perforated tin candleholders is a gorgeous way to
line a garden walk or the baseboard of a sunroom. With any floor
light, you run the risk that a guest will accidentally kick the
candle over, so put some rocks, gravel or sand into the base of each
can to give it added weight. And remember to add a heatproof layer
beneath indoor lights.
Recycled
Tin Can Flower Pots - - As any gardener knows, a container garden can get expensive in a
hurry. Turning old tin cans into flowerpots can help you alleviate
that expense. You can use small cans to start seedlings while large
cans can be lasting planters.
Recycled
Tin Can Lanterns - - Tin cans come in numerous shapes and sizes, and most of them can be
turned into lanterns. Squat tuna cans, petite tomato paste cans,
large coffee tins and standard soup cans can all light up the night.
Just make sure the candle fits inside, and you’re ready to go.
Recycled
Tin Can Pen Holders - - Before you spend money on a matching desk set, remember that you
might already have one in your pantry. Tin cans are the perfect size
to contain pens, pencils, scissors and other office supplies. You
could even turn a shallow tuna can into a paper clip dish.
Simple
Emergency Lantern - - This is a simple candle powered lantern made from a candle stick
and a V-8 juice can. It is meant for power outages when flashlight
batteries are dead (this happens to me more than i like to admit) or
you want to conserve those batteries. I used this in a power outage
and while not terribly bright it provided plenty of light to see by.
This was also done during the time i didn't have a digital camera
handy, so once again it's a bit skimpy on the pics. I will not have
this problem anymore now that i have a new camera.
Smashed
Soda Can Animals - - A smashed soda or aluminum can becomes a funny cow, pig or bear.
This is fun activity is a great way to teach kids about recycling.
Soda
can Birdfeeder – Just imagine how much you can help save the environment if
only we recycle or re-use all plastics, cans, cardboard boxes, and
other recyclable materials in our homes. This bird feeder is just one
way of giving back to the environment and helping the birds of nature
get some free snacks too.
Soda
Can Cuties - - These are really adorable little toys! In order to make one, you
have to follow our easy guide though. Here’s how…
Soda
Can Flowers - - They're also a "greener" alternative to traditional
bouquets. What's more, soda can flowers can be recycled when you're
done with them.
Soda
Can Flowers - - Do you love the look of flowers around the house, but not the
expense and mess? Soda can flowers are permanent, fun displays that
add color to your home or office, at little to no cost.
Soda
Can Lantern - - Since this project requires cutting with sharp objects, we suggest
you ask for Daddy’s help before you proceed. But once you’re
done, nothing else can compare to the feeling of accomplishment.
Soda
Can Rocket - - In this instructable I am going to teach how to make a rocket out
of a soda can. It really simple to create and only takes a minute or
two.
Soda
Can Rose - - Want to make something special for that special someone? This
instructable will show you how to make a beautiful flower with just a
few materials and a little bit of time. The best thing about it is
that instead of throwing away your empty soda cans, you can make a
wonderful bouquet of flowers!
Soda
Can Stove - - Making a soda-can stove is a convenient and fun way to cook while
camping or backpacking. A soda-can stove will burn for about 15
minutes, which is plenty of time to boil water, or even cook some
breakfast.
Soda
Can Tab Belt - - Yes, it’s possible! A belt made from soda can tabs.
Soda
Cans Tab Earrings and Bracelet - - If you love to recycle, then this is an easy project for you.
Soda
Can Treat Holder - - Here’s a little holder for those pretty little trinkets.
The
iTIN - - This Instructable will show you how to make the ultimate pocket
sized tool. You'll need to ask for Daddy's help on the electrical
aspects though. It can charge your ipod, Zune, phone, GPS or anything
that runs off of a USB port. It’s a flash light, and a TV
Remote jammer, who doesn't want one of those right?
Tin
Can Frankenstein : Scary & Spooky Decorations Crafts - Make
this darling little Frankenstein out of felt, glue and a tin can.
Tin
Can Storage Containers - - Practical and pretty, and costs next to nothing to make!
Tray
Cans - - This fun project will amaze your friends/girlfriends by its
simplicity and efficiency. I've been doing these "trays"
for a long time now, mostly on holidays, at the beach house when you
got time to spare and there's nothing to put your ashes in.
Turkey
Wreath - - You can make a sign "Eat More Pork" to go around one of
the turkey's neck if you want.
Ultimate
Ipod Altoid's Case - - It's happened to all of us. After building so many projects for
your Ipod out of Altoids tins and you're left with nowhere to put all
those minty little devils. With a few basic tools, a small handful of
parts, and 7 to 13 hours of your time you too can have a wonderful
new Ipod Altoids Case, or as we call it the original DCIpod.
Valentine's Day Card Mailbox (Coffee Can) Craft- Make a Valentine's Day Card Mailbox for your Class's Valentine's Day Party.
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