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A person. holding a milk jug windsock with a sunshine smiley face on it with many colorful strips of fabric hanging from the bottom.
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Make a Festive Milk Jug Windsock Craft

On a breezy day it’s fun to make a recycled Milk Jug Windsock Craft. The fabric and ribbon scraps blow in the wind and are so festive. Run with the jug in your hand or hang it up to see it flutter in the breeze!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time35 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Craft, Fabric Craft, Nature craft/activity, Recycled Craft
Cuisine: Craft
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Servings: 1 Festive Milk Jug Windsock
Author: Shelly
Cost: $3

Equipment

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Cut the bottom of the milk jug off. I cut mine up about an inch from the bottom but you can do it even higher than that if you would like.
    Use the hole punch to punch holes around that bottom edge about a half an inch from the edge. I made mine about ¾ of an inch apart.
  • Take your fabric and cut it into 1 inch wide strips that are between 24 and 36 inches long. They do not need to be all the same length. If you have ribbon that you would like to use they can be any length- but if it's on a roll cut it to about 24 to 36 inches as well. You will need the same number of fabric strips and ribbons as you have holes in the bottom of the jug.
  • Fold one of the strips in half and pull it through one of the holes, making a loop. Then pull the two ends of that strip up through the loop that you just made. Pull on the two ends of the strip and it will pull it up tight.
    Fill each hole with a fabric or ribbon strip.
  • Using permanent markers you can color designs and patterns on the milk jug. This is optional.
    Use the windsock as it is and hold onto the handle while letting the fabric flutter in the breeze as you run. 
  • Or put two holes in the top of the jug and run a string or fishing line through the holes. I put the lid back on the milk jug.
    Tie the two ends of the string to a large fishing swivel. Hang up the windsock outdoors or inside.  

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Notes

A link to a full length video is found on the post.
Tips and variations are in the post instructions.