Interesting and educational toys for children of any age can be made independently. It is especially easy and cheap to make an hourglass with your own hands. This elementary timekeeping device will delight children as they play, create and learn.
What you can make your own hourglass out of
In an hourglass, the main detail is a well-made case and an appropriate amount of sand is needed. You can find a lot of options for creating a case, the main thing is to show imagination and the ability to work with various materials.
Hourglass with your own hands can be made from the following materials:
- Recycled incandescent bulbs.
- Small glass bottles with a narrow neck.
- Plastic bottles.
- Glass that folds into a body. Glass can be attached to wooden frames or kept on sealant.
The rest of the finish can be made in any form and from any material.
Requiredtools and materials for creating an hourglass
The easiest option to work with is plastic bottles. The material is affordable and easy to process, so no expensive or special tools are needed.
Hourglass made from plastic bottles requires the following tools and materials:
- 2 identical plastic bottles with caps.
- Glue gun.
- Cashed volume of clean sand.
- Screwdriver or drill.
- Decorative tape.
With a set of such materials, you will get a functional and safe do-it-yourself hourglass for kindergarten. Children will not be able to break or damage the case, which will turn out to be strong and durable against mechanical stress.
Creation algorithm
The algorithm for making an hourglass out of plastic bottles is simple and safe enough for kids to get involved.
Step-by-step diagram on how to make an hourglass with your own hands:
- Bottles clear of labels and glue. It is better to choose a container with a wide neck.
- Glue the lids together with the outer sides. Pre-treat the surface with alcohol or acetone to degrease.
- When the glue dries, use a screwdriver or drill to make a hole in the middle of the covers.
- Pour sand into one bottle and use a stopwatch to measure the time during which the loose substance is poured into another container. Calibrate the amount of sand over time.
- Then wind upcaps on bottles and close them with a strip of decorative tape.
You can leave the product in this form or make a simple but original case. To make a frame, you will need cardboard, wooden skewers for barbecue, a glue gun. The manufacturing principle is quite simple:
- Cut shapes of the same shape from cardboard. In the middle of the cardboard cut, place the bottom of one of the bottles and circle with a pencil - this is the location designation.
- Cut the kebab skewers according to the height of the finished hourglass.
- Glue the skewers at the corners of the cardboard cut. It is worth measuring the distance from the center to the edge.
- Glue a plastic bottle case in the center.
- Glue the second part of the cardboard cut on top.
- The finished case can be painted with paint; paste over with cloth, ribbons; paper suitable for finishing cardboard.
Additional options for decoration can be beads, stones.
Handmade glass hourglass
The principle of making a glass hourglass is the same as that of plastic. It is enough to take two incandescent lamps and carefully pull out the internal mechanism by unscrewing the base.
It's easy to make an hourglass out of light bulbs:
- Sandpaper over the places where the base was removed.
- Adjust the amount of sand over time by pouring it into one of the lamps.
- Glue the lamps by applying a thick layer of glue from a gun on one ofedges.
- Close the junction of the lamps with tape, tape, cloth.
The glass watch case can be made from wood, polymer clay, plastic, cardboard.
