How to make tap dancing shoes with pennies

Ever wanted to tap dance but couldn't afford the shoes. Here is a simple way to make tap dancing shoes by adding pennies on the bottom of the shoes. A good tool to know if your kids are interested in a talent show at school and aren't sure what to do.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 10+ Pennies
• pair of shoes
• clear tape

1. 
    

   You will need a pair of shoes. Any pair of regular shoes will do.

2. 
    

   Turn one shoe over to make the bottom of the shoe visible. Place one penny on the bottom of the shoe. Place a large enough piece of tape over the penny in a criss-cross fashion. This will ensure a secure hold of the penny.

3. 
    

   Continue adding pennies to the top portion of the shoe placing tape in a criss-cross fashion ovet the penny until the entire top portion of the shoe is fully covered.

4. 
    

   Continue adding pennies now to the bottom portion of the shoe. Continue to place the pennies in place on the bottom portion and secure with clear tape in a criss-cross fashion as well.

5. 
    

   Last, follow steps 2-4 to add pennies to the top and bottom of the other shoe.

6. Your child and/or an adult should enjoy hours of fun with their new tap dancing shoes.

Tips & Warnings

• Add additonal pieces of tape to each penny in a criss-cross fashion as needed.
• Good tool to use around holidays, a tap dancing show from the kids.
• For a kid's small shoe, it should take 5 pennies or less per each section to cover with pennies. For a larger shoe you may need more pennies.