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How to Make a Sports Shaker Bottle

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By Patti Wigington
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As fall approaches, kids get outside for team sports. Whether your child is playing football, soccer or cheerleading, it's a lot of fun to make a sports shaker bottle to show your team spirit. You can invite the kids to make a bunch of them as a team craft project, and then pass them around at each game to spectators.

From Quick Guide: Watching Sports in the Stands
Difficulty: Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  • Empty plastic water bottle
  • Small funnel
  • Small plastic pony beads
  • Dried beans or peas
  • Glitter
  • Hot glue gun
  • Ribbon and craft paint in team colors
  1. Step 1

    Make sure the bottle is dry on the inside. Using the funnel, pour a small handful of pony beads and dried beans into your bottle. Using different sizes of beads and beans will give you a different sound. Also, the sound will change depending on how full you make each bottle.

  2. Step 2

    Pour some glitter into the bottle. Place the cap tightly on the bottle, and seal it shut with the hot glue gun.

  3. Step 3

    Decorate the outside with ribbon and craft paint in your team colors.

  4. Step 4

    Make a bunch of shakers. Pass them around to fans before the game. Have everyone shake their bottles all at once when rooting for their sports team.

Tips & Warnings
  • You can also use stickers to decorate your bottles. Look for stickers with sports logos or themes.
  • If you pass pout bottles to fans, make sure they're sealed tightly before you give them out. You don't want any loose pieces to present a choking hazard.
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