A Handmade Hanukkah Game: Spinning tops From Plastic Bottle Caps!

Hanukkah Spinning Tops from Bottle caps2

Here’s a Hanukkah craft that’s also a Hanukkah game! Spinning tops are a traditional Hanukkah toy, so what better activity to engage the kids this Hanukkah than with a simple technique for making their own brigade of spinning tops? Honestly, I think this is one of my best ideas ever, because these tops spin so amazingly well, it’s almost hard to believe!

Hanukkah Spinning Top from large Bottlecap 4

You’ll Need:

  • plastic bottle caps: either from regular soda bottles, wide mouthed juice bottles, or bottles like vinegar bottles
  • toothpicks or wooden skewers
  • a thick needle or sharp item, such as a hat pin or those metal things you use to hold poultry together for roasting (employed by an adult only)
  • colorful electrical tape (optional)
  • quick drying glue (optional

How To:

  1. Make a hole exactly in the middle of the bottle cap. Some caps have a small bump there, if not eyeball it. A hole not in the center will result in a imbalanced top.
  2. Enlarge hole if necessary by moving needle around while still in the hole.
  3. Insert tooth pick or skewer through hole, trim second side of toothpick (dangerous) or shorten skewer.
  4. Secure toothpick with a few dabs of glue, though usually not necessary, and decorate with small pieces of electric tape.
  5. Have fun!

 

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18 responses to “A Handmade Hanukkah Game: Spinning tops From Plastic Bottle Caps!”

  1. lilla a Avatar
    lilla a

    Great idea! Looks like a lot of fun.

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  2. Sara Rivka Avatar
    Sara Rivka

    Thanks so much, Im sure youll have fun with this. When you get it right the tops spin amazingly well!

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  3. maggy, red ted art Avatar
    maggy, red ted art

    Oh! I love these! So simple and so much fun!! I will feature this in my Themed “Recycled Get Crafty” which I am posting on the 1st Jan! (here is the current “Winter Get Crafty” as an FYI http://www.redtedart.com/2010/12/01/winter-sparkle-get-crafty/)
    Happy Hannukah!
    Maggy

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  4. Sara Rivka Avatar
    Sara Rivka

    Hi Maggy, Thanks so much! Cant wait to check out your site, and stay tuned for some more recycling projects very soon! All the best!

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  5. shawna bates Avatar
    shawna bates

    Thanks for sharing this little idea! My kids have a snow day tomorrow, so I whipped up two of these to stuff in their advent calendar!! Hopefully it’ll help pass the day with no fighting (wishful thinking??)

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  6. Sara Rivka Avatar
    Sara Rivka

    Hi Shawna , thanks for the thanks, it means so much to hear from readers! You can make tops from many sizes of bottle caps and have a contest. all the best!

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  7. maggy, red ted art Avatar
    maggy, red ted art

    Just to let you know, I featured you today on “Recycled Get Crafty” – http://www.redtedart.com/2011/01/01/recycled-get-crafty/. Thank you for a fabulous craft idea!
    If you like you can grab a Featured button here: http://www.redtedart.com/get-crafty-badges/
    Many thanks
    Maggy

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  8. Sara Rivka Avatar
    Sara Rivka

    Thanks so much Maggy!

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  9. Amanda Avatar
    Amanda

    Just stopping by to let you know that I have featured your project on Fun Family Crafts! You can see it here
    http://funfamilycrafts.com/bottle-cap-spinning-tops/
    If you have other kid friendly crafts, I’d love it if you would submit them 🙂 If you would like to display a featured button on your site, you can grab one from the right side bar of your post above.

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  10. Sara Rivka Avatar
    Sara Rivka

    Thanks so much Amanda!

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  11. Beth Avatar
    Beth

    This is such a fun, creative idea! I wanted to invite you to link up to TGIF kid-oriented Linky Party here – http://livinglifeintentionally.blogspot.com/search/label/Linkey%20Parties – I know my readers would enjoy this too!
    Beth =-)

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  12. Sara Rivka Avatar
    Sara Rivka

    Thanks so much for the invite, added the project but really dont have the time to follow the rest of the rules, chanukah starts tomorrow night and Im running to finish everything! all the best!

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  13. Beth Avatar
    Beth

    No problem, thanks for joining & hopefully when things settle down you can link up to our next party & join in all the fun =-)
    Beth (TGIF)

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  14. Deborah Avatar
    Deborah

    How fun! Thanks for sharing:)

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  15. Auto Repair Dalton GA Avatar
    Auto Repair Dalton GA

    I save some of the sticks that corn on the cob comes on from a restaurant called “Captain D’s”.
    They would work for this…the ends are sharp.

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  16. Sara Rivka Avatar
    Sara Rivka

    very interesting idea!

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  17. Veronica Avatar
    Veronica

    Thank you for a cute little activity. 🙂 Shalom!

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  18. sonyaposs@gmail.com Avatar
    sonyaposs@gmail.com

    I saw the coolest thing! Attach a magic market as the point at the bottom and when you spin the dreidel it makes beautiful spirals on a large paper or poster that is set under it.
    Mesmerizing!!

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