Craft Project: Plastic Bottle Jump Rope

You can never go wrong with the classic jump rope. It's a simple toy that can entertain children for long periods of time. Even better, you can make one out of items you probably have lying around the house. It's a quick and easy craft project. So pull those plastic bottles out of the recycling bin and make a jump rope with me.


Supplies
Two Plastic bottles: any bottle with a circumference small enough for little hands
Rope - anything you have around the house. you could also make rope by braiding plastic bags
Scissors
Exacto knife
Glue (optional)
Two plastic flowers (optional) - I used some flowers I salvaged from a wrapped gift

Here's the bottle I started off with. Optional - you can have your child decorate the bottles with stickers.

Cut out a hole with the exacto knife in the center of the bottle. It should be slightly larger than the circumference of the rope.

Take apart a fake flower. Thread the flower onto the rope one petal at time.

Thread the plastic bottle onto the rope next. Tie a knot at the end (refer to picture).

Pull the rope tight so the knot is at the end where you cut the hole out of the bottle. Glue the flower to the bottle. Repeat on the opposite side of the rope. Done!

Here's a childhood blast from the past, Miss Susie jump rope rhyme. Anyone else remember this?

Miss Susie had a steamboat
the steamboat had a bell
Miss Susie went to Heaven
the steamboat went to
hello operator
please give me number nine
and if you disconnect me,
I'll paddle your
Behind the refrigerator
there was a piece of glass
Miss Susie sat upon it and broke her little
ask me no more questions
tell me no more lies
the boys are in the girls' room
zipping up their
flies are in the kitchen
the bees are in the park
Miss Susie and her boyfriend
are kissing in the
D-A-R-K
D-A-R-K
D-A-R-K
[fast] DARK, DARK, DARK
dark is like a movie
a movie's like a show
a show is like a TV screen
and that is all I know
I know I know my mother
I know I know my pa
I know I know my sister
with the alligator bra!