Telephone Cans - Arts, Crafts and DIY

71 Comments

Great for if there is more than one person, not stretched in photo cause I couldn’t get both in the picture so came close together so you can see what its supposed to look like.

Material

1 long piece of string
2 cans
1 A4 piece of coloured paper (your choice)
scissors
sticky tape

Method

Cut coloured paper into 3rds, cover the can with 1/3 of the piece of paper and sticky tape together, do that x2.
Pierce a hole at the bottom of the can so you can thread through the string and tie a knot at each end so the string doesn't come undone.
Stretch the string with 2 people, one at each end and one person holds up to their ear while the other talks through it.

Notes

Great to use outside in the cubby house while friends are over. Or just plain having fun!

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- kjgarner
- 23 Mar 2014
  10:16 pm

71 Comments

- - mom19782016 said
  - 17 Oct 2020
    5:19 pm
So much old fashioned fun

- - mom81879 said
  - 24 Oct 2019
    9:56 am
I remember making these and being so surprised at how well they actually work. Get the kids off their devices and onto these tin can phones

- - mom112217 said
  - 09 Oct 2016
    8:52 am
So much fun,we did this when we were kids!
- kjgarner replied
  
  20 Jun 2018 , 2:37 pm
  So did we, and loved it
- - mom111059 said
  - 20 Sep 2016
    9:26 pm
Lots of fun. Thanks for sharing this fun project.

- - mom94125 said
  - 02 Oct 2015
    8:30 am
yeah people should try this. pretty fun and it actually works as a communication tool lol
- kjgarner replied
  
  22 Jun 2018 , 1:03 pm
  Yeah my dad taught me when we were little
- - mom109229 said
  - 30 Sep 2015
    10:00 am
Very pretty. I’ll have to try it with my toddler!

- - dannsbuild said
  - 09 Sep 2015
    11:27 pm
Yes great idea, thanks for sharing!

- - Kell said
  - 29 Jun 2015
    8:30 am
ah memories … thank you for sharing

- - GeoEllie said
  - 31 Jan 2015
    11:37 pm
Some good old fashioned toys which kids are always fascinated by!

- - mom94125 said
  - 24 Oct 2014
    4:57 pm
haha my hubby and daughter have made this project together as well

- - shortaez said
  - 19 Oct 2014
    10:21 pm
Telephone cans a good ole favorite

- - mom93821 said
  - 09 Oct 2014
    4:48 pm
Thanks for sharing, brings back beautiful and fun childhood memories.
- mom93821 replied
  
  27 Mar 2017 , 6:48 am
  A good holiday activity for the little ones and the big ones.
- - ginoula5 said
  - 11 Aug 2014
    6:29 pm
oh these bring back so many memories, thanks for sharing

- - rachkap said
  - 03 Aug 2014
    9:30 pm
This is such fun – thanks

- - mel_phillips said
  - 30 Jul 2014
    3:54 pm
LOL! Now that’s a blast from the past – something I did when I was a kid! What fun we had too!

- - caramello said
  - 26 Jul 2014
    8:38 pm
great idea, thanks for sharing

- - maureen3 said
  - 23 Jul 2014
    9:49 pm
We used to have hours of fun playing this when young

- - Kate Sander said
  - 07 Jul 2014
    1:27 pm
I remember using these with my sister as a kid.

- - mom57758 said
  - 14 Jun 2014
    11:50 am
I remember making these as a kid so much fun and so simple.

- - mel_phillips said
  - 09 Jun 2014
    6:26 am
What a classic! Made these when I was a kid! Great fun!