Playground Ball Ornaments
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A snow-covered playground can take the bounce out of any ball. Fortunately, this temporary disguise lets an out-of-work summer toy masquerade as an oversized ornament.
What you'll need
- Lightweight rubber playground ball
- Aluminum foil
- Disposable plastic table cover
- Rubber band
- Clear packing tape
- 18-gauge (or thicker) craft wire
- Gold plastic cup (available at party stores)
- Pushpin
- Wire cutters
- Wire coat hanger
How to make it
Wrap the ball in aluminum foil to keep its color from showing through.
Gather a large square of the table cover around the ball (we used a 54-inch square for our 8 1/2-inch ball), securing it at the top with the rubber band and adding pieces of tape where needed. Trim the excess table cover to about 2 1/2 inches.
Tightly wrap one end of a 16-inch piece of craft wire several times around the gathered table cover. Trim the plastic cup to leave a 2 1/4-inch-tall bottom section, then use the pushpin to poke a hole through the bottom. With the cup turned upside down, feed the wire through the hole, then slide the cup down over the bunched-up table cover.
Bend the wire into a loop close to the cup, twisting it around itself to secure it in place, then trim any excess.
Finally, use the wire cutters to cut a piece from the coat hanger and bend it as shown for a hanger.
