Make your very own cd spinner! Kids of all ages like toddlers, preschoolers, and kindergarten kids will have so much fun making a cd spinner. It’s like a top if you’ve every played with one. It’s a simple, fun, and budget-friendly craft that allows kids to make their own toy. Plus, you can turn this cd spinner into something educational! You can make this cd spinner at home or in the classroom.
CD Spinner Craft
This cd spinner craft only uses a few crafting supplies and is so simple to put together. You can turn this great craft into a science experiment. It also doubles as STEM activity.
Kids can also practice fine motor skills by putting the craft together. But then, while playing with the cd spinner, your kids can explore physic concepts such as energy, force, and motion. You can also use it to explore light and colors making it a fun sensory craft as well! This cd spinner kind of teaches a little bit of everything. So without further ado, let’s put together this fun craft.
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Related: Here are 15 ways kids can upcycle old CD’s.
Supplies Needed To Make A CD Spinner
How To Make A CD Spinner
Step 1
Take your Play-Doh and make a small “dish” and place it into the center hole of your CD.
Step 2
Place the marble into the Play-Doh and wrap the marble in the dough, leaving part of it uncovered.
Step 3
Spin!
How To Make This CD Spinner Craft Your Own
Just like all of our crafts you can make this craft your own by making changes. You can do things like:
- Using a hot glue gun to glue the marble to the sides of the cd center.
- You can decorate the top of the cd.
- You can use an old DVD or Blu-ray disc.
- Use anything small that is marble shaped. Whatever you have on hand.
Ways To Make This Craft More Educational
You can make this craft into a sensory craft, a scientific craft, and a fun way to learn.
For Older Kids:
Grab your paints and/or markers! You can learn about mixing colors with this craft. Color one half of the CD using a primary color and then color the other half with another. Spin the CD and you will that the colors will mix. It’s so cool!
For Younger Kids:
While you spin the CD shine a flashlight on it. As it spins you’ll see dancing lights on the ceiling and walls! It’s so neat!
The Science Behind This Craft
This craft is the epitome of science at play. While playing with this spinner you may be wondering how it works. Well it works by converting potential energy into kinetic energy when it’s spinning. That allows it to rotate due to its symmetrical shape.
The forces of gravity and the forces of friction is what causes your spinner to slow down and stop.
What Is Potential Energy?
Potential energy is the stored energy an object has based on its position/state. Potential energy is measured in joules. A joule is a unit that measure energy.
What Is Kinetic Energy?
Kinetic energy is the energy an object has, anything that is moving has kinetic energy. If something is moving fast, that means it has more kinetic energy.
Our Experience With This CD Spinner Craft
I found some old CD’s in my car that we obviously don’t use anymore. And I was going to throw them out. But decided against it. I wanted to upcycle them. And we did by making a toy!
A top is a classic toy that I loved as a kid. And it turns out they’re educational. It’s amazing that you can explore colors, light, and learn about science!
We had so much fun playing with them and learning. I think the best way to learn for kids is through play and fun. I hope your kids have as much fun with this cd spinner craft as mine did.
Instructions
- Take your Play-Doh and make a small “dish” and place it into the center hole of your CD.
- Place the marble into the Play-Doh and wrap the marble in the dough, leaving part of it uncovered.
- Spin!
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How did your CD spinner turn out?