{"product_id":"make-a-spinning-top-from-old-cds-a2043","title":"Make a Spinning Top from Old CDs","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the age of iPods and MP3 players, you're bound to have old CDs lying around. Rather than throwing them away, 're-purpose' them for use in your classroom. Amida, creator of the blog Journey Into Unschooling, provides directions for creative spinning tops.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSupplies You'll Need\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n- Recycled CDs\u003cbr\u003e\n- \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.mpmschoolsupplies.com\/c-182-crafting-paper.aspx\" data-ad-id=\"post-content-link\"\u003eCraft paper\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n- \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.mpmschoolsupplies.com\/c-102-markers.aspx\" data-ad-id=\"post-content-link\"\u003eWashable markers\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n- \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.mpmschoolsupplies.com\/p-4882-low-temp-glue-gun.aspx\" data-ad-id=\"post-content-link\"\u003eLow temp hot glue gun\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n- Marble\u003cbr\u003e\n- \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.mpmschoolsupplies.com\/p-730-wonderfoam0174-geometric-shapes-classroom-pack.aspx\" data-ad-id=\"post-content-link\"\u003eFoam\u003c\/a\u003e\n\nFirst, instruct your students to trace their CD onto a piece of craft paper. Provide them with markers, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.mpmschoolsupplies.com\/c-165-crayons.aspx\" data-ad-id=\"post-content-link\"\u003ecrayons\u003c\/a\u003e, etc. and invite them to decorate the tracing with interesting colors, shapes, and patterns. Assist your students in hot gluing their CD covers to the surface of the disc. Create a 'handle' out of a piece of foam and hot glue it, along with the marble, to the spinner and let dry. Your students will enjoy seeing how their pattern looks as the top spins!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/unschoolme.blogspot.com\/2010\/04\/cd-spinners.html\" data-ad-id=\"post-content-link\"\u003eJourney Into Unschooling: CD Spinners\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SupplyMe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":1734081478681,"sku":"A2043","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.supplyme.com\/products\/make-a-spinning-top-from-old-cds-a2043","provider":"SupplyMe","version":"1.0","type":"link"}