Dimensional Magic Magnets

Save your bottle caps!  This project was really fun.  The first step is removing the rubber seal that is inside the caps.  I simply laid the cap on a hot plate for about 10 seconds and then used jewelry making pliers to pull it out.  I did this process for the students because I didn't want anyone to get burnt but if you had enough pliers older kids could do it themselves.  The possibilities for what goes on the inside is endless but we made ours a take on Wierd Al's song: Word Crimes.  You need to make sure the glue dries over night or it will not turn out correctly.  So, the students collaged into their bottle caps and then let them dry overnight.  Then, the next day they poured Dimensional Magic (made by ModPodge) into the cap.  Finally they hot glued a magnet on the back.  The results are really cool!