Materials: 100 or more, clean, small plastic caps (from milk jugs, soda bottles, etc.)
10 or 12 clean, medium plastic caps and lids (from spray paint cans, softener jugs, margarine tubs, sour cream containers, shampoo bottles, yogurt cups, etc.)
clean, large plastic lid (from a detergent tub, 5-gallon paint bucket, ice cream tub, etc.)
black felt tip marker
tape
sandpaper
2 straws for butterfly antennae
15" x 15" sheet of Plexiglas
5-1/2" colorful plastic ties or cable ties (found in electrical dept. at hardware store)
4 feet of 16-gauge galvanized wire
4 feet of 3/16" steel rod/stake (rod from old election signs works great!)
needle-nose pliers
aviation snips
jigsaw with a metal and plastic cutting blade
drill with 3/16" drill bit
old piece of wood (for drilling surface)
vice
gloves