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NCERT Solutions for Class 4th English Chapter 2 Create your own bell craft, similar to the bells Chinna wanted for his pet goat. — Let us Do

Book page 21–22 Updated on2026-09-19

Q1.
Create your own bell craft, similar to the bells Chinna wanted for his pet goat.
Materials needed (waste or recyclable items): small metal bottle caps (from used bottles) or small tin cans (cleaned and dried) · string (about 12–15 inches for each bell) · old cardboard (for making a tag or decoration) · small pebbles, beans, or beads (for the tinkling sound inside the bell) · aluminium foil (for decoration) · markers, crayons, or paint (optional, for decoration) · glue or tape · safety scissors · hole punch or nail (with adult supervision for punching holes).
Preparation: If using bottle caps — collect around two or three for each student. If using tin cans — you should have an adult help to make a small hole near the top rim of the can for threading the string, and also ensure they are cleaned and dried.
Answer

This is a making activity, so first get everything ready. Nothing here needs to be bought — every item is something that would otherwise be thrown away.

What to collect at home:

  • Two or three metal bottle caps for each bell, or one small tin can that has been washed and dried.
  • String or yarn, about 12 to 15 inches (roughly the length of your school ruler and a half) for each bell.
  • Small pebbles, beans or beads. These go inside and make the sound.
  • Old cardboard from a used carton, for the tag.
  • Aluminium foil, glue or tape, safety scissors, and crayons or sketch pens.

What an adult must do for you:

  1. Wash and dry the tin can, and check that its rim is not sharp.
  2. Punch a small hole near the top rim of the can with a nail or a hole punch, so the string can go through.
  3. Stay beside you whenever the nail or the scissors are used.
Why bottle caps and cans work so well: They are made of thin metal. When a hard bean or pebble knocks against thin metal, the metal shakes quickly and gives a bright ringing sound. That shaking is what your ear hears as a “tinkle”. A cap made of soft paper would give no sound at all.
Safety first: Never punch a hole yourself. The edge of a punched can be sharp, so ask an adult and let them cover the edge with a little tape.
Tip: Make two bells, not one. Chinna bought a pair of tinkling bells for Tara, and two bells together sound much nicer than one.
Q2.
Create your own bell craft, similar to the bells Chinna wanted for his pet goat.
Materials needed (waste or recyclable items): small metal bottle caps (from used bottles) or small tin cans (cleaned and dried) · string (about 12–15 inches for each bell) · old cardboard (for making a tag or decoration) · small pebbles, beans, or beads (for the tinkling sound inside the bell) · aluminium foil (for decoration) · markers, crayons, or paint (optional, for decoration) · glue or tape · safety scissors · hole punch or nail (with adult supervision for punching holes).
Now follow Steps 1 to 11 and make the bell.
Answer

Do the eleven steps in order. They fall into three easy parts — make the bell, hang it, decorate it.

The bell craft, step by step Step 1 beans inside Step 2 glue and tape Steps 3–4 string and knot Steps 5–9foil, colours, name tag
How the bell grows, step by step: beans inside the cap, the second cap glued on, the string threaded and knotted, and the shiny foil with a cardboard name tag above the bell.

Part 1 — make the bell (Steps 1 and 2)

  1. Step 1. Place one or two small pebbles, beans or beads inside a bottle cap or a tin can. These will make the tinkling sound when the bell is shaken.
  2. Step 2. If you are using bottle caps, glue another cap on top to close it. It now looks like a small bell. Put tape all round the edge so it cannot open. If you are using a tin can, the beans can simply stay inside — no sealing is needed.

Part 2 — hang it (Steps 3 and 4)

  1. Step 3. Thread the string or yarn through the hole in the tin can. For a sealed bottle cap, make a hole in the top with a nail first — with an adult helping you.
  2. Step 4. Tie a knot at the end of the string so the bell cannot slip off. The bell should now hang from the string.

Part 3 — make it pretty (Steps 5 to 9)

  1. Step 5. Cut a small piece of aluminium foil and wrap it round the bell. Now it looks shiny.
  2. Step 6. Decorate with markers, crayons or paint if you like. You can add patterns, colours or even little drawings on the foil.
  3. Step 7. Cut a small shape out of the cardboard — a circle, a heart or a star — and punch a hole at the top of it.
  4. Step 8. Write your name on the tag, draw a picture on it, or colour it.
  5. Step 9. Thread the tag onto the string, above the bell, and tie it in place.

Part 4 — check and enjoy (Steps 10 and 11)

  1. Step 10. Adjust the length of the string. Make sure the bell can swing freely, or it will not ring.
  2. Step 11. Shake the bells, listen to the sound and enjoy what you have made.

What a correct result looks like: a small shiny bell that hangs from a string with a name tag above it, and that rings clearly when you shake it.

Why Step 10 matters most: A bell only rings when it is free to swing. If the string is too tight, or the bell is pressed against the tag, the metal cannot shake and no sound comes out. Leave a good gap between the tag and the bell.
Check it yourself: If your bell gives no sound, try one of these — put in one more bean, use a harder bean or a pebble instead of a bead, or loosen the string a little.
Did you know? Every item on the list is waste. You have turned rubbish into a musical toy. That is called recycling, and it means less rubbish for our land.
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