We've been exploring different homemade instruments like the guitar and the kazoo, so naturally it was time to make a rain stick. These wrapping paper tubes worked great and have provided our home with many moments of soothing nature sounds. They are also great for makeshift baton-twirling or practicing walking with a cane.
Materials:
cardboard wrapping paper tube or mailing tube
aluminum foil
1-2 cups rice
2 {4"} squares 0f cardstock
2 rubber bands
stickers
Directions:
1. Tear off a long sheet of aluminum foil. (About the length of the tube.) Twist into a snaky-spiral shape.
2. Insert aluminum foil snake into the cardboard tube.
3. Seal off one end of the tube with a 4" square secured with a rubber band or tape.
4. Pour the rice into the open end of the tube.
5. Seal off the open end of the tube.
6. Decorate with stickers or paint or markers.
7. Turn slowly and listen to the sounds of the rain.
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11 comments:
I love this idea! Thanks! Ill have to try it with the little ones I care for. I also loved your post about shopping with children. I have always taken my children in the store with me! They didnt always behave but its a great learning experience for them from how to shop, what to shop for, math and behavior. I love your blog-
Ok - laughing at what is actually going through my head - so I must share.
The difference between your home and mine...At your house, with girls, these great instruments of calming sounds are beautiful. At my house, these great instruments of should be calming sounds would immediately turn into weapons of mass destructions and sounds of screams of mercy from the younger brother!!!
This is a neat idea! Might use it with VBS kids or something like that. I can't even throw away a paper towel tube without it finding its way into weaponry.
Too fun and very crafty. I've always loved rain sticks in stores!
~Kate
this will be such a great idea! youa re so clever!
Oh, oh, oh! I can't wait to try this. Now, I will go wrap some presents so I can have some empty tubes, HA! I will send you some photos ;)
Christy & Max
www.beachbrights.blogspot.com
I love making these and was going to post it along with our rain stories and our rain in a jar that we did a while ago :) We have enjoyed our real rainstick lately.
Really fun, thanks for sharing.
I just finished a roll of foil and thought what can we make with this - it is so heavy. Well now I know! A mini rain stick! Thanks! Always such great ideas and of course gorgeous photos!
great project, I remember making a rain stick like this one when I was a little kid, and I still have it.
I love your blog and the activities you do with your daughters, you are so creative, I have an award at my blog
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We made one and I posted the picture and linked to your post today. Thanks for a great tutorial and idea!
i'm enjoying your blog! thank you for such wonderful creative inspirations. :)
what a great, planet-friendly idea. i'll be using it with my preschool students, for sure. i've also posted about it on my blog (w/credits and link, of course.) so, SO cute! http://puppylovepreschool.blogspot.com
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