Make A Rainstick At Home

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Make a rainstick at home.

Then hammer toothpicks or nails into the cardboard tube and pour some rice dried beans corn kernels or beads into it. Don t overfill the rainstick or you won t be able to hear the individual sounds of the objects. The lentils travel through the tube the fastest because of their small size while the red beans follow slower but continue and raise the sounds to a much larger and louder sound. So make sure to mix and match what you use inside the rainstick to get the sound you want.

Learn how to make your own in this video. Who can resist picking up and listening to a cool rain stick when you randomly see them at a store. Follow our crafts for kids pinterest board. Several years ago me and the kiddos made our own rain sticks and we loved how they turned out.

To make these rain sticks we gathered the following supplies. A good mix is lentils and something larger like red or white beans. Pour the rice into the bottle. Fill the rainstick about 1 8 1 4 with objects.

To make a rain stick start by getting a cardboard tube and covering one end with a piece of construction paper. One 16oz empty and dry water bottle 1 2 cup rice half a box of toothpicks. Fun and easy and not expensive at all. Here s how to make a rainstick using a cardboard tube and some crafting materials.

Make your own rain sticks. Different materials will make different sounds as they plink against the wooden skewers. Feel free to use a funnel to make this easier for the kids to do. Today i m showing you how to make kid friendly rain sticks that actually work.

How to make a rain stick. The kids love the creative freedom of being able to decorate their rainsticks and especially love using. The kids loved making this homemade instrument and using it to explore sound. You can even use broken up spaghetti if you don t have any toothpicks at home.

Homemade rainsticks make a great craft for kids and a fun science activity too. Use pebbles of different sizes pennies dried rice dried beans beads and any other items you like.