Rain sticks are some of the COOLEST instruments ever! You can make your own by following these directions. You'll need a poster tube, a hammer, nails, beans and anything else to decorate the outside of your rain stick.
First you'll start by tapping the nails into the sides of the poster tube at various locations all over the tube every few inches.
Once you're done inserting the nails it should look like this.
Now you're ready to fill it with dry beans. Different size beans will make different sounds. Pick whatever you have on hand or whatever sound you like the best. Next put the tube plug in the end. Ta DA! Done! Feel free to decorate the outside to your hears content. Tissue paper, stickers, feathers, construction paper...the list is endless.
Not only do you have a new instrument but you've just spent your time developing child-parent bonding, creativity, fine motor skills, listening and distinguishing skills, and exploration of the how the world around them works: tools, instruments, art, design and technology. Way to go parents!
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