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Activity: Rain stick

Materials:
Mailing tube, packing tape, assortment of sound makers (beans, popcorn kernels, sand, gravel, etc.) and decorations (colored paper, stickers, ribbons, glitter glue and so on)
Time:
30-45 minutes
Skills:
Art & design, music

Help your child make his own version of a rain stick:

  1. Fill the mailing tube with noise-making items.
  2. Seal the tube tightly with the packing tape.
  3. Decorate the outside of the tube.

When finished, move the tube slowly from side to side, up and down. Listen to the noise it makes. Encourage your child to experiment creating different sounds with the rain stick.