Kids!! Learn how to make your very own Rain Stick (A musical instrument that sounds like real rain). You can bring the sound of nature inside with this cool Rain Stick Crafts activity. Join a dozen kids and make a musical rainstick with these great instructions from Canadian Living.
CRAFTS MATERIALS NEEDED:
• Sturdy cardboard tube, 46 to 120 cm (18-1/8 to 47-1/4 in) long, such as mailing or drafting tube (available at stationery stores) or tube from fabric bolt (ask at fabric stores)
• 22-gauge hobby wire (approx half a roll for short stick, 1 roll for long stick), cut in 30 cm (11-7/8-in) lengths
• Dry rice, beans and lentils (approx 125 mL/1/2 cup for short stick, 375 mL/1-1/2 cups for long stick)
• Clear packing tape, 48 mm x 66 m (approx 1 roll for 20 sticks)
• Construction paper
• Gift wrap
• Permanent nontoxic coloured markers
• Coloured feathers
• Stickers
• Sequins
• White craft glue and brushes for glue
• Scissors and ruler
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