Make A Rainstick At Home

Different materials will make different sounds as they plink against the wooden skewers.

Make a rainstick at home.

So make sure to mix and match what you use inside the rainstick to get the sound you want. Use pebbles of different sizes pennies dried rice dried beans beads and any other items you like. Today i m showing you how to make kid friendly rain sticks that actually work. Learn how to make your own in this video.

You can even use broken up spaghetti if you don t have any toothpicks at home. Subscribe to our channel click here http bit ly 2lsle5w rain doesn t ever have to go away with a rain stick. They sound magical but they can be a little on the pricey side. Fill the rainstick about 1 8 1 4 with objects.

Rain sticks are those fun instruments that you turn upside down to make it sound like rain. One 16oz empty and dry water bottle 1 2 cup rice half a box of toothpicks. A good mix is lentils and something larger like red or white beans. You ll find more weather related activities on my weather unit study page.

Homemade rainsticks make a great craft for kids and a fun science activity too. Who can resist picking up and listening to a cool rain stick when you randomly see them at a store. Fun and easy and not expensive at all. How to make a rain stick.

Don t overfill the rainstick or you won t be able to hear the individual sounds of the objects. Make your own rain sticks. 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. Feel free to use a funnel to make this easier for the kids to do.

To make these rain sticks we gathered the following supplies. Several years ago me and the kiddos made our own rain sticks and we loved how they turned out. Then hammer toothpicks or nails into the cardboard tube and pour some rice dried beans corn kernels or beads into it. Pour the rice into the bottle.

The kids love the creative freedom of being able to decorate their rainsticks and especially love using. Here s how to make a rainstick using a cardboard tube and some crafting materials.