This activity was created exclusively for STEAMfest by Taylor Martin, Woodlawn Performing Arts Teacher. Here’s a picture of the rain stick that Ms Martin made.
Here’s the steps …
- Watch the intro video from Ms Martin above.
- Choose an instrument from below.
- Watch the video for your instrument.
- Now the fun part … make your own instrument. Don’t forget to decorate it!
- Make music by yourself or with friends!
- Share in your journal.
- What instrument did you make?
- How do you play your instrument?
- Where does the sound come from on your instrument?
- Can you think of any other instruments that you could make from items around your home?
Earn badges and qualify for prize drawing by registering and answering journal questions. It's fun and easy!
Bottle Maracas
Here’s what you need for the Maraca’s:
- Two Small Plastic Bottles
- Two Cardboard Tubes (e.g. empty toilet paper rolls)
- Colored Tape
- Safety Scissors
- Funnel
- One Cup, Uncooked Rice
- One Cup, Raw Beans
Cereal Box Guitar, Rain Stick, Egg Shaker Maracas & Kazoo
For Cereal Box Guitar you’ll need:
- Empty cereal box
- Rubber bands
- Pen or pencil
- Circular template like a bowel
- Scissors
For the Rain Stick you’ll need:
- Paper towel tube
- Rice
- Markers
- Masking tape
- Decorative tape (optional)
For the Plastic Egg Maracas you’ll need:
- Plastic spoons
- Beads or beans
- Plastic eggs
- Strong tape
- Decorative tape (optional)
For the Toilet Paper Tube Kazoo you’ll need:
- Toilet paper tube
- Wax paper
- Markers to decorate
- Rubber band
Shoe Box & Rubber Band Guitar
For the Shoe Box Guitar you’ll need:
- Colored pen
- Two pencils
- Shoe box
- Four large rubberbands
- Paint brush
- Plastic straw
- Colored ink
- Colored paper
- Paper towel roll
- Scissors
- Glue
