Paper towel roll rain stick

A kid-friendly rain stick craft that actually works! Your kids will love the realistic rain sounds made by these simple-to-make rain sticks.

Learn how to create your own DIY rainstick craft from a paper towel roll. Explore the sound of rain with this DIY rainstick craft. This is a fun kids craft for kids of all ages. #rainstickcraft #DIYrainstick

Rainstick Craft and science activity for Kids - Explore sound with a homemade instrument! ~ BuggyandBuddy.com

Have you ever heard a traditional cactus rainstick? The sound is absolutely amazing. They take a cactus reed, pull out the spines and reinsert them into the stalk. Then, they plug one end, fill the stalk with pebbles and plug the other end. The sound of the pebbles hitting the spines makes a wonderful rain

There are a lot of options, as far as home-made instruments go. Drums and rubber-band guitars are both really fun and popular options. But we have a pretty good drum already, and I didn't have any rubber bands in the house (or any shoe boxes). So we decided to make a rain stick. First you need to gather a paper towel roll, some aluminum foil, some rice or dried beans, an an old drawing or painting your child has made. We dont use paper towels, so I actually taped two toilet paper rolls…

washi tape rain sticks craft for kids. Simple DIY instrument to make

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Happy Saturday, my Lovelies! If you're looking for a quick and easy craft for your kids to do today, you have to check out our rain sticks! They adored the decorating process. Seriously. They would've decorated cardboard tubes ALL afternoon if I'd let them. The dollar store tape you see here is the secret to what made that prcoess such a hit! Filling the tubes was fun too, and then of course, playing with them! They sound so lovely! And don't they look gorgeous? They're so colourful and…