Create Water-Bottle Maracas [age 2-6]

What you need

Piano / Soft: use Polenta or Sand for a soft and gentle shaker!
Mezzo Piano / Sharp: use Rice for a sound that is more pointy!
Mezzo Forte / Medium Loud: use Lentils or Corn for a rough and loud shaker!
Forte / Loud : use Beans for a harsh, loud rattling sound similar to maracas!

Instructions

1. Fill a mini water bottle with your filling of choice- beans, pasta, rice...etc.
2. Screw on bottle cap to keep the filling inside bottle.
3. Take a cardboard cylinder from a toilet paper roll and use scissors to cut down the length of the roll.
4. Cut 4-5 1-inch strips of tape.
5. Wrap the cylinder to fit snugly around the circumference of the water bottle opening.
6. Wrap the tape strips around the cardboard, starting at the base of the water bottle, working your way down the length until the entire thing is sealed with tape.