Making musical maracas

Making musical maracas

What you need

• Paper plates (small).
• Felts, crayons, paint, stickers etc.
• Wooden beads, sea shells, bells etc.
• Stapler.

Directions

1. Help your children to decorate the outside of the plates (don’t forget to write their names on!).
2. Fold the plate in half (like an empanada) and staple along the edges. Leave a gap at the top.
3. Hold it upright with the gap at the top. Help your children to drop beads, bells, shells etc. inside their musical instrument; one big toddler sized handful will be about enough.
4. Staple up the gap, put on some music, and shake!

Note: This is a great activity to do on a rainy day or with a playgroup. For younger toddlers choose larger items to put inside and play with under supervision only; i.e. keep choking hazards in mind.