Rain Stick Craft

In the conclusion to our weather unit, we made rain sticks to mimic the sound of falling rain. Here are two different ways to make them at home.

Rain Stick With PET Bottle

Materials

• Empty PET bottle
• A box of toothpicks
• Rice or another small grain
• Glue or tape
• Stickers and colorful tape as decorations

Instructions

1. Make sure the PET bottle is empty and dry.
2. Fill the bottle with a box of toothpicks.
3. Pour in uncooked rice or grains and leave an empty space of about 4 cm at the top. Slowly turn the bottle back and forth to check the sound. You can add or remove toothpicks and rice until you get a sound you like.
4. Be sure to seal the bottle with glue or tape when you are finished.
5. Decorate the bottle with stickers and tape.

Rain Stick With Kitchen Paper Roll

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• Kitchen paper roll
• Aluminum foil
• Paper
• Rice or beans
• Tape
• Crayons, markers or stickers for decoration

Instructions

1. Make a long snake with the foil and coil it so it fits the length of the kitchen paper roll.
   

   Photo courtesy of The Coco School blog

2. Put the coiled foil in the paper roll.
3. Cut two paper circles that can fit over both ends of the paper roll.
4. Tape one paper circle to one end of the paper roll.
5. Pour some rice or beans into the roll.
6. Tape the other paper circle to seal in the rice.
7. Color and decorate.
8. Listen to the rain sounds and enjoy!