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| Four different sides to my sample rattle or 'egg shaker.' |
Egg shaking toys are very old-fashioned. At one time crafters even filled real egg shells with their contents 'blown out' instead of the plastic egg type used here.
Very young children, four or five years old, love to play with egg shaped rattles and dance to music at the same time in the classroom. I have also linked to similar crafts to this one at our family Easter blog below. There are enough instruments to start your very own preschool band if you like...
More Musical Toys/ Noise Makers To Craft:
Supply List:
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| Left, plastic spoons, rice filled plastic egg and masking tape. |
- two identical plastic spoons, (I will need to cut the bottom off of mine.)
- one plastic egg
- dried rice or beans
- masking tape
- Mod Podge and white school glue
- Decorative rice paper or wrapping paper
- newsprint
Step-by-Step Instructions:
- First assemble the basic shaker by filling a standard sized plastic egg with either uncooked rice or uncooked beans. Just fill the lower half of the egg only.
- Shut the egg and tape it all around its perimeter.
- Now nestle the egg between the plastic spoons with the narrow end pointed down. Mask the egg tightly between the two spoons. see photo below.
- Even the ends of the spoons if one is slightly larger than the other. You won't need to do this if you are using two identical spoons.
- Tape all surfaces firmly together using the masking tape.
- Crush newsprint onto and into the crevices of the spoons in order to even-out the surfaces and make the rattle look smooth.
- Then cover the exposed newsprint with additional masking tape.
- Brush on Mod Podge and smooth on decorative papers to finish the rattle.
- Add another layer of Mod Podge to seal the end product for durability.
- Tuck the egg rattle inside of an Easter basket as a gift to a younger child.
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| Above photos in step-by-step process of wrapping an egg shaker. |
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