Musical maracas
This activity is a great way to recycle your old plastic bottles, while also teaching your little ones about musical instruments and sounds.
What you will need
- A plastic bottle (including lid)
- Paints or other colourful materials
- Glue or sticky tape
- Uncooked pasta, uncooked rice or buttons.
How to create your musical maracas
- Take your plastic bottle, start creating beautiful designs. Paint them, add stickers or materials, glitter, whatever you can find around your home. You can design them however you like.
- Remove the bottle lid.
- Add a hand full of either uncooked pasta, uncooked rice or buttons.
- Pop the lid back on your bottle.
- Start creating music!

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