Music Craft: Egg Shakers

Egg Shaker Craft


Egg shakers are a smaller version of the maracas. Musicians like to use egg shakers because they are small, cheap, and easy to pack around. You can use egg shakers to keep a beat, and to create rhythms as you slide them back and forth. I have created a simple version of an egg shaker that you can make with your kids. Hope you have as much fun as we did making them and shaking them!

Materials Needed:

1. Empty egg carton
2. Duct tape
3. Beans/rice/dry sand/corn (or something similar)
4. Paint/markers
5. Crepe paper streamer
6. Glue
7. Scissors

Directions:

1. Cut out the compartments in the bottom of the egg carton







2. Cut sides to make even

3. Fill one of the compartments with beans/rice
4. Place an empty compartment on top of filled compartment

5. Cut 2 strips of duct tape ¼ inch wide and 6 inches long

6. Tape the compartments together (use 2 pieces of tape for strength)

7. Paint the shakers

8. Let dry

9. Cut a strip of crepe paper 6 inches long and ¾ inches wide

10. Fold the crepe paper in half long ways

11. Glue the crepe paper on the egg shaker

12. Let glue dry

Now they are ready to shake!

Note: If you make more than one shaker, you can try putting different objects in each of them to get different sounds (e.g. rice in one and sand in another.)