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Maracas are musical instruments that are often used in hispanic cultures, such as Latin America. Maracas are often played in pairs and are considered percussion instruments. Often they are made from gourds, plastic, wood, or papier mache filled with lentils, seeds, rice, or beans. Maracas are often used to keep the rhythm and beat of music that is playing. They are great for parties and festivities. We have collected some great Maracas crafts...happy crafting and music making!
You can make your own maracas. Start off by blowing up a balloon until it is 12-14 inches around. Then tie it shut with a piece of string. Now make a mixture of flour, water, and salt (4 tablespoons flour, 1 cup water, and a teaspoon of salt). Cover your balloon with salad oil. Tear newspaper into 1 inch strips. Do the same thing with 8 paper towels. Now wet the strips into the flour mixture. Now wrap them around the balloon and smooth down with your fingers. Do this again with more strips until baloons are covered. Also cover 1/2 inch of the baloon's neck with newspaper strips. Now repeat the process, covering the baloon and balloon neck with paper towel strips, but in the opposite direction this time. Now do another layer with newspaper strips, again switching directions. Now cover the entire balloon with paste or flour mixture and hang upside down by string for about a day. Take string off balloon and pop the balloon and remove it. Add rice, beans, lentils, or split peas into maracas. Push a pencil or other stick-like item into the maracas. Now add another layer of paper towel strips, but this time also layer it around the pencil or stick. Add another layer of colorful pieces of paper from torn up magazines. Add paste or flour mixture again and let it dry. Now decorate the maracas with paint. Use shellac or Mod Podge after the paint is dry. Let dry completely.
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Make Musical Maracas and Rattles from Gourds - This is a fun craft for kids, parents, and teachers. Use gourds, amply grown in the Fall, to make musical instruments.
Rhythm Paddles - Find out how to make these from ping pong paddles, bottle caps, and nails.
Making Maracas & Rhythm Shakers - Find out how to make these maracas with a plastic container, a stick, and seeds / beans / rice.
Baraka
Maraca Craft for Kids - - Shake Your Baracka! A friend told me that her
two-year-old daughter has been referring to her maracas as
"barackas". This made me laugh, of course, but it also made
me think, "Why not? What a fun project." So now we have
something to shake while we watch the Inauguration.
Make Child Maracas with Easy Instructions - - Create a maracas with the use of beans and paper plate.
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!
Festive
Maracas - - Recycle yoghurt cups into a pair of festive maracas.
Homemade
Maracas - - To make some noise and celebrate, here are some easy
directions for homemade maracas.
Maraca - - One of the simpler musical instruments to make are shakers. First,
track down a suitable container. Choose something with lids or caps.
For example, plastic drinks bottles, empty crisp tubes or cardboard
tubs with snap-on plastic lids, like empty hot chocolate or coffee
containers.
Maraca - - Maracas are hollow-headed, bead-filled, hand-held percussion
instruments used in Latin music to keep the beat and add texture to
the rhythm of dances and songs. Maracas, also known as rhumba
shakers, can be made of plaster, plastic, metal, wood and many other
materials. This article will teach you how to make papier-mâché
maracas with a few household items.
Maraca
Mania - -
Go crazy celebrating Cinco de Mayo with Maraca Mania. Make these easy
maracas and get dancing!
Maracas - - Kids will love to make music with these easy, homemade musical
instrument crafts for kids.
Maracas - - This is a great rattle rockin' musical instrument! Shake it, hit
it, spin it any way you want to! Maracas are instruments used in
South America, North America, and Africa, and are usually made with
dried gourds and seeds.
Maracas - - The maracas are a percussion instrument usually played in pairs and
are made of plastic, wood, or leather (Indians in Columbia made
maracas out of clay 1500 years ago). The maracas are originally from
Puerto Rico.
Mardi
Gras Cup Shakers - - These Mardi Gras cup shakers are fun to make and produce a
satisfyingly loud noise for your Mardi Gras parade!
Mardi
Gras Shakers - - To make these Mardi Gras shakers you will need to raid
the junk cupboard for supplies. Kids can use them in a very noisy
Mardi Gras parade!
Merry
Maracas - - One of the simpler musical instruments to make are shakers. Learn
how to make this colorful one by following our easy instructions on
the site.
Mexican
Bird Rattle Craft - - In Mexico, paper mache rattles are popular during New Year's
celebrations. The rattles are shaken to welcome the generous
spirits of the new year and to drive away the unhappy spirits of past
years.
Mexican
Paper Mache Maracas - - This recyclable project may get your kids thinking of other
projects they can make with household items, or better yet, with
items from the recycling bin.
Mini
Pumpkin Maracas - - Shake, shake, shake to the music with these cute little pumpkin
themed maracas. A fun fall craft for kids.
Musical
Shaker - - Create a musical shaker similar to a maraca or an African shaker. A
shaker makes a pleasant sound and is excellent for setting a rhythm
with less emphasis than a drum.
Paper
Plate Maraca - - This Paper Plate Maraca is an easy homemade instrument. Fill it
with what ever you have around the house and you're ready to make
some music! These also make great noise makers for special occasions!
Paper
Plate Maracas Craft - - A maraca is a Latin American and Tupi rattle. The original maracas
were made from hollow gourds filled with pebbles or seeds. You can
make simple maracas from one or two paper plates stapled together,
containing dried beans or popcorn. These are fun to make at a party
for preschoolers - you can then make a lot of noise!
Paper
Plate Rhythmic Shaker - - This craft is a great way to entertain children. It is art, music
and rhythm all in one simple project. An enjoyable way to pass a
rainy afternoon or to present as a class craft project.
Pasta
Paper Maraca - - This pasta maraca is a fun project that children can make on their
own. It is a quick craft that is great for a last minute noise maker.
Shake
a Shaker - - Do you want to belt out a song, but need an instrument that will
keep the rhythm and add to the effect? Why don't you try making a
'shaker' that will do the trick?
Shakers- - A small instrument with a big sound -- It's a shaker! You can fill
it with beads or even pennies! When you make a cool shaker you have a
cool sound that equals a cool rhythm! Shakers can be found around the
world in many different forms, and are often used in dance and music
celebrations.
Water
Bottle Maraca - - Dig through the recycling bin and make this Water Bottle Maraca, a
great homemade musical instrument for children of all ages! These
also make great noise makers for New Years, birthdays or other
special occasions!
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