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Paper Plate Tambourine

This is a classic craft that never loses its appeal (my 9 year old still likes making one every now and then).

Materials:

  • two paper plates
      
  • stapler
      
  • hole punch and string/wool
      
  • dried pasta, beans, sand, rocks or something like that
      
  • optional:  stickers, paint, markers, construction paper, etc to decorate

Instructions:

  • Decorate outside of paper plates as desired.  Kaitlyn has always loved painting paper plates!
      
  • Fill one plate about 1/4 or less of the way full of dried pasta or beans (or similar material)
      
  • Put the other plate over the first and staple around the edge (about 4 staples)
      
  • Punch holes all the way around the plates (we punched 2 holes between each set of staples to make 8 holes in total).  
      
  • Lace the plates together with string or wool -- Kaitlyn laced hers all the way around in one direction and then took a second piece of wool and laced it in the other direction to make her fancy pattern -- the children can do it however they like!
      
  • Shake your tamborine!