Kids will love this fun and easy maracas! They are fun anytime and perfect to Celebrate Cinco de Mayo! This easy and budget-friendly craft uses typical household items, if you don't have them stop by your neighborhood discount or grocery store. Use paper cups plus beans / rice to make these musical maracas.
DIY Maracas
Supplies:
- 2 paper cups
- Colored tape or hot glue gun
- Paints in various colors
- Decorative accents such as pom-poms, buttons, sequins, stickers, etc.
- Glue
- Rice, beans or un-popped popcorn kernels
How to:
- Fill one cup with rice, beans or un-popped popcorn kernels; you only need a handful inside the cup
- Turn the other cup over and place on top of filled cup, lining up rims
- Use colored heavy-duty tape to secure the cups together or you can use a hot-glue gun to secure the cups together - I used black electrical tape!
- Decorate the cups by painting as you wish, gluing on decorative accents - you may choose to paint the cups before taping them together
- Allow to dry
Shake and enjoy your maracas!
