What you'll need
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2 empty 1-1/2-ounce
raisin boxes
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Dried beans
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Tape
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Paint
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Jumbo-size craft stick
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Glue
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Rubber bands
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Red paper
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Double-sided tape
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Paper in assorted
colors
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Patterned-edge
scissors
How to make it
1.
For each one, you'll
need two empty raisin boxes. Place about a tablespoon of dried beans inside
each box, then tape the boxes shut. If you like, paint a jumbo-size craft stick
and let it dry. Glue the boxes together with the craft stick between them.
Secure the stack with rubber bands until the glue is dry.
2.
Cut a 4- by 10-inch
piece of red paper. Fold back the shorter edges of the paper about 1/4 inch to
make a clean edge. Stand the maraca stick side up. Use double-sided tape to
secure the shorter end of the paper to the handle end of one box, butting
against the craft stick. Wrap the paper around the boxes to meet the other side
of the handle, and adhere with double-sided tape. Fold and seal the remaining
open ends of the paper as you would wrap a gift.
3.
Decorate your maracas
by gluing on strips of paper. We cut our paper with patterned-edge scissors. (Crafter's
Tool Box: Patterned- or decorative-edge scissors are available at
craft stores for as little as $2.50 each. They are ideal for making cards and
scrapbook elements — or any time you want an even, perfectly patterned edge.)