Today we  celebrate Cinco de Mayo, a holiday that honors Mexican culture.  Mexican culture includes music and dancing, so to be a part of the festivities, make these maracas!

Supplies:

2 Toilet paper tubes
2 sheets of any kind of paper that can bend easily
1/2 cup rice, beans, or rice cereal
Glue
Tape
Scissors

1. First we want to cover the bottom of each tube with paper so the rice inside won’t fall out. Cut out enough so the sides of the paper can be taped to the sides of the paper tubes.

I had to double up on my paper because it was tissue paper.

2. Attach a piece a paper with tape to one end of each tube. Then put half of the rice in one tube, and the other half in the other.

3. Cover the tops with the rest of the cut out paper. Then figure out how much paper you need to go around the tube and cut it out.

4. Put glue on the tube and attach the paper. You can cut off the extra, just make sure you don’t make a whole in the top or bottom paper pieces. Add more decoration if you’d like. Now your maracas are done and you can find your rhythm! Happy Cinco de Mayo.