Make Your Own Maracas
Paper mache is a wonderous thing. I have been using it a lot lately. These paper mache maracas are a great crafts to help celebrate Cinco De Mayo.YOU WILL NEED
- Balloons
- Newspaper
- Dowels
- Elmers Glue or Flour
- Warm Water
- Uncooked Rice
- Duct Tape
- Paint
- Paint Brush
DIRECTIONS
- Blow two balloons up and tie them off. Remember to not make them too big.
- Mix the glue paper mache paste. This paste is a mixture of half glue and half warm water. You can use a traditional flour and water paper mache paste but your maracas might not last as long. If you use flour the mixture will be twice as much water as flour.
- Cover your work surface with newspaper to make clean up easier.
- Dip strips of newspaper in paper mache paste and then cover your balloon in two layers.
- Leave your maracas to dry over night. Keep your paste in a sealed container or wrap with plastic wrap.
- The next day cut a small hole at the tied end of the balloons. Carefully pull out the broken balloon and pour in some uncooked rice.
- Place your dowel in the hole and gently attach with duct tape. You do not want to crush the maracas.
- Now you can add two more layers of paper mache to your maracas. Make sure to cover all of the tape.
- Let dry over night again.
- If your maracas do not feel sturdy enough you can do more layers.
- After you are finished and your maracas are fully dry you can paint them.
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Wish I had known about this early. Late last year I went crazy going around the malls and music stores looking for maracas. My son needed it for their presentation. Thanks for sharing.