Make A Rain Stick

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Kids will love to hear the sound of rain indoors with this easy-to-make rain stick.

You will need:

Artists’ brush
cardboard tube with plastic ends
dried rice
paintbrush
piece of baking foil
PVA glue
Resene Quick Dry
Resene testpots of Resene Bright Red, Resene Brown Pod and Resene Malibu.

Step one

Remove the plastic ends from the cardboard tube or if your tube doesn’t have plastic ends you can cut pieces out of an icecream container lid and tape back on later.

Step two

Apply one coat of Resene Quick Dry to the outside of the tube and allow to dry.

Step three

Apply two coats of Resene Malibu to the outside of the tube, allowing two hours for each coat to dry.

Step four

Paint umbrella canopies on the outside of the tube with two coats of Resene Bright Red. Allow two hours for each coat to dry.

Step five

Paint umbrella tops and handles on the outside of the tube with two coats of Resene Brown Pod. Allow two hours for each coat to dry.

Step six

Fix one of the plastic ends into the base of the tube using PVA glue. Allow glue to dry. If your tube doesn’t have plastic ends you can cut pieces out of an icecream container lid and tape on.