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Paper Strip Pumpkin Rattle

You'll Need

  • 6 strips orange paper, each 25 x 3 cm
  • 2 split pins (brass fasteners)
  • 1 small clean container with a lid, at least 5 cm wide
  • 1 teaspoon dried beans or dried rice
  • 1 strip green paper, 10 x 1 cm, for the stalk

Step by Step

  • Stack all six orange strips and push a split pin through one end of all of them together. An adult handles the pin. Fan the strips out evenly into a circle.
  • Put the teaspoon of beans into the small container and close the lid firmly. Place it in the centre of the spread strips.
  • Bring the free ends of all strips together over the container, curving them into an arch, and push the second split pin through all six free ends. Curl the green strip around a pencil, tuck it in at the top as a stalk, and shake.

Good to Know

Ages: 3+, adult handles split pins.