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Bottle Cap Rattles
Keri shares instructions for making a musical rattle using bottle caps and a few other supplies.

Materials Needed:

  • Metal Bottle Caps
  • 1-inch Thick Dowel
  • Nails
Instructions:
Instead of a dowel you can use an old broom stick! Cut dowel or stick to whatever length you desire.

Take metal bottle caps and punch holes in the centers, remove any cork or plastic from the bottle caps. Then, nail two bottle caps, back to back, loosely to the dowel. These are nailed onto the side of the dowel or broomstick very close to the end. Add as many sets to the dowl as you desire, atleast 4 sets work well.

To play your bottle cap rattle, gently tap the bottom (farthest away from the bottle cap sets) on a tabletop, floor, or hand.

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