Reply To: Song Fu #6
We made rain sticks in VBS one summer- get heavy cardboard tubes (not paper towel roles, heavier). Hammer thin finishing nails into it all over, not too close together though. Seal and tape one end tightly, add fish tank glass, the kind for the bottom of the tank, or just well crushed glass to make a tinkly sound as it strikes the nails- about 1/3 cup or more depending on the size of the tube. Cap and seal the other end. Turned slowly it should make a pretty rainlike tinkly sound for you. Hope this helps someone!
We tried kitty litter at first but the sound was dull and boring. Glass works much better.