Homemade Rattles

FOR INFANTS:
Even infants get bored with the same old rattles. Here's a quickie way to make interesting new rattles that are just the right size for her hands.

HOMEMADE RATTLES

MATERIALS:
Clear film canisters or cleaned plastic pill bottle or small travel-sized shampoo bottles.
Household items such as pennies, beans, salt, rice, buttons, paper clips, beads, sequins, sand, seeds, etc.
Cloth Tape (optional)

DIRECTIONS:
Put enough of any of the above materials in container so that when shaken it makes a noise. Close tightly. Tape if needed. Make some rattles all one material and others a combination.

You could also half filled some with colored or plain water and add objects that float such as beads, sequins and bits of cork.

Talk about what she is seeing as in "Those are pennies. They make a loud sound." "This is salt. It makes a soft sound."

It’s nice to learn about what’s in her world.