Make a Paper Mache Rainstick that Looks and Sounds as Good as the Real ThingA rainstick is great either for decoration or even to use as percussion instruments. Learn how to make one with us. We’ve made several rainsticks out of paper mache and they are always fun to do. It’s not a project I would recommend if you are planning to work with young children though, as there are quite a few sharp objects involved. We did a full step-by-step tutorial in the July issue or Trash to Treasure. You can download the PDF of the e-zine for free. Click here to get your copy now. There is a small section on decorating in the August edition of the e-zine which you can download too. I find decorating to be more a matter of personal taste than something you can teach though. Here are a couple we have decorated in different ways. 
This is the end of the brown one that is featured in the video. We decorated it with a dark oak wood stain and then wrapped both ends with hemp string before finishing off with a couple of coats of matt varnish. We also braided some of the string to create a cord to hang it on a wall. You can adapt the instructions in the step-by-step tutorial to meet your needs by choosing to make your stick longer or shorter than we made ours. You can also decorate it in any way you like. If you do make one, we'd love to see it so please upload it to the site if you would like to share your work.
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