Joyful Noise Maker

Materials:

2 small paper plates

Plastic fork or spoon

Duct or packing tape

Dried beans

Stapler

Decorating materials

Ribbon
Instructions:

1. With duct or packing tape, secure a plastic fork or spoon to a

small paper plate so that most of the utensil’s handle extends
past the rim of the plate. This will serve as the handle of the
noisemaker.

2. Add dried beans to the plate. These beans, when shaken, will
create the noise. Instead of beans, you also can use any small
objects such as pennies, screws, jellybeans, paper clips — see
what you have handy.

3. Place your second paper plate upside down on top of the first
one. Staple the edges so that the beans do not slide out. Make
sure to staple the area around the handle, as the space
between the two plates is biggest there.
4. Now decorate the noisemaker however you wish. You can wrap
it with paper, as shown in the example, or cover it with duct
tape, stickers or felt. You even can draw on it with markers or
crayons. Finish it with a ribbon at the base. Customize one for
everybody at the celebration and get ready to make a whole
lot of noise.