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Home » Holiday Science » Spooky Noise Maker for Halloween

Spooky Noise Maker for Halloween

Modified: Oct 2, 2024 · Published: Oct 9, 2013 by Emma Vanstone · This post may contain affiliate links · 6 Comments

Kerry made this very cool eerie sounds device two years ago. I made one today with my children, and they LOVED the spooky noises it made. They kept scaring me, hiding round corners and creaking.

This activity is a great Halloween science activity, perfect for learning about sound and the amplification of sounds.

How to make a spooky noise maker

spooky noise maker made with a plastic cup, ribbon and paper clip

To make a spooky noise machine you will need

  • A plastic cup
  • A paperclip
  • Ribbon
  • Water
  • Thick tissue or paper towel.
  • Something to make a hole in your cup.

How to make a spooky noise maker

1. Carefully pierce a hole in the top of the cup. Ask an adult to help.

2. Thread the ribbon through the hole and tie a small knot at the end.

3. Attach the paper clip.

6. Wet a small paper towel.

7. Fold the paper towel around the ribbon and pull it down!

The spooky noise maker should sound like a creaky door.

spooky noise maker

How does it work?

The cup acts like a soundboard. If you rub the towel down the ribbon without the cup attached, no sound is made, but the cup amplifies the vibrations created by the movement, creating a spooky noise.

More ideas

Try different ribbon widths and listen to how the noise changes.

What if you pull the ribbon through the cup? Does it still make a noise?

Find out how we hear sounds and try a simple activity that allows you to see sound!

Don’t forget to check out my other Halloween science experiments and my FREE Halloween quiz!

You might also like my book Gross Science, which is full of icky, sticky and stinky science experiments for kids!

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Last Updated on October 2, 2024 by Emma Vanstone

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Comments

  1. Mary Fiorini

    October 11, 2013 at 6:41 pm

    This reminds me of the moose calls I used to make using a large coffee can and braided string…great adaptation for small hands!

    Reply
  2. Anna@The Measured Mom

    October 18, 2013 at 6:36 pm

    You do such a great job with kid-friendly science activities! Thanks so much for sharing this one with us at After School.

    Reply
  3. Melly

    March 08, 2017 at 4:50 pm

    Keep on writing and chguging away!

    Reply
  4. Carlie

    March 08, 2017 at 5:17 pm

    That’s really thinikng at a high level

    Reply

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