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    Home » Holiday Science » Make some spooky noises

    Make some spooky noises

    October 9, 2013 By Emma Vanstone 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.

    How to make a spooky noise maker

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

    To make a spooky noise maker you will need

    • A plastic cup
    • A paperclip
    • Some 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.

    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 this round the ribbon and pull down!

    The spooky noise maker should sound like a creaky door.

    spooky noise maker

    How does it work?

    The cup acts like a sound board. If you rubbed the towel down the ribbon without the cup attached you wouldn’t hear any sound, but the cup amplifies the vibrations created by the movement creating the spooky noise.

    More ideas

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

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

    Don’t forget to check out our other Halloween science sxperiments.

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

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    Last Updated on September 28, 2022 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. [email protected] 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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