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
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!
It should sound like a creaky door.
How does it work?
The cup acts like a sound board. If you rubbed the towel down the ribbon without it, you would not hear any sound, but the cup amplifies the vibrations created by the movement and you get the sound.
More ideas
You could try different widths of ribbon and see how the sound differs.
What if you just pull the ribbon through, does that still make a noise?
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You might also like my new book Gross Science which is full of icky, sticky and stinky science experiments for kids!
Last Updated on September 14, 2020 by Emma Vanstone
This reminds me of the moose calls I used to make using a large coffee can and braided string…great adaptation for small hands!
You do such a great job with kid-friendly science activities! Thanks so much for sharing this one with us at After School.
Keep on writing and chguging away!
That’s really thinikng at a high level