Shakers-
Empty 1 pound 10 ounces Salt Can
Dried Beans or Rice
Glue
Duct Tape
Contact Paper
Pour 2 to 3 tablespoons of dried beans or rice into salt can. You might want to do this over a sink or pan, it's a bit messy. Put glue around spout and push down to close. Put glue over the top of the spout and place a piece of duct tape over that. Cut a circle of contact paper and place it on the top over the spout. Glue down the edges of the contact paper to ensure that they don't lift up. Cover the sides with more contact paper. Glue the seams to make sure they don't lift up with use.
Rattlers:
Sturdy Card Board Tubes From Dry Cleaners Pants Hangers
Pipe Cleaners
Jingle Bells
Cut tubes in half. Parents do this, using a sharp pointy object like an awl, poke a hole through one end. Push a pipe cleaner through the hole. Place jingle bells on each end of the pipe cleaner. Twist the ends together and push the ends down the center of the tube.
Drums-
Empty Large Oatmeal Can
Glue
Contact Paper
Glue down the plastic lid and add some duct tape if you are worried about it coming off. Decorate the sides of the can with contact paper and glue the seams to ensure that it doesn't lift.
