Lollipop Stick Harmonica

MAKE YOUR OWN MUSICAL INSTRUMENT WITH SOME STRAW, LOLLIPOP STICKS AND SOME ELASTIC BANDS!

EQUIPMENT

• A Straw
• 2 lollipop sticks
• Elastic bands

METHOD

1. Place 2 Lollipop sticks together and fix at each end with 2 elastic bands
2. Cut a straw and insert 2 short pieces into the gap between the lollipop sticks
3. Blow through the gap
4. Can you hear a sound? What happens if you move the 2 straws closer together or further apart? Does the noise change?

HEALTH AND SAFETY

Ensure that the students are using children’s safety scissors.