For our craft in this area, we made another musical instrument, the sistrum. It makes a jingly noise, somewhere between a tambourine and a maraca. The boys had fun making it AND playing it afterwards.
Basically, for the craft version, just get a wire coat hanger and bend it similar to this picture. We put tape around the handle, for comfort and safety. Then you string two wires across the main part of the hanger, from one side to the other, and put beads, buttons, and whatever else you can think of to make noise. Decoration lets you personalize it even further.
We made this craft as part of our Cub Scout Bear elective adventure - World of Sound.
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