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Hourglass-shaped drum.


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1. Tape or glue together the bottoms of two paper cups.

2. From paper bags, cut four circles large enough to cover the open ends of the cups. For the drumheads, glue two circles over each open end.

3. Glue yarn yarn, fibers or filaments formed into a continuous strand for use in weaving textiles or for the manufacture of thread. A staple fiber, such as cotton, linen, or wool, is made into yarn by carding, combing (for fine, long staples only), drawing out into roving, then  around the two ends and around the middle of the drum.

4. Cut two pieces of yarn long enough to reach from the center of the drum to the center of a drumhead drum·head
n.
See eardrum.
. Thread a bead bead

Small object, usually pierced for stringing. It may be made of virtually any material—wood, shell, bone, seed, nut, metal, stone, glass, or plastic—and is worn or affixed to another object for decorative or, in some cultures, magical purposes.
 on each yarn piece and tie a knot knot

In cording, the interlacement of parts of one or more ropes, cords, or other pliable materials, commonly used to bind objects together. Knots have existed from the time humans first used vines and cordlike fibers to bind stone heads to wood in primitive axes, and were
 on the end. Fill the bead with glue and let it dry. Tie the yarn pieces to the middle of the drum so that they hang on opposite sides.

5. To play the drum, hold it in the center and quickly twist your wrist back and forth.
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Title Annotation:Crafts
Author:Cecchini, Marie E.
Publication:Highlights for Children
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Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Aug 1, 2008
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