Popsicle Stick Harmonica

Supplies and Materials

• 2 Popsicle Sticks ~ We used the wide ones

• 2 Rubber Bands ~ You could also use string

• A strip of paper the same size as the Popsicle Stick

• 2 toothpicks cut the width or just wider than the Popsicle Stick

Assembly

• Sandwich the paper strip in between the 2 popsicle stickls

• Wrap a rubber band around one end until it is snug

• Slide a toothpick to the inside of the rubber band

• Sandwich the last toothpick at the other end of the popsicle sticks and wrap with a rubber band

It might work best if you place one toothpick on top of the paper and one toothpick under the paper. You can click here for images: http://www.housingaforest.com/popsicle-stick-harmonica/

I Wonder...

• Do you get a better “buzzing” sound when you breathe in or out?

• When the toothpicks are on the outside ends of the rubber bands or on the inside of where you’ve tied the rubber bands

• Is there a change when you insert 2 toothpicks or just 1?

• What if the toothpicks are the flat? rounded?