Making a Popsicle Stick Toy Harmonica

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How to Make a Popsicle Stick Toy Harmonica

This cute harmonica is made from popsicle sticks and kids will love playing with it. This is a page about making a popsicle stick toy harmonica.

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Popsicle Stick Toy Harmonica

By ShirleyE [239 Posts, 124 Comments]

February 24, 2017

Just 2 sticks and a bit of plastic makes this fun toy. It's not the most tuneful of musical instruments. In fact it only plays one squeaky little note, but for youngish children it's a lot of fun.

Popsicle Stick Toy Harmonica - finished harmonica

Supplies:

3 wooden lolly/Popsicle sticks
2 small hair elastics or loom bands
small piece of cellophane
scissors
Optional sticky backed decorations

Steps:

Snip a little off the end of one of the sticks.

Popsicle Stick Toy Harmonica - snip the end of one of the sticks

It will probably splinter into smaller pieces, but that's OK.

Popsicle Stick Toy Harmonica - splintered piece

Take a small piece of cellophane packaging and cut it to fit the length of a stick.

Popsicle Stick Toy Harmonica - cut piece of cellophane packaging to fit length of sticks

Lay it on top of one of the sticks.

Popsicle Stick Toy Harmonica - lay cellophane on one of the sticks

Place a piece of the splintered wood on top of the cellophane at each end.

Popsicle Stick Toy Harmonica - place a piece of the splintered stick tip on each end of the stick on top of cellophane

Lay the last wooden stick on top.

Popsicle Stick Toy Harmonica - lay other stick on top

Popsicle Stick Toy Harmonica - stacked sticks

Secure each end with an elastic band.

Popsicle Stick Toy Harmonica - secure each end with an elastic band

Decorate with sticky back jewels if you like.

Popsicle Stick Toy Harmonica - decorate with sticky back jewels if desired

Put it to your mouth and blow through the gap between the sticks. The cellophane will vibrate and make a noise

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