ALL ABOARD: WE’RE GATHERING STEAM

This week we head over to Mellow Marsh with our TECHNOLOGY-focused activity. It’s time to make a buzz with our butterfly noisemaker. 

You’ll need:

• Popsicle stick
• Construction paper
• Elastic band
• String
• Markers
• Glue

Instructions:

• Trace and cut out a butterfly shape.
• Decorate your butterfly.
• Tie a string near the bottom of the popsicle stick.
• Place the popsicle stick in the middle of your butterfly and glue it on.
• Now stretch your elastic band over the top of the popsicle stick.
• Hold the string by the bottom and swing your butterfly noisemaker around.
• It’ll create a buzzing sound!

What’s creating that buzz? When you swing the noisemaker in the air it creates vibrations. The buzzing sound comes from the elastic band vibrating against the popsicle stick.