Materials
Two half-pint water bottles with lids, labels removed, per shaker rolls of brightly colored curling ribbon or shredded gift basket filling duct tape small pebbles, optional
Instructions
1. Stuff ribbon or basket filling into each bottle. Add small pebbles, if desired.
2. Cap each bottle tightly and place against each other, end-to-end.
3. Attach the bottles together by winding duct tape around both caps until sturdy, forming a "wand."4. Give each child two shakers. Invite them to hold the shakers as one would hold exercise dumbbells.
5. Provide instructions such as, "Raise your shakers up high; bring them down low; hold one up and one down; bring them together in front of you; put them behind you; shake them high,shake them low."6. Play recorded music and invite the children to march using shakers as batons.
