These fun and entertaining rainsticks are made from cactus plant parts and small stones. They have a small size with all the interesting aspects of the larger models, including the needles which are pounded through the shell and then clipped.
The stones bounce of the needles to make the rain sound. Introduce your children to the sounds of the rainforest with the 10" x 2.5" round Small Rainstick. Ages: 3+.
Rain sticks remain a part of Native American culture today. It has also been adopted by non-indigenous cultures and is often utilized as a soothing tool for meditation and music production.
The legend behind the Indian rain stick points to supernatural intervention; the hope is to mimic the soft splash of raindrops in an effort to remind the “spirits” or “Great Spirit” that the people of Earth have need for a drenching rain for their crops, animals and thirst.
