Need a quick distraction on a busy day? This is a fun project for kids about five years or older. Take a few different glass bottles and fill them to different levels with water. Put a little food coloring in each bottle to make it even more exciting.

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If you want, hang the bottles from the necks with a string. Tie the other ends of strings to a wooden dowel such as a broom handle that is laid over two chairs. Have your kids hit the bottles gently with a wooden spoon to hear the different tones.

 

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