RECYCLED BOTTLE BEAD GROGGER

The best part of this craft (other than shaking the grogger when it’s done, of course!) is choosing the beads. Kids love to search through the bead pile, examine them with a magnifying glass, decide if they want to do a color theme or a shape theme, and just marvel at them. My kindergarten students usually take a long time to choose their beads; it’s THAT fun! Be sure to download the free Purim Terms PDF, too, so that kids can learn how to say (and spell in Hebrew) Purim Sameach, grogger, and raashaan, which is the word they use in Israel instead of grogger (it means “noisemaker”). You can print this PDF, and kids can cut out some of the words to glue onto their bottles. Purim surely will be extra colorful with a Recycled Bottle Bead Grogger!

HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED:

-Recycled bottle (vitamin bottles work great because of the childproof top — once the beads are in, they stay in)
-Assortment of beads in a basket or bowl (if you have more than one child, it’s better if they each have their own basket of beads to choose from)
-Purim Terms PDF
-Optional: magnifying glass so that you can take a closer look at your beads
-Optional: washi tape to decorate the bottle (but not too much, otherwise you’ll block the beads)
-Optional: sequins to put in with the beads to add some extra sparkle

HERE’S WHAT YOU DO:

(1) Make sure the bottle is clean and completely dry. (2) Sort through the beads and decide which ones you want to have in your grogger. As you choose them, drop them into your bottle! (3) Keep filling your bottle with beads until it’s almost full — leave about an inch at the top so that there is room for the beads to shake and make noise. (4) Put the cap on your bottle and make sure it’s sealed tight so that the beads don’t spill out. (5) Print the free Purim Terms PDF; cut out whatever words you’d like to use; and then glue them to your bottle. (6) Voila — now you’re ready to make some noise for Purim!