Let’s make a Greek crotalum
A crotalum was a kind of clapper used in ancient Greece.
They consisted of a split reed or cane, which clattered when shaken with the hand.
We will make a cardboard crotalum.
You need:
- Cardboard;
- A 8 diameter glass;
- Scissors;
- Plastic or metal stoppers;
- Adhesive tape;
- A black marker;
- Pencils or felt-tip pens.
- Place a glass or an adhesive tape on the cardboard;
- Draw the perimeter by the black marker;
- Repeat number 1 and 2, the second circle must be joined to the first;
- Cut off the silhouette;
- Bend the cardboard and glue a stopper in the middle of each circle;
- Decorate the outside side as you prefer.
Here are some pictures you can print and use to decorate your crotalum.
