Boomwhackers

 Get golf club tubes. (They're black plastic tubes about 36 inches long with a diameter of about 1-1/8 inches) You can get them at Walmart for about 64 cents each.
 *  How to Make Your Own Boomwhackers: **

It is important to have a different color for each note to make it easier to recognize each length. Hardware stores often sell packages of varied colored tapes. I have also used colored duck/duct tape that works well and is very durable.

Cut the golf tubes slowly with a radial arm saw, very sharp scissors (I never had much luck with scissors), or a hack saw. I found a good small saw at Home Depot. It was about $10.00. Wrap wide colored tape on ends - a different color for each note. On the C's I had a wide strip (4") for the low C and a narrow red (1 or 2") for the high C. I wrote the name of the note on the tape in permanent pen. Here are the lengths

C (narrow red) 11 7/8 inches <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">A (purple) 14 1/4 <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">G (dark green) 16 1/2 or 16 1/8 <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">E (yellow) 19 1/2 <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">D (orange) 21 7/8 <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">C (wide red) 24 5/8 or 24 3/4 <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">F (light green) 18 1/4 <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">B (fuscia) 12 3/4

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Two G's can be cut from one tube (with at the most, 1 inch of waste) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">D and high C can be cut from one tub (exactly) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">E and A can be cut from the same tub (exactly) <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">F and B can be cut from the same tube <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Low C takes one tube and the other part is waste.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">It is important to use the exact colors if you use the "Boomwhacker <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Games" cd and some of the other boomwacker books. They tell what color <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">boomwhackers to use when.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">If anyone has any questions, let me know.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Denise from SC <span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">theduchess2@juno.com