Supplies Needed:
2 Paper Plates
Beans, Corn, Rice or Popcorn
Stapler
Markers or Crayons  (red, green, white)
Streamers

#1: Decorate your plates using crayons or markers. Try coloring the Mexican flag on your maracas. The flag colors are green, white and red.
#2: Place a handful of beans on a plate and then place the other plate on top
#3: Lay the top of the streamers on the plate while the other end dangles. You may also use cut strips of tissue paper
#4: Staple the two plates together along the rim
#5: You are ready to make lots of noise by shaking them!