How To Make Sand Blocks

What are sand blocks?

Sand blocks are hand-held blocks of wood that have a sandpaper face. You can play the sand blocks by rubbing two of them together, making sure to have the sandpaper faces touching each other. Practice rubbing the sand blocks together at different speeds and with different amounts of pressure to achieve various sounds.

Supplies you need to make sand blocks:

- two square wood blocks, about the size of a deck of cards

- two smaller wood blocks to use as handles

- sandpaper

- wood glue

- something to decorate your sand blocks with (paints, stickers, markers, etc.)

Directions:

1. Glue a smaller wood block to the centre of the face of one of the larger wood blocks to make a handle.

2. Glue sandpaper to the opposite face of the larger wood block.

3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 with the remaining wood blocks and let them dry over night.

4. Decorate your sand blocks however you like. Be creative; you can use paint, markers, crayons, stickers, glue, and other supplies to make your sand blocks unique.

5. To play your sand blocks, rub them together so that the sand paper scratches together. It sounds like someone walking through snow!