Currently, a lot of toys are sold that make various sounds - from music to laughter. However, it will be more interesting for children to do something original with their own hands, which allows them to surprise others. Such things include a whistle from an ordinary acacia pod. It is easy to manufacture and emits a perky, funny trill. How to make a whistle from acacia?
Where and when to find pods
Between the sidewalk and the carriageway, prickly bushes of yellow acacia, which is scientifically called a tree-like caragana, are often planted. It performs two main functions: firstly, it protects houses from car noise and road dust, and secondly, with its thorny branches it prevents the road from crossing in the wrong place.
But this unpretentious plant has one more advantage - its fruits, which can be used to entertain children. The uninitiated immediately raises the question: how to make a whistle from acacia? What is required for this?
First of all, this requires ripened, but not overripe pods with dense light green or green peels and formed peas. Such they become around the end of June. Young June fruits are too soft, and in August they turn brown, open and are also not suitable for “musical” purposes. Therefore, the middle of summer is the right time to think about how to make an acacia whistle with your own hands to please your children with extravagant "music".
How to make a working acacia whistle
The sound abilities of the whistle are directly related to the quality of the source material. You need to choose a pod with a length of about 4 cm and a width of 0.3-0.4 cm with slightly "inflated" barrels. It should not be too soft or dry - in the latter case, the wings will simply come off from each other.
To better understand how to make a whistle from acacia, you need to consider that the pod has two different ends - sharp and rounded. It is the latter that will serve as the head of the whistle. The pointed part of the fetus should be removed about 1/3 of its total length (for example, if its length is 4.5 cm, then 1.5 cm must be pinched off).
If you look at the contour of the pod, then it has two lines of junction of the wings - almost straight and convex. The side where there is a "climb uphill" must be carefully opened: with the tip of the nail "tear" this "seam" and gently slide a finger along the inner walls. Peas should be carefully scrubbed. And then the "pick" must be moistened from the inside - some whistlers simply lick her tongue, but you will have to do this carefully so as not to get hurt.
This is the simplest instruction on how to make a whistle from an acacia pod. But at the same time, it does not hurt to find out some difficulties in extracting sound, so as not to despair if it does not appear.
The subtleties of craftsmanship: how to make a sounding whistle from acacia
Often, even experienced masters from the first time can not make a whistle, although it would seem that everything was done correctly. To understand how to make a whistle from an acacia that will work, you need to know some tricks.
Firstly, the inside of the pod should be well moistened, but not soaked: if all the pores are closed with liquid, then there will be no sound. Regulating humidity, usually achieve a positive result.
If the trill is not heard, you can try to push or, conversely, draw the acacia fruit into your mouth, changing the length of the outer part. Air from the mouth should freely enter the whistle.
You can still try to make several options - at least one will sound!