There are terrific products out there for teaching music...but who can afford them all? Sometimes I devise ways to make my own for much less money.
Some time ago I bought rainbow ribbon wands at musicinmotion.com. My students and I love using them for performances, showing phrases in music, creative movement, and many other activities. But $26.00 (plus shipping) for only 6 makes the cost too prohibitive to have enough wands to involve an entire class of students in an activity.