The Boomwhackers Tuned Percussion Tubes were originally designed to be played by whacking things, of course! Now we have mallets to whack them with! So we really call them Boomwhacker Wacker Mallets. These Boomwacker Wacker Mallets are a great combination with the XyloTote Tube Holder to play the musical tubes like a xylophone. The Tube Holder also has special loops to stow the Mallets