Running out of things to do on summer break? Why not make your own musical instruments? Here are a few ideas using things you already have at home. Your kids will be sure to have their own ideas as well. Anything goes! Turn on some music and play along with your little ones. They will love some family music time, especially when it involves playing with something they have created.
How to Make Your Own Musical Instruments with Your Kids!
Shakers and other noisemakers:
• Use a plastic container with a lid – water bottle, yogurt drink, ice cream tub. (Paper towel tubes or toilet rolls will work too. Just cover the ends with a balloon and secure with elastics.) Small cups or a Pringles container will work well too.
• Insert rice, lentils, pasta, split peas, beads, or buttons. (They each make a different sound – make a few different shakers.)
• Coloured paper, streamers, fabric scraps, paint, stickers. Anything you want to use for decorating! Kids will love using a variety of things to make their instrument just right.
• Use a few canning lids to tap together. Tie on a few ribbons and they’re ready to play.
Drums:
• Tins of different sizes – take off and discard lid, wash cans. Keep lid on one end, you can hit either end for different sounds.
• Balloons – to stretch over the end of the tin. Use tape or elastics to secure. (You can also make this a shaker too by inserting any shaker material listed above.)
• Wooden or plastic spoons or even chopsticks can be used for drumsticks.
Baton for someone to lead the band:
• Push or glue a foam ball on the end of a dowel.
• Cover the ball with a square of felt, secure with an elastic or ribbon.
• Add some ribbons or coloured tape to decorate.
So much fun! Great ideas here :0)
Great ideas,even good for bday party favors too!!
this is such a fabulous idea and will no doubt give children hours of fun.
Those instruments look so much nicer than most one can buy instore! Great ideas and a great PA day project. Just so happens one is coming up!
I know that my children all loved playing on pots and pans with a wooden spoon when they were small. These would be a step up and great fun for the children.
Great ideas and something you can get the kids to help you with making depending on their age. Thanks for the post!
These are some really good ideas. My kids are at the perfect ages to both enjoy the making and the using of these instruments 😀 This should give us something to do this Christmas break!
Great ideas for rainy days!
Such fun ideas,thanks
These are some really good ideas.now that the snow has started,with make lots of fun for a snow day !
Oh no another stormy weekend,going to try and make something from this post today
Thanks trying this made for a fun day
I am going to gather up the supplies and it will be a great fun on a snow day !
A nice snow day craft
I remember making noisemakers and shakers out of toilet paper rolls as a kid; it was quite a fun little activity, especially when it came to the colouring/decorating part! I’m happy that families still do these kinds of crafts.
What a great way to occupy kids and they get lots of fun with the results