To make a xylophone you will need several tall glasses or jars, some water, and a mixing spoon. To make the different notes in the xylophone, fill the glasses or jars with different amounts of water. The more water there …[Continue]
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String Instrument Crafts
Making your own string instruments can save you a lot of money and can make for a fun rainy day activity. While no one is saying that a homemade craft project is just as good as a professionally made instrument, …[Continue]
Kid’s Musical Instruments
Making musical instruments is a wonderful craft idea for kids because when you make your own instrument, you also get to play it when you are done. There are also many opportunities to make a lesson of the musical instrument …[Continue]
All About Craft Shakers
To introduce young children to music and playing instruments, it is best to start simple and work your way up to the more complicated instruments. Some of the simplest instruments that even toddlers can play are shakers. Shakers can include …[Continue]
All About Craft Drums
Making musical instruments with children is a great way to get them away from the TV and doing something creative. Musical instruments are fantastic tools that you can use to introduce the concept of music, rhythm, song and much more. …[Continue]
Make Your Own Horn
For this craft, you will need a paper towel roll, some waxed paper, a rubber band, and a pen. Cover one end of the paper towel roll with waxed paper and secure it with a rubber band. Punch a row …[Continue]
Pan Flute
A pan flute is a different kind of flute in that it has many different horns or tubes that are used to make distinct sounds rather than just one tube with holes drilled into it. To make a pan flute …[Continue]
Flute
A wind instrument is an instrument that you blow into in order to create music. There are many different types of wind instruments that range from a large tuba to a very small piccolo. Each wind instrument is capable of …[Continue]
Three Instruments
• Cymbals – cymbals are simple to make. All you need are two pot lids and some string. Tie the string or yarn around the handles of the pot lids and strike them together to play. • Harmonica – to …[Continue]
Simple Horn
To make a horn, take an empty paper towel tube and either cut or color the holes of the instrument onto the roll. If you would like to take this craft to the next level, you can make a horn …[Continue]
Recycled Drum
Clean out an empty container that has a lid (an oatmeal container, old butter container or yogurt container are examples). Decorate the outside of the container with construction paper, crayons, stickers, or whatever! Place the lid back in the container …[Continue]
Tambourine
It is becoming more and more difficult to find activities that the whole family can do together. Often times the age gap between siblings makes it difficult to think of activities that all members of the family would enjoy doing. …[Continue]
