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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Make Your Own Wind Chimes
Introduction Making a wind chime can be more or less complex depending on what type of wind chime you would like to make and what materials you are choosing to use. Wind chimes can be made to be very specific, …[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]
Chimes
To make chimes you will need a ruler or stick, metal washers, nail polish, string and a mixing spoon. Hang the washers from the ruler or stick with pieces of string by wrapping the string around the ruler or stick …[Continue]
Rainmaker
Chances are that you have probably made an oatmeal container drum or two in your life. While there is nothing wrong with oatmeal container drums and they certainly have their function and place with children, you may be looking for …[Continue]
Chimes
To make chimes you will need a ruler or stick, metal washers, nail polish, string and a mixing spoon. Hang the washers from the ruler or stick with pieces of string by wrapping the string around the ruler or stick …[Continue]
