- Paper Plate Tambourine
- Need 2 sturdy paper plates.
- Fill one plate with 1/4 cup dried beans, noodles or popcorn seeds.
- Place the 2nd plate on top, upside-down and staple all the way around the edges.
- Decorate with crayons and stickers. Shake!!!
- Or, try it this way with jingle bells!
- TP Tube Kazoo
- Place a square of wax paper (4”x4”) around one end of a clean, empty toilet paper tube.
- Secure with a rubber band.
- Place your mouth all the way around the open end and hum!
- NOTE: you can also do this by folding a piece of wax paper over a straight-tooth comb. Press your lips over the wax paper and hum.
- Oatmeal Can Drum
- Decorate the outside of a tall, empty oatmeal container. Put the lid on and drum away!
- Find lots more homemade musical instrument activities HERE.
- Another Drum Idea … our local library made these with the kids during a fun hands-on workshop. I had to disassemble my daughter’s drum to show you the supplies You’ll need:
- An empty tube. It didn’t have a top or bottom. Not sure where to find these. Has anybody seen something like this around?!
- A piece of brown foam paper cut into a sun shape
- A piece of ribbon
- Stickers to decorate.
- Put double-sided tape on each “sun ray”. Place the brown foam paper tape-side-down over the tube and press down all the way around.
- Tie a ribbon around.
- Decorate with stickers and DRUM!
- Pots & Pans … If you’re ok with lots of extra noise, give the kids a metal pot, a lid, or a plastic bowl and a spoon and let them march around in a parade. My kids had fun trying out different combinations. Wooden spoon on a plastic bowl. Plastic spoon on a metal pot.
- While you’re at it, play The Stars & Stripes Forever to march around to (scroll down to Media and push play … I liked the United States Marine Band Version!)
- Play a favorite CD or soundtrack and dance!
- Have the kids feel their throats as they sing a fun song. They may be surprised by the vibrations!