Kids love creating their own music from an early age! Make your own musical instruments from things you have at home. Have a go at making small individual instruments or if you have room, why not create a musical wall in the garden!
Kids love creating their own music from an early age!
Make your own musical instruments from things you have at home.
Make your own musical instruments
Have a go at making small individual instruments or if you have room, why not create a musical wall in the garden!
Triangle
Tie a string around the top of a wire coat hanger and bend the hook closed. Hold onto a string and hit the hanger with a metal spoon.
Guitar
Wrap rubber bands around a small sturdy topless box. Play by strumming your fingers across the rubber band.
Wrist bells
String 3 or 4 bells onto a pipe cleaner. Twist the ends together to form a bracelet.
Finger Cymbals
Punch 2 holes into identical small jar lids. Thread a pipe cleaner through the holes and twist to make finger handles. Put one onto each pointer finger and bang the lids together.
Drum
Get out a cooking pot and beat the bottom of it with a wooden spoon.
Outdoor musical wall
Create an outdoor musical wall using kitchen utensils and anything noisy you have to hand! Just fix the utensils to the fence or an old pallet and let the fun begin. It’s a great way for kids to have fun and learn different sounds.
Form a band
Make a few of the instruments above and get your kids to form their own band and play along to their favourite nursery rhymes..
Looking for fun rainy day activities for toddlers or preschoolers? Things you can do indoors when it's raining outside? Have a go at doing some of these ideas. Being stuck inside with young children on cold wet days is hard on both children and parents. Here are some fun, cheap and educational things that you can do that use everyday materials you have around the house.
Childrens Day in New Zealand falls on the first Sunday in March. Celebrations on Children's Day are focused around spending time with our children. Why not try out some of these ideas and celebrate this special day with your little ones.
Make your own musical instruments from things you have at home.
Make your own musical instruments
Have a go at making small individual instruments or if you have room, why not create a musical wall in the garden!
Triangle
Guitar
Wrist bells
Finger Cymbals
Drum
Outdoor musical wall
Form a band
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