Instruments You Can Make Out Of Household Items

Take any old tin mug or saucepan you have in the cupboard a deflated balloon and an elastic band.

Instruments you can make out of household items. A fun activity to do with egg shakers is to make two eggs with the same filler. Cut an opening into the balloon. Make sure to sand any rough edges to avoid splinters.

Some are crafted from dried gourds bones bamboo or from wood. So make two with dried beans two with rice two with salt and two with beads. There are also instruments that use repurposed items such as the cajón from Peru.

Prevent damage and injury by wrapping the sticks with duct tape or electrical tape. This really helps them refine their listening skills. A wooden spoon metal spoon rubber spatula whisk or a basting brush.

Nutshell Musical Instrument by Artists Helping Children now this is an easy homemade instrument. Do you have a knife or a screwdriver with a broken handle. Instruments for Plucking or Strumming Kalimba Musical Instrument by Herding Cats George A paper plate and we all know my love for a good paper plate craft and some popsicle sticks make this craft perfect for using what you have on hand.

Because this kind of plastic melts with low fumes at 350º F it can be pressed into blocks which can then be carved into anything you can imagine. HttpbitlyDIYLabs4 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Crafts you can do anytime Fast-n-Easy DIY Labs0000 Maracas0247 Rain Stick0517 Tambo. Sticks can be made out of pencils wooden dowels or any drumstick-shaped wooden object.

Start at one end and gradually wrap the tape around the stick slightly overlapping each edge. Have children experiment with a variety of sounds and tones they can make. Things to Hit.