There are many fun and easy DIY musical instrument projects you can do with your kids! Here are some ideas:
- Tin Can Drum: Clean and dry an empty tin can, and then decorate it with paint or paper. Cover one end of the can with a piece of construction paper or cardboard, and secure it with rubber bands. Use wooden dowels, chopsticks, or pencils as drumsticks, and you’ve got a drum!
- Shoebox Guitar: Take an empty shoebox and cut a hole in the center of one of the shorter sides. Stretch six rubber bands of different sizes and thicknesses across the opening to create strings. Decorate the outside of the box with paint or markers to make it look like a guitar.
- DIY Kazoo: Cut a toilet paper tube in half and decorate it. Cover one end with a piece of wax paper and secure it with a rubber band. Cut a small slit in the wax paper, and hum or blow into the open end to make a kazoo sound.
- Water Xylophone: Fill glasses with different levels of water to create different pitches, and use a spoon or mallet to play them like a xylophone. You can also add food coloring to make them colorful and more festive!
- DIY Tambourine: Decorate two paper plates, and then staple them together with a handful of jingle bells inside. Use your hand to shake the tambourine and make noise.
These are just a few ideas to get you started – there are so many possibilities for making fun and creative musical instruments with your kids!