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Homemade Musical Instruments

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We have been making music at our house this week.  We made our own marching band!   Here are a couple of simple homemade musical instruments that you can easily make with your kids.  They will like them more than you think!  And, if they break, you can easily whip up new ones.
String some bells onto a pipe cleaner to make little shakers- add beads for color if you want.
Make a guitar out of a Kleenex box and rubber bands.  Decorate the box with paint and stickers. Use a paper towel tube to make the neck of the guitar to make it look more realistic.

Make a homemade kazoo with a toilet paper or paper towel tube and some wax paper.  My kids liked this so much I had to ask them to stop playing it.

 

There are so many other fun homemade instruments you can explore as well.  Have fun making music!!
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  1. Lori @ Beneath the Rowan Tree says

    July 12, 2011 at 1:44 am

    This is a fabulous!
    Would you be willing to share this at our Weekly Playdate link party? This week’s party is here: http://beneaththerowantree.blogspot.com/2011/07/playdate-link-party-blog-hop-16-all.html

    Cheers,
    Lori
    Come & Play :: Playdate
    http://www.beneaththerowantree.com

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  2. LrSchwtz says

    July 12, 2011 at 2:10 am

    What fun ideas! This is such a great summer boredom buster! Please stop by http://www.laughloveandcraft.com and link up to my Share the Wealth Wednesday Link Party! I’m your newest follower!

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  3. Karima says

    July 12, 2011 at 9:22 am

    Great idea, my daughter made the guitar one last week! Saw you on link party, now google,fb and pinterest following you, please pop by, Karima x
    http://www.karimascrafts.com

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  4. Sonya @ Under the Desert Sky says

    April 17, 2012 at 11:12 pm

    Clever ideas!

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  5. JDaniel4's Mom says

    April 18, 2012 at 11:24 am

    The instruments look like great fun. Thank you for linking to The Tissue Box Challenge.

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  6. Lisa @ Two Bears Farm says

    April 18, 2012 at 7:52 pm

    These are very fun! And fairly easy to do as well!

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  7. Miss Courtney says

    April 19, 2012 at 12:37 pm

    I can never get those homemade kazoo’s to work. Do you have any tips?

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  8. JDaniel4's Mom says

    April 26, 2012 at 7:11 pm

    You have won the second prize in the Tissue Box Challenge. Please send me your address and I will get you prize to you. jdaniel4smom at aol dot com.

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  9. Maria says

    April 7, 2013 at 6:42 am

    This is a great article! Thank you for sharing. With Easter just behind us, I am also using leftover Easter eggs as “rhythm shakers” with my kids.
    Check this out
    http://www.musicteachingandparenting.com/2013/03/suzuki-easter-group-class-ideas.html

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