Pretty little musical instruments for the little ones.
Are you looking for a DIY and creative activity to do with your children? Here are several ideas for making your own little musical instruments.
A mini banjo with rubber bands, a guitar with a cardboard box, drums with tin cans… Here are lots of easy DIY ideas to make at home.
Make a mini banjo
Ok, the sound is not that of a real banjo but your child will love making this little banjo. In addition to being pretty, you can really play with it. A metal lid, rubber bands, a piece of wood, that’s all you need to make your own banjo.
*source: thecrafttrain.com
Make a harmonica with your child
Another musical instrument to make is the harmonica. This is a very basic harmonica, but your child will love playing his musical instrument. Cardboard, wooden sticks and rubber bands, that’s all it takes to make a children’s harmonica.
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Make a drum
It couldn’t be simpler as a musical instrument for children. To make a small drum you will need an empty tin can, a balloon and a rubber band.
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Make a guitar
WOW, look at the photo, it looks like a real kid’s guitar! Thanks to the excellent Make it & Love it site which offers us this DIY idea to make a beautiful cardboard guitar for children. Find all the steps to create your cardboard guitar on this site.
*source: makeit-loveit.com
A guitar with a cardboard box
Here is another way to make a guitar for children. A simple cardboard box and tight strings are needed to make this guitar.
*source: minieco
Make castanets
Another very simple idea as a musical instrument for children, castanets. Cardboard and bottle caps to make your pretty castanets.
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A musical cardboard tube
Another very simple idea to make a musical instrument, a cardboard tube with bells, quite simply.
*source: minieco