How to make a wind chime for the garden with just metal bottle tops, fishing thread and a dream catcher hoop.
DIY Bottle Top Wind Chime
DIY Windchime with bells
Fancy making an easy DIY windchime to enjoy in your garden this summer? I made one out of fishing wire and jingle bells, and tell you how I did it here.
DIY Slide Whistle
I currently have both children at home given the situation in the UK at the moment. My eldest is set work from school which occupies him (and me with cajoling him to get back to it and helping him understand what he is supposed to be doing), but not the whole day. So we are... Continue Reading →
Making DIY Castanets
Learn how to make your own homemade pair of castanets from items you already have at home.
Making a DIY hand drum
Making a hand drum out of items you have at home. Keeping the children busy with screen free activities.
Making a DIY cardboard box guitar
Another incredibly simple instrument to have a go at making at home this week. Today we have a box guitar! Now you can make these guitars as fancy or as plain as you like. We opted for plain so we could get on with using them- the children couldn’t wait to use them! You can... Continue Reading →
Making DIY straw and foil shaker
Making easy musical instruments with children, to keep children busy during the corona lockdown.
Making DIY Lego shaker
Making DIY Lego shaker. An instrument my 5 year old was able to make entirely independently.
Making DIY windchimes
How to make indoor beaded windchimes from things you may already have at home.
Making DIY panpipes
Another fun activity to do at home with your little ones while we are all on lockdown. Today I made panpipes using only items that I found in the drawers at home. To make panpipes at home you will need to collect together: Straws. We had a stock of plastic straws at home. Paper ones... Continue Reading →
Making Balloon Shakers
More DIY instruments to make with your children while stuck in self isolation. This time: balloon shakers.
Making DIY Drums
Next in my series on DIY musical instruments. How to make a drum from items you already have at home.
Making Homemade Kazoos
Making homemade instruments can be a lot of fun. One of the easiest to make and play with is a kazoo, so I had a go with my children. See how we got on here.
Homemade Instruments
Why make instruments at home? We have a lot of instruments in our house - I am a musician myself, and a music teacher, so there is no shortage of musical instruments for the children to play. These range from my own instruments - at the time of writing I play flute, piano and am... Continue Reading →
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