Keeping kids who are cooped up indoors entertained is a perennial parenting challenge. Luckily you only need to look as far as your recycling bin for hours of entertainment! Heather wrote a great post on Home Made Simple teaching us how to make a drum, rain stick, tambourine and more from items you already have on hand! [how to make DIY Musical Instruments]
Project estimate (for drum):
- Large can, on hand
- Newspaper, on hand
- Craft paint, on hand
- Paintbrush, on hand
- Scissors, on hand
- Craft felt, on hand
- Rubber bands, on hand
- Pencils, on hand
Total: Free!