At home you can find countless homemade musical instruments for children, since practically any object, can produce a sound with a certain musicality. For the children, create music or sounds, it is enriching and a great creative activity to enjoy an entertaining time at home.
The advantage is that you do not need to have musical instruments at home, although if you have that possibility, do not hesitate to let your children experiment with them. If they are too small or you are afraid that they could damage musical instruments as they are very valuable, you can try with these homemade options to see how they react children.
How to make homemade musical instruments
Doing crafts with children is the best way to spark their imagination. If that time is also invested in creating musical instruments, the explosion of creativity will be unmatched. Also, as you are going to buy next, you can create homemade musical instruments with practically anything you have at home.
A flute
To make a homemade flute you only need to get 9 plastic drinking straws. We will have to join them all with adhesive tape and make a diagonal cut from the bottom. And that's it, we already have an original flute with which to start creating sounds and melodies.
A drum
You can use a plastic or metal bottle, like the one that comes with cocoa powder. You will also need a balloon and a rubber band. Cut the nozzle of the balloon and place the part that normally inflates on top of the boat. Tie with the elastic band so that the balloon is well attached. To create a much more beautiful and original drum, you can decorate it with colored paper.
A xylophone
In addition to being a fun musical instrument, this is a home experiment that will leave children in awe. You will need some glass cups, water, food coloring, a metal spoon and a wooden one. Fill each glass with water, with different amounts in each glass. Add a few drops of food coloring to each glass to make it more beautiful.
And voila, to hit each glass with the spoons and see how the children are surprised by the different sounds that are obtained from each glass. Music is a powerful learning tool for children, both sensory, emotional, auditory, intellectual and much more. Teach your little ones to play with music and they will learn to have fun anywhere.