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Music cheers hearts, tame the beasts and like -almost- everyone. Listening to it, dancing it or playing an instrument are very beneficial practices both for us and to instill in the little ones. Today we bring you a fun, cheap, simple and ecological idea that you will love: the manufacture of musical instruments from recycled materials for children.
Yes, how you hear it. It is possible that this box of old shoes or the boats that no longer serve you become that instrument that will brighten the evenings to the little ones and - who knows? - will make them become a great musician or musician. What is certain is that the manufacture of these instruments will guarantee you great moments of entertainment with your children or with your little loved ones.
Tambourines: That Christmas Instrument
We will start with something simple: tambourines and zambombas. We know that the Christmas season is over, but you can go practicing the manufacturing of these instruments, without which these parties would not be the same. Tambourines and zambombas inspire us with happiness, uproar, commotion, joy, reunion, friendship … you cannot miss the pleasure of playing them on the street, in bars or at the houses of acquaintances this Christmas.
You will need a box of cheeses (one of those from El Caserío, or La Vaca Que Laugh) empty, insulating tape, bells that you can find in haberdashery and colored cellophane papers. The process is simple: just fill the box with the bells (or whatever sounds), close tightly with electrical tape and then decorate all over with the colored cellophane.
Maracas to liven up the parties
Maracas are also very suitable for Christmas, but they will also serve to animate the summer concerts. Without a doubt, they will bring a lot of joy to your celebrations.
Maracas They follow the same principle: we fill a container (in this case, oval) with chickpeas or grains of rice so that when they hit they make noise (you can also use bells) and we close it. Next, we put a stick on it, something to hold the maraca and make it sound. The most ecological and simple solution is to use yogurt or curd containers or another plastic container. If you also want to give your castanets a more sympathetic appearance, glue or paint some eyes on the container and, with a few pieces of wool, turn your maraca into a friendly bearded doll that will accompany you on your afternoons on the go.
The castanets to give a flamenco touch
There are few inventions so Spanish people like our castanets. If you love dancing sevillanas at parties or if you just like that hollow sound, you can make some beautiful castanets in the shape of a turtle (or whatever animal you want) right now.
You only need two pieces elongated from paperboard, four badges (from a beer bottle, for example) and felt to decorate. Paint the cardboard green, fold it in half and glue the plates so that when folding the cardboard they match and sound. On the outside, cover with green felt and design the shape of the turtle (the eyes, the dress …)
Flute, wind instrument
The flute is that instrument that they taught us to play in music class, but that, no matter how hard you tried, our finger always went off and a noise that could hardly be defined as music ended up coming out. Now you can practice as many times as you want with this self-made flute.
We will do it simply with the help of the straws from plastic that we have left over from our last birthday. We advise putting enough to achieve a more elaborate instrument. We will glue the straws with transparent insulating tape (with normal glue they do not stick), but first we will have to cut the straws gradually, so that each one is shorter than the one on the left. With this simple craft, children and parents will have their flute.
The guitar, the queen of the concert
For those who want to become virtuous guitar, it is possible to make this instrument very easily. In this way, your children will begin to understand how it works. You will only need a box closed on all sides and rectangular in shape (for example, a tissue or shoe box) The first thing you will have to do is cut a figure oval at the top (only), simulating the hole in the guitar.
If you want decorate with papers and paint your guitar, now is the time to do it, to make it more personal and beautiful than any other.
After, you will need elastic bands, of those that are used to tie things in the kitchen. Put at least six above the hole (like the six strings on the guitar). It is important that you place a small, cylindrical object (like a pencil) under the rubber bands on one side to make their sound more natural.
To finish, you will have to add the mast of the guitar and you will do it with a roll of kitchen paper or similar. You already have a perfect instrument for the little ones to play!
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