For Grown-Ups

Music is for everyone. Have fun creating your own family band by making an instrument! Go hunting around your house for the following items to create a tambourine, horn, comb buzzer, guitar and hand bells. Consider composing your own family theme song or become the back up group for your favourite piece of music.

Tambourine - 2 paper plates, stapler or glue, hole punch, string, jingle bells and crayons Staple or glue two paper plates together, facing each other. Using a hole punch, make holes around the plates and tie jingle bells to the holes with string. Personalize your tambourine by drawing on it with crayons. Shake to play.

Horn – paper towel roll, waxed paper, rubber band and pen Cover one end of the paper towel roll with waxed paper; secure it with a rubber band. Punch a row of holes along one side of the roll with the tip of a pen. To play, sing a tune into the open end of the horn.

Comb Buzzer – pocket comb, tissue paper Fold a piece of tissue paper over the tooth edge of a comb. To play, hum through the tissue paper.

Guitar – empty shoebox, rubber bands, ruler or stick Remove the cover from the box. Stretch the rubber bands around the box. Attach the ruler or stick to the back of the box on one end to act as the arm of the guitar.To play, strum or pluck (pull) the rubber bands.

Hand Bells - 2 paper towel rolls, hole punch, 4 jingle bells, string or yarn Punch a hole in each end of the paper towel rolls. Tie two jingle bells to each side of the paper towel rolls by running string or yarn through the holes and carefully tying it off. Shake to play.

Have fun and let creativity and imagination run wild! Record the band's first song and play back for some great giggle time. Enjoy!