Drum
Find a deep and sturdy pot, bowl or a bucket.
Get a pack of large balloons. You may want to
get a variety of sizes so you can be sure to find
one that fits your chosen drum base.
Take scissors and cut off the end of the balloon
right where it becomes narrow
The balloon needs to be stretched over the
opening of the pot, vase, or bucket you’re
using as the base. Use one hand to hold the
balloon over one end of the base while you’re
use the other hand to stretch it over the other
side.
Use a heavy-duty piece of tape to hold the
balloon in place all the way round the rim of your
drum base.
Decorate the drum base.
Use chopsticks, pencils or similar items to make
drumsticks.
Tambourine
Maracas
Use a single hole punch to punch 5 or 6 evenly
spaced holes around the edge of a plastic or
paper plate. If you use thin paper plates, you
may want to stack 2 plates together for added
stability.
Find two small empty water bottles and fill
these with something to shake, this could be
rice, beads, pasta, seeds or something similar
then tighten the lid on the bottles.
Run twist ties through the middle of each jingle
bell and bend both ends towards each other to
prevent the bell from falling off the tie. You will
need as many bells and twist ties ad you have
holes.
Attach the jingle bells to the plate. Run the
twist ties of each jingle bell through the hole in
the edge of the plate. Tie each bell in tightly by
twisting the twist tie around itself Decorate
your tambourine.
To create the handle take 2 toilet paper
rolls and make a straight cut from one end
to the other. Tighten to roll onto the bottle
lid to make a handle.
Start wrapping tape around the bottom part
of the bottle and move down onto the handle
covering all the cardboard.
Decorate your maracas.
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