Music is an important and natural part of your child’s life. Not only can you use music to entertain your child but it can kickstart learning. Your child has to use their senses and listening skills to learn the words, beat, and rhythm. This post was written by Jessica Socheski. She is an avid blogger and social media junkie who enjoys learning new things.
Kids naturally love to sing songs and listen to live performances. And this is important because music is a powerful factor in the growth and development of a child. Here are some imaginative ways to let kids play and enjoy music.
Make a Coffee Can Drum
Most children love making noise. Sometimes it is singing at the top of their lungs, and other times, they love banging on pots and pans. A great way to encourage kids to experiment with their musicality is to give them fun homemade instruments to rock out on.
A coffee can drum is a simple and fun project which will provide lots of fun playtime afterwards. Create the simple craft with your child and let them enjoy art time decorating it. You can even collect cans of varying sizes to make an entire drum set.
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Thanks for the tips. I know what I’m doing once we empty out the coffee can!
My husband and I are big music fans, playing a few instruments ourselves. So it’s very important for us to give our son an opportunity to explore music the way we were able to when we were younger. Anything that makes music for us (pots and pans!) is okay for him to use!
Love the coffee can drum idea! When I was a kid, I used to play the drums with a wooden spoon on pots and pans. I think my family may have been the most patient or distracted people ever. I don’t even want to imagine what that must have sounded like…
Music is so important during developmental toddler years. We loved music breaks with my son
These are fun ideas! My daughter loves playing with her keyboard (and mine too!) and just dancing around to silly music!
I love this post there are some great ideas here!