Making your own music shaker is a very simple way to allow children to make some noise, literally. While making your own shakers, you can decide what you want to put inside of them. You can place certain items inside to make softer noises, and you can also place harder items to make louder noises. Musical shakers can easily be produced using miscellaneous items that you find around the house.
Through shakers, children learn and develop:
- Cause and effect
- The different between soft/loud noises
- Fast vs. slow
- Rhythm
To make your own shakers, you will need:
- Empty plastic containers such as crystal light, yogurt, baby food, plastic easter eggs, butter tubs
- Items to place inside – straws, cotton balls, seeds, old buttons, old beads, rice, pebbles, unpopped popcorn
- Glue – preferably a glue gun or super glue
First, place items into your container of choice. Next, place glue on the lip and place the lid on snuggly. Allow to dry for a few minutes. Once dried, you have a musical shaker!
Now it is your turn to share! What are some of your favorite things to use as musical shakers? Or what have you used that might work better?
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