Hello from the creative zone!

Hello, everyone! How are you all? We are sure missing you lots – and not only us! All of our paints, paintbrushes, instruments, the stage… The resources are missing being explored by you, too!

We thought we would start this week with a little sing-a-long. Do you remember our “Guess what’s in my box today” game? We are sure you do as it’s one of our favourites, but if not – don’t worry, it is easy to follow and you are more than welcome to join in!

And since we are doing fantastic singing, why don’t we try to make our own musical instruments to go along with our songs? Here is a few ideas of how to make your own instruments at home! Have lots of fun!

1. Water xylophone – simply fill the cups with different amounts of water and tap the glasses with a spoon – can you hear different sounds?

2. Harmonica – for this musical instruments you will need straws and some tape. Cut the straw into different sizes and tape them together – now blow through the straws and hear the music!

3. Guitar – to make your own guitar you will need a box (you could use an empty box of tissues, but don’t worry if you don’t have one, any box will do – just make sure to cut a big hole in the middle!) and elastic bands. Stretch the elastic bands over the box, you could also add a longer piece of cardboard as a handle – and voila! Here’s your own homemade guitar!

4. Cymbals – all you need is two CDs (or something else that’s round and won’t break when you hit it together!). Attach a little string or a ribbon to create handles and bang the cymbals together! WOW, how loud can they get?

And of course… We need a microphone for our beautiful signing! You could use anything – a hair brush, spatula, plastic bottle! But if you feel a little bit more creative, here’s an idea! You can make your own microphone with a tube (for example kitchen roll tube) and a ball of kitchen foil!

Let us know how you got one! Did you like our digital “Guess what’s in my box today” game? Is there anything else that’s missing from the box? Or are there any other musical instruments we could make at home? Can’t wait to hear from you in the comments!

Stay safe!