Make your own musical instrument:
Use empty yogurt containers, 2 paper cups taped together, or paper tubes pinched and sealed at each end. Wash and thoroughly dry the containers, then fill with desired material and reseal. The lids on my containers fit very snugly but if you are at all worried that your little ones will open them you may want to run a bead of hot glue around the rim before placing the lid quickly and firmly on.
The options of what to put into them are endless, even materials that look similar often have a difference in the quality of sound such as ground coffee and salt.
Here are some materials you can use:
What can I do next?
Musical Instruments
The most intuitive way to use these jars is just to enjoy them; allow your kids to explore them, they make fabulous musical instruments!
Sound Match
Make two of each sound jar and See if you can match the same sounds together.
Guess That Sound
Listen to the sound and try to guess what was inside.
Vocabulary Expanders
These listening jars a great opportunity to expand vocabulary; as your child explores each sound use words to describe the quality of the sound with words like rattling, ringing, jangling, loud, soft, etc.
Sort, Compare, and Contrast
Sort the jars according to their sounds, make groups of loud and quiet, or groups that rattle, shake or jingle
Use empty yogurt containers, 2 paper cups taped together, or paper tubes pinched and sealed at each end. Wash and thoroughly dry the containers, then fill with desired material and reseal. The lids on my containers fit very snugly but if you are at all worried that your little ones will open them you may want to run a bead of hot glue around the rim before placing the lid quickly and firmly on.
The options of what to put into them are endless, even materials that look similar often have a difference in the quality of sound such as ground coffee and salt.
Here are some materials you can use:
- Popcorn
- Marbles
- Beads
- Coins
- Rice
- Beans
- Coffee (ground or whole)
- Salt (Kosher, fine, or rock)
- Screws
- Bells
- Legos
- Spices
- Bits of foam
- Rubberbands
- Water
- Seeds
What can I do next?
Musical Instruments
The most intuitive way to use these jars is just to enjoy them; allow your kids to explore them, they make fabulous musical instruments!
Sound Match
Make two of each sound jar and See if you can match the same sounds together.
Guess That Sound
Listen to the sound and try to guess what was inside.
Vocabulary Expanders
These listening jars a great opportunity to expand vocabulary; as your child explores each sound use words to describe the quality of the sound with words like rattling, ringing, jangling, loud, soft, etc.
Sort, Compare, and Contrast
Sort the jars according to their sounds, make groups of loud and quiet, or groups that rattle, shake or jingle