Do you ever discover fun music crafts online, save them for later, and then never try them? Me too. I used to pin ideas or bookmark websites, thinking I’d get to them later. Inevitably, most of those music craft ideas were left unused by the end of the year; partly because they didn’t really fit with what I was teaching at the time, and also because I just plain forgot about them.
Not this year! Spring is the perfect time to start asking staff and parents for the items you’ll need for some easy end-of-year music crafts. There’s just something about saving old toilet paper rolls for school projects that makes us all a bit nostalgic.
DIY Didgeridoo
- cardboard tube (the longer the better)
- markers/stickers for decorating
DIY Shaker
- toilet paper roll
- duct tape
- rice/beans/beads
- markers/stickers for decorating
DIY Kazoo
- popsicle sticks
- plastic straws
- rubber bands
- scissors
DIY Noise Maker
- notecard
- scissors
- large popsicle stick
- double-sided sticky foam
- rubber band
- cotton string
Origami Piano
- paper
- scissors
- marker to create piano keys and mini sheet music
Looking to declutter and reorganize after your students have taken their crafts home and it’s time for summer break? Then check out this handy guide. If you follow it faithfully, you’ll be well on your way to a more organized and tidier classroom!
4 Responses
I'm with you- I always pin these things and then forget about them >_<; This is a great reminder. You're right, the end of the school year is a great time to pull this stuff out!
I remember doing an origami piano with one of my older classes in my very first year. It was fun 🙂
I love this blog post! I hope it's okay to feature it in this month's Music Education Blog Carnival.
Absolutely! Thanks David!!