| Preschool Activities: How To Make Musical | | | | containers could be used. Some Rice, soy beans |
| Instruments In The Household | | | | or other similar non-perishable type of beans or |
| Preschool activities can be limitless. Often times | | | | rice. A glue gun (*always supervise when working |
| there are several great preschool activities ideas | | | | with hot appliances like this), Colored construction |
| and fun right in your own home. Using preschool | | | | paper, (Optional) some glitter |
| activities help children and preschoolers to learn | | | | PreK/Kindergarten Musical Instrument Activity: |
| and explore new areas of development through | | | | What to Do: Take the water bottle, strip off any |
| creating and through participation. It's no surprise | | | | old labeling etc. Take a small amount of rice or |
| that children love music. As a result of this well | | | | soybeans and use a funnel or pour carefully into |
| known fact, a fitting child activity for kids would | | | | the bottle for your desired sound. Take the hot |
| be to make some musical instruments for them | | | | glue gun and glue on the cap with a few dabs of |
| to make their own 'music' or to play along with | | | | hot glue on the 'threading' of the cap. Twist cap |
| music that may be playing at home or in the | | | | on tight and let dry. You can then use the |
| classroom. Music helps kids to learn to keep | | | | construction paper to cut out small stars and |
| rhythm. They may dance and move to the beat | | | | shapes etc.to glue on the bottle to decorate. You |
| of the music or at least try to. Music can also help | | | | may also want to use glitter or other things to |
| stimulate their minds, physical & mental | | | | decorate the bottle or have the children decorate |
| development and co-ordination skills. Below are a | | | | their bottle shakers. |
| few great preschool activities & kids | | | | ** Keep in mind, different sized containers, |
| activities for preschoolers and kindergarteners. | | | | different types of plastic and different contents |
| How To Make a Musical Shaker: Musical | | | | will produce different sounds. Have Fun with Your |
| instruments are fun to make for your children or | | | | Water Bottle Shaker: Play some fun kids music |
| preschoolers. Kids will love to make their own | | | | and let your children shake their new musical |
| special musical instrument. This activity makes it | | | | bottle shaker to the beat. You can help to tell kids |
| fun for kids to play along with music and learn | | | | when to shake their musical shakers. Try to |
| about keeping beat, or rhythm. Requirements For | | | | explain to them when the beat takes place or let |
| This Preschool/Kindergarten Activity include the | | | | them just 'shake' away! |
| following items below. | | | | We hope you enjoy this preschool activity and |
| - 1 small or medium sized plastic bottle (*do not | | | | kindergarten activity for kids. |
| use glass for safety reasons) A variety of small | | | | |