Peanut People Drum Puppet Craft

Here's a cute Japanese craft idea. Make these peanut drum puppets from a paper bag on a chopstick or skewer.

Materials:

• chopsticks or bamboo skewers
• small paper lunch bag
• old newspaper or cotton
• tape
• brown marker
• string
• plastic bottle caps

Directions:

1. Stuff old newspaper or cotton into a small paper lunch bag. Pinch and tape the top of the head so it stands up. Pinch the bag in the middle into a peanut shape.
2. Stick onto a chopstick or skewer and tape the bottom.Decorate with a marker to look like a peanut with eyes and a mouth. You could also cut and paste on the face.
3. Tie 2 short lengths of string to the peanut. Tape bottle caps to the other ends for hands.
4. When you twist the peanut puppet, the bottle cap hands hit the body like the drum from the Karate Kid 2.

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Paper Plate Tambourine Music Craft

This is a simple and fun paper plate tambourine music craft you can  do anytime.

Materials:

• 2 paper plates
• paints/markers
• hole punch
• gold pipe cleaners
• jingle bells

Directions:

1. Decorate 2 paper plates with paint or markers however you like.
2. Sandwich the paper plates together and punch 5 holes through them around the rim.
3. Loop 5 jingle bells on short lengths of gold pipe cleaner and tie the 2 paper plates together.
4. Shake your tambourine and make some music.



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Plastic Bottle Shaker Music Craft

Here's a simple and fun plastic bottle shaker craft.

Materials:

• plastic drink bottles with cap(washed and dried)
• colorful tissue paper
• raw pasta, beans, or rice
• glue
• construction paper scraps
• craft punches or stickers
• plastic streamer tape

Directions:

1. Cover plastic bottle in glue and wrap in the tissue paper color of choice.
2. Glue on  shapes punched from colorful construction paper. Or use stickers.
3. Put some raw pasta, beans, or rice into the bottle. Screw on the cap.
4. Tie a length of colorful plastic streamer tape around the top. Tear the ends.
5. Shake your shaker.

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Christmas Streamers Craft

 

These cute and easy Christmas streamers are perfect for dancing to bring in the holiday season.

Materials:

• red and green streamers
• tape
• string or pipe cleaner
• jingle bells
• Popsicle sticks or tongue depressors

Directions:

1. Cut 2 streamers each of green and red about 24 inches(60 cm) long.
2. Tape the ends of the streamers together like the end of a shoe lace.
3. Thread the jingle bell on a piece of string or pipe cleaner. Tape to the Popsicle stick.
4. Tape the ends of the streamers around the top of the Popsicle stick.
5. Dance to your favorite Christmas songs.

 Source: Learning 4 Kids

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Water Bottle Shaker Craft

Here's a colorful and quieter variation on the typical bead bottle shaker craft. Add water to make a water bottle shaker craft. It's more interesting to watch and most importantly, easier on parents ears.


Materials:

• plastic water bottle with cap
• water
• beads
• markers

Directions:

1. Wash and dry the bottles.
2. Decorate the outside with markers. Draw trees, flowers, fruit, rainbows, whatever you like.
3. Fill bottle about 1/3 the way with water.
4. Add some beads.
5. Screw on the cap.
6. Shake and watch the beads splash and dance around.









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Native American Rattle Craft

This is a great-looking Native American (suspension) rattle craft you can make from a "y" shaped stick. This is fun for learning about other cultures or music. There's also a great video below. Te tutorial starts about half-way.

Materials:

• "Y" shaped stick
• yarn
• scissors
• tape
• craft feathers
• rattle objects: beads, washers, shells with a hole, etc.

Directions:

1. Wind the "Y" shaped stick entirely in yarn and tie off. Tie a few feathers to the ends.
2. String some yarn between the "Y". Thread on rattle materials like washers and beads. Tie the other end.
3. Make native American inspired music with your rattle.

Source: Enchanted Learning

 

 

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Paper Plate Tambourine/Shaker Music Craft

 

This is a fun and easy tambourine/shaker craft made from paper plates. It's similar to the Valentine's Day Shaker craft I posted before.

Materials:

• 2 paper plates
• crayons, markers
• tissue paper squares
• dry beans or popcorn
• glue
• hole punch
• yarn
• tape

Directions:

1. Use crayons or glue on scrap pieces of paper to decorate 2 paper plates.
2. Stack the paper plates and punch holes about every 1.5 to 2 inches all the way around both rims.
3. Put one paper plate face up and put some dry beans or popcorn.
4. Pipe glue all the way around the edge and sandwich the other paper plate on to so the holes line up. Allow to dry.(optional)
5. Cut a piece of yarn about 3 feet long. Wrap one end with a little scotch tape to make threading easier.
6. Thread the yarn through one set of holes and around the other side to the next set and so on all the way around the rim. Pull taunt, tie a knot around the end, and cut off the excess.
7. Shake your tambourine/shaker.

source: Crafts with Kids

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Tambourine Paper Plate Music Craft

This is a simple tambourine music craft you can make from a paper plate. It's a great addition to your kids grown collection of musical instrument crafts.

Materials:

• paper plate
• crayons or markers
• hole punch
• jingle bells
• yarn or string

Directions:

1. Let kids decorate the back of the paper plate however they like.
2. Punch holes around the rim.
3. Cut short lengths of string about 3 inches long. Thread onto the jingle bells and tie through the holes in the paper plate.
4. Beat your tambourine.

 Source: All Kids Network

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