Learn Together

Playing instruments helps your child develop physical coordination and experience their environment using their senses! Making instruments out of everyday objects is a creative way to recycle while reducing our environmental footprint.

Materials

Cardboard banjo

  • Paper plate or small cardboard box
  • Rubber bands
  • Paper towel tube

Plastic wrap drum

  • Empty can or bowl
  • Plastic wrap or wax paper
  • Tape or rubber band

Make Together

The Grammy-nominated duo of Jason Rabinowitz and Jacob Stein make up The Pop Ups. Enjoy their Lincoln Center #ConcertsForKids performance of zany, fun-filled songs, including live drawing, music, and puppetry.

Join CMOM to create zany musical instruments to play along with The Pop Ups.

Cardboard banjo

  1. Find a paper plate or small cardboard box. If using a cardboard box, cut the top off so it only has 5 sides.
  2. Stretch 6 rubber bands around it. 
  3. Tape a paper towel tube to one end to make it into a banjo!
  4. Pluck the rubber band strings to make sounds!
  5. Try plucking them fast, slow, all together, and one at a time.
  6. Use this instrument to play along with The Pop Ups!

Plastic wrap drum

  1. Use an empty can or bowl to create a drum.
  2. Stretch plastic wrap or wax paper over the top.
  3. Use a rubber band or tape the wrap around the edge of the can or bowl to keep it tight.
  4. Gently hit your drum to make a beat. Try hitting your drum one hand at a time. Can you play it with a slow or fast beat?
  5. Now you are ready to jam along with The Pop Ups!

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