Music at Home

Research shows numerous benefits for development in young children and music. Babies are stimulated in the womb by music and come out recognizing and being soothed by songs mom sung to them. Music initiates growth in mental pathways in the brain which leads to spatial reasoning skills. These skills are used in subjects like math.

You can take your child to a music class or give them lessons but here are some ideas that can start with items already found in the home.


Tambourines made with beans, hole punch and yarn. Decorate it and shake it up!!


Drums made from old formula cans and paper towel rolls stuffed with paper towels and taped over. He decided to decorate with Bob the Builder stickers.


Shakers made out of plastic containers and beans, cheerios, or rice. Kids can decorate shakers and glue shut.


Homemade guitar with shoebox, different size rubber bands, and paper towel roll. My son loves to pretend to rock out on this and believe it or not, it actually sounds kinda like a guitar. Different size rubber bands make different sounds.


Harmonica made with wax paper, rubber bands and a comb. Put up to lips with picks facing down and slide back and forth while blowing(Can you tell it's been played with?)

Family Fun Dance Night!! Start a night where the whole family gets silly and jams out to different tunes. My son personally loves rock n roll.