Rainy day? Start a band!

Looking for something to do with the kids on a rainy afternoon? Try a musical interlude with this kazoo you can make out of stuff you can find at home!

What you will need:
cardboard paper towel or TP tubes
waxed paper
rubber bands
markers
scissors

Step 1:
Have the kids decorate the tubes with markers. Remember, you'll be covering one end and cutting into the tubes.

Step 2:
Wrap a piece of waxed paper over one end of the tube. and secure it with a rubber band.

Step 3:
Carefully cut two parallel holes lengthwise in the tubes. They should be positioned as if on a flute, but mostly equal distance from each other and the ends.

That's it! Now they (and you!) can play their favorite songs on homemade kazoos by humming into the open end. You can experiment with different lengths, diameters, thicknesses and hole placements to see what kinds of sounds can be made!

A Product We Love: Zoo Sticks

Using chopsticks isn't natural. Ask any toddler. Have no fear, help is here in the form of Zoo Sticks by Hog Wild. Zoo Sticks are a brightly colored pair of molded-plastic chopsticks connected at the top. Capped with a whimsical animal shape - rhinoceros, giraffe, lion, monkey - Zoo Sticks work like tiny tongs. Children think they are fun. We love them because they are the easiest chopsticks we've ever used and they are dishwasher safe.


Having a party? Make it an animal theme and bring out the Zoo Sticks.