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How to Make a PVC Pipe Xylophone Instrument
March 18, 2015
This week, we have been exploring the mathematics of music with a homemade PVC pipe xylophone! This was one of those projects that sort of evolved. The boys have been…
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Composing Music with Math Activity for Kids
July 15, 2014
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Duct Tape Practice Drum
February 11, 2014
Aidan has been dying to get started on drumming, and unfortunately drums (or lessons) aren't in the budget at the moment. However, I saw this idea on Journey into Unschooling…
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Make an Upcycled Xylophone Wind Chime
April 1, 2013
We have had a broken toddler toy xylophone at our house for several years. I've never thrown it away because it still worked, but it had some sharp broken plastic…
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Duct Tape Drums
November 3, 2012
Several months ago, I saw this idea for duct tape drums on Journey into Unschooling, and tucked it away for future use. This past week, we did a preschool unit…
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Musical Shakers - Three Ways!
June 26, 2012
We've been making musical shakers today! And we ended up attempting three different types of shakers... #1: Cardboard Tube Shakers First, we made cardboard tube shakers. We made four and…
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Preschool Math Game for Learning Larger Numbers
September 27, 2011
Gresham has a pretty good handle on the numbers 1-10 - as in, he can recognize them and write them and understands their value. However, I was realizing that he…
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Suzuki Violin for Kids
June 28, 2011
Gresham (age 4) has been playing violin since January I thought it might be fun to post some pictures of the boys and their violins! Both of the older boys…
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Make a Rainstick - Musical Instrument Craft
April 13, 2011
Making a rainstick is easy to do, and the results are totally worth it - with a tube this long, you get a really soothing rain sound. Ever since I…