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August 10, 2023
Toddler Activity – Rubberbands Make Music

Toddler Activity – Rubberbands Make Music

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Make an instrument with rubberbands for toddlers and preschoolers to explore music and sound. Also great as part of a middle ages for kids.
Toddler Activity making music with Rubberbands. This is a great extension activity for toddlers with older siblings studying Medieval Times in homeschool Social Studies.


Toddler Activity – Rubberbands Make Music

Toddlers love discovering new things! They are curious and creative and filled with a great zest for learning. Today I wanted to share how my Toddler and I used rubberbands to make music.

For our toddler activity we made a Psaltery. A psaltery is a medieval musical instrument played by plucking the strings. A psaltery was played at banquets or for the royal court in a castle.  Did you learn something new?

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Now I know that doesn’t look like a likely candidate for a toddler activity, but we were studying Medieval Times in our homeschool social studies so it seemed like the perfect extension activity for my toddler.

Rubber bands are Fun

Toddler Time Tuesday Rubberbands are fun
As soon as I pulled out our bag of rubber bands Tinker Bell (29 months) grabbed for them. First she explored how they stretched. Then she did what most toddler girls would do – she put it on as jewelry.
Toddler Time Tuesday Rubberbands are Fun

Rubber bands are fun to play with! They make great bracelets under proper supervision! They are also wonderful for toddlers young curious minds to being exploring the world around them. A toddlers first science project if you will.

Rubber bands Make Music

Rubberbands make music medieval psaltery musical instrument homeschool

Once my toddler had thoroughly explore the rubber bands we stretched them to fit over shoes boxes and small plastic containers. By using different width and size of rubber bands they will each play a different note when plucked.

After demonstrating to my toddler how to pluck the rubber bands on our psaltery it was her turn to try. She thought it was great fun to play and even began to sing while she played.

Toddler Activity Ruberbands Make Music

This fun toddler activity took 2 minutes of prep and under $1 to make.

 

 

FREE Music Theory Worksheets and lapbook to teach kids about music
Kids love making music! Here are 40 super clever homemade musical instruments you can make at home. Make your own instrument and then use these diy music instruments to teach music to kids in the classroom or at home with engagin music activities. These music crafts for kids are perfect for toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grdae, 4th grade, and up! 
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Introduce kids to the world of music with these super cute music worksheets. These free music worksheets include activities for pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, and 6th grade students. The free fun music worksheets pdf include patterns, colors, musical order, musical instrument worksheets, musical note names, music sybols, musi I spy, musical notes on the staff, and some basic music theory for elementary age students.  Simply print the music theory worksheets and you are ready to play and learn!
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Music for Kids

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If you’ve tried Aqua Sand you know how much kids are amazed and fascinated by this amazing play materil - it goes into water as sand, but magic sand keeps its shape. Instead of spending money on this expensive novelty, turn it into a fun science activity where kids will learn and play! Let me show you how to make hydrophobic sand with our easy magic sand recipe! This waterproof sand is an EPIC kids activity for toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd graders, and up!
Here is a really fun, unique edible paint recipe that will become a favorite at your house. Not only is this marshmallow paint completely edible, but it has a great texture and sheen for your kids projects too. Whether you choose to use it as edible cookie paint or to paint a picture, this edible paint for kids is quick, easy, and FUN! Try this painting with marshmallows activity with toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first graders, and up!
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Do your kids love the Disney Frozen movies? This frozen slime is quick to whip up and will provide hours of fun playing! Use this disney frozen slime with figures of Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Sven, and Kristoff for an interactive frozen activity. Or use this winter slime for a fun winter activity with toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade and up!

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Beth Gorden

Beth Gorden is the creative multi-tasking creator of 123 Homeschool 4 Me. As a busy homeschooling mother of six, she strives to create hands-on learning activities and worksheets that kids will love to make learning FUN! With over 20 years educating children, she has created over 1 million pages of printables to help teach kids alphabet, math, science, English grammar, history, and so much more! Beth is also the creator of 2 additional sites with even more educational activities and FREE printables – www.kindergartenworksheetsandgames.com and www.preschoolplayandlearn.com. Beth studied at the University of Northwestern where she got a double major to make her effective at teaching children while making education FUN!

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