If you think that a baby drum will do nothing but give you a headache, you are mistaken. There are many benefits you can get from this craft. Even if you decided to do it on the instructions of a kindergarten teacher.
It is often suggested to make a do-it-yourself drum for kindergarten not in order to add worries to parents. Most likely, this is done for some kind of developmental activities or matinees, which in itself is a sacred thing.
Among other useful things, there is one piece of advice that is not entirely serious, more of a joke. But as you know, there is some truth in every joke. See how else you can use a homemade children's drum if you decide to make it yourself.
Look around and you will discover how many different types of used packaging, cans and other things can be turned into a beautifully knocking drum. Even if you don't have anything stocked for crafts, everything can be found in the house.
Yes, and there are benefits for your family and home in this activity (or you can find them, if you wish). If there is a desire, there will always be a reason...
Why make a drum
For example:
- Joint creativity, as we know, brings people together.
- It's a fun activity to make such a cool toy yourself.
- An excellent opportunity to develop a sense of rhythm and train movement coordination. Try to march yourself and beat the drum, maintaining the rhythm.
- A reason to invite the child not just to beat with drumsticks, but to try to reproduce a familiar song in rhythm.
- You can keep a child occupied at the dacha with the help of a homemade drum for a long time, which is also a plus.
- If you want to take revenge on your noisy neighbors in your city apartment, a drum and a child are just what you need (just kidding, but...).
Don’t forget to buy earplugs for yourself or a pair of headphones for each family member not participating in the retaliation campaign.
Who will like it?
The intellectual board game Field of Miracles will be of interest to people from five to one hundred years old, because everyone will be able to discover something new. Simple mechanics do not require much time to familiarize yourself and allow you to start the “battle of wits” right away. You can play in a friendly company or with your family. The rounds do not last long, so the entertainment is suitable even for a weekday evening.
The game will appeal to those who watched TV shows with their parents as children and will be a reason to indulge in nostalgia. For people who watch this program every Friday night, it will be nice to experience an atmosphere of intelligent entertainment without having to appear in front of a camera and millions of viewers.
The intellectual game will be of interest to people from five to one hundred years old
The simplest DIY drums
The most unexpected objects can become the basis for a children's drum. A coffee tin, a plastic mayonnaise bucket, a cookie box (the round ones are also tin). It’s worth looking around your household and choosing what you’ll use to build this rattling thing.
And keep in mind that if it is very loud, it will drive you crazy. So decide - for a performance at a matinee, you can use a louder voice if it’s a matter of minutes. But if you are going to give a drum to your child for daily games, spare your nerves.
What is better: lessons at a music school or courses?
You can play a musical instrument not only in a music school, but also in courses.
Each form of training has its own advantages and disadvantages. A child and an adult have their own needs and learn differently. Music school is more suitable for children. It helps develop discipline and responsibility in the child. In addition, children learn faster when communicating with peers, they compete, and competition often helps to move on and develop. Music school is good because students have the opportunity to perform, thereby suppressing uncertainty and embarrassment from childhood. But the most important advantage of this institution is the study of compulsory general disciplines. A good musician must know solfeggio, music theory, literature, and a general piano course. This helps develop an ear for music. And knowledge of theory is necessary when playing any instrument.
But an adult will be more comfortable studying with a private teacher. Especially if there is a specially designated “playing” room with a home environment. It is possible to choose your own lesson time, and in the absence of competition, it is easier for an adult to learn. However, you will have to study the general compulsory disciplines on your own.
Coffee tin
This DIY drum is the simplest craft of all that we will now offer you. A coffee tin with a plastic lid is all you need. To prevent the lid from slipping off every now and then, secure it with film and, to be sure, place it on glue.
The holes in the lid, which will be the striking surface, do not need to be perforated, that is, there is no need to make holes in it. The sound will be dull, but it will be there. And our drum will not break through.
Do an experiment and see what sound the sticks produce. You can use Chinese sushi sticks by wrapping cotton balls around them (tightly). Well, you’ll also have to take care of the string with which your proud drummer will hang the new toy around his neck.
Although for the baby’s delicate neck it is better to take a wide ribbon or a gauze mother’s scarf. Here you will have to be creative: attract dad and tools or tie a tricky wrapping knot around the can.
But this must be done in such a way that the tape does not tear off the lid, which is not very firmly seated. Otherwise there will be no tears.
Rules and course of the game
The rules of the board game Field of Miracles provide two options for battles to test your wits. The first involves two players or two teams, the second version requires a leader. Who will display letters and words depends on the chosen variation.
Two players (2 teams)
The teams sit opposite each other. The number of participants is not limited and does not have to be equal for both groups.
The teams make up a word for their opponent. All terms must be selected from the list provided in the rule book. You need to insert white leaves into the empty fields. The number of letters in words for each command must be equal. When choosing, remember the knowledge of your opponents. If adults are playing against children, choose words that are not too difficult.
Cool drum made from a plastic bucket with a lid
A very simple and most successful drum made from a plastic bucket with a lid. (It’s better not to come up with revenge on your neighbors (again a joke...). It can be painted or decorated as your imagination dictates. You need to take a bucket of the same size or make several drums of different sizes to get a whole drum set. Their lids hold firmly and take care that that it won’t have to fly off.
We make sticks from scrap materials; pencils, felt-tip pens, and a design like the one in the photo will do. Even my mother’s silicone brushes for greasing the frying pan will give an interesting sound. Let your child try out whatever sound he wants. Don't nip your future celebrity's fantasies in the bud.
Hanging such a drum-bucket around your neck is not just simple, but very simple. Therefore, this homemade drum is number one in the range of DIY drums in terms of ease of execution, sound volume and time required.
Step-by-step photos of a DIY drum from a jar
Not the easiest way to make a drum with your own hands for kindergarten. But if you can find a film that is thick enough for the striking face, or a film that can withstand the tightest possible tension, your drum will be a winner in drum crafts.
DIY souvenir drum
A paper drum is perfect for decorating the premises of kindergarten groups for New Year's parties. People are often asked to do something New Year's Eve for New Year's decorations with their own hands.
What do parents do most often? That's right, Christmas tree compositions with pine cones. Your decorative drum will stand out against the general background of New Year's crafts and teachers will be sincerely grateful to you. Original jewelry is always in short supply.
Drum made of paper, cotton swabs and gift paper with printed or music notes
Such a paper drum will require rolls of tape, or cardboard cartridges of paper towels. The size of the drum depends on the size of the cardboard cartridge. Twine, wire, beads, and even leftover thread from knitting will come in handy.
You can make a very small paper drum and place it in the paws of a teddy bear or doll. Place under the Christmas tree or hang on branches as Christmas decorations. Can be used in garlands or as an element of a winter composition to decorate a room.
A DIY drum for kindergarten can be either real, performing its musical functions, or symbolic. Listen to the request of the teachers and clarify for what purpose they are asking you to make a drum with your own hands.
Where will it be used and what quality should it be. We have offered you options. Go ahead and be sure to involve children in creativity. They remember such moments for the rest of their lives, unlike watching regular cartoons together.
Installation of a garden shredder
Assemble the device as follows:
Before you start building a wood chipper, you need to make a drawing of the device.
Cut knives from car springs. This task is quite complicated, so it is better to turn to a professional turner. The size and shape of the knives are selected depending on the length of the electric planer drum that you will use. For example, for a shaft 17 cm long, four knives are sufficient (2 elements in each of two opposite clamps).
Weld a frame from the corner. The dimensions of the frame depend on the dimensions of the engine.
Install the motor on the edge of the bed, and the drum with knives approximately in the middle. Secure the engine firmly with nuts and bolts. The drum should be mounted on the frame using bearings through bushings. Install the frame itself with the shaft on the frame so that it is possible to move the drum slightly longitudinally to adjust the belt tension.
The drum and motor shaft must be positioned strictly parallel. The distance between them is determined by the length of the belt.
Place pulleys on the motor shaft and drum pin (the smaller one on the drum, the larger one on the motor). They must be located strictly on the same line, otherwise the belt will fly off.
The casing itself, in addition to protecting against injury, serves as a neck where branches are fed for chopping.
Install the starter, chip tank and protective cover on the machine, after which you can start working.
You can install a circular saw on the free end of the drum shaft, then you will have a universal woodworking machine.
You can learn more about how to make a branch chopper at home from the video.
