Pie Tin Cymbals

May 15, 2017May 15, 20171 Comment

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To add to our growing collection of rock band paraphernalia, we made our own cymbals today! Travis loved the big bang that these make.

Use chopsticks or kebab sticks as the handles, and duct tape securely to the back of two disposable pie tins. Bonus points for fancy duct tape.

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We decided to further embellish our cymbals with pom poms, which Travis enjoyed gluing on…

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However it wasn’t long before some enthusiastic cymbal-ing knocked all the pom poms right off. So perhaps stickers would be a better decoration next time.

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Either way, have some fun and make some noise!

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Finger Cymbals

April 2, 2017April 2, 2017Leave a comment

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We always love adding to our homemade instrument collection, so I thought this project looked cute. The instruments were branded as “cymbals” although honestly they seemed more like castanets to me! But whatever you call them, the project is cute and easy.

Save 4 bottle caps, and have your child paint them in any color. To keep fingers from getting too messy, clip the bottle cap to a clothespin for easy application – genius!

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We let the caps dry overnight, and then I cut two strips from cardboard to be the base. Fill each bottle cap very full (almost overflowing) with glue. Turn over and press onto the cardboard. Repeat with a second cap, so that when the cardboard is folded in half, the two caps will click together.

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