Musical Craft Projects
Try these free music related craft projects and patterns. Use many creative techniques and supplies to make a variety of musical instrument crafts. Make your own drums, guitars, cymbals, and more.
About Making Music
Fun ideas to make your own instruments. Get enough people together and form your own band.
Fun ideas to make your own instruments. Get enough people together and form your own band.
Bottle Cap Rattles
Keri shares instructions for making a musical rattle using bottle caps and a few other supplies.
Keri shares instructions for making a musical rattle using bottle caps and a few other supplies.
CD Holder
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See a full color photo of this fun craft!
Finger Cymbals
From your About.com guide, these are made with jar lids!
From your About.com guide, these are made with jar lids!
Finger Cymbals Photo
See a picture of the Finger Cymbals craft made by Krystin in PA.
See a picture of the Finger Cymbals craft made by Krystin in PA.
Finger Cymbals Photo
See a picture of the Finger Cymbals craft made by Katrina in PA.
See a picture of the Finger Cymbals craft made by Katrina in PA.
Hand Bells
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See a full color photo of this fun craft!
Humming Flutes
From your About.com guide, made from a toilet paper roll.
From your About.com guide, made from a toilet paper roll.
Jar Lid Clickers
See a full color photo of this fun craft!
See a full color photo of this fun craft!
Jingle Bell Mitt
From your About.com guide, a very interesting musical instrument.
From your About.com guide, a very interesting musical instrument.
Kazoo
Use a rubber band to transform a cardboard toilet paper roll and tissue paper into a musical instrument - submitted by Barb in Iowa.
Use a rubber band to transform a cardboard toilet paper roll and tissue paper into a musical instrument - submitted by Barb in Iowa.
Musical Bottle
From your About.com guide - Make yourself a musical shaker using colored noodles and an empty bottle.
From your About.com guide - Make yourself a musical shaker using colored noodles and an empty bottle.
Musical Craft Books
To make great music, you do not need to be a professional musician. There are no lessons needed, or long hours of practice. Not only can you make music, you can make your own musical instruments! Check out these books which offer instructions for making your own musical instruments.
To make great music, you do not need to be a professional musician. There are no lessons needed, or long hours of practice. Not only can you make music, you can make your own musical instruments! Check out these books which offer instructions for making your own musical instruments.
Musical Notes 1 Beaded Safety Pin
Use this free pattern to make beaded safety pin jewelry.
Use this free pattern to make beaded safety pin jewelry.
Musical Notes 2 Beaded Safety Pin
Use this free pattern to make beaded safety pin jewelry.
Use this free pattern to make beaded safety pin jewelry.
Native American Drum
Make a pretend drum using items you probably have around the house.
Make a pretend drum using items you probably have around the house.
Noise Shaker
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See a full color photo of this fun craft!
Noise Shaker
From your About.com guide, make this mini noise maker using a film container.
From your About.com guide, make this mini noise maker using a film container.
Piano Beaded Safety Pin
Use this free pattern to make beaded safety pin jewelry.
Use this free pattern to make beaded safety pin jewelry.
Rattle Bottle
See a full color photo of this fun craft!
See a full color photo of this fun craft!
Rice-A-Raca
A&W shares Instructions for making a maraca out of a cardboard toilet tissue roll and rice.
A&W shares Instructions for making a maraca out of a cardboard toilet tissue roll and rice.
Shoe Box Guitar
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See a full color photo of this fun craft!
Tamborine
From your About.com guide, make this instrument using paper plates.
From your About.com guide, make this instrument using paper plates.
TP Drum Ornament
From your About.com Guide, you will not believe this charming ornament is simply made from a toilet tissue roll!
From your About.com Guide, you will not believe this charming ornament is simply made from a toilet tissue roll!
Trumpet Beaded Safety Pin
Use this free pattern to make beaded safety pin jewelry.
Use this free pattern to make beaded safety pin jewelry.
Xylophone Beaded Safety Pin
Use this free pattern to make beaded safety pin jewelry.
Use this free pattern to make beaded safety pin jewelry.
Xylophone Coloring Book Page
Print out and color this great picture!
Print out and color this great picture!
9 Easy to Make Musical Instruments
Children love music as much as they enjoy making things. Why not join these two creative forces and make one or all of these fun and easy musical instruments to encourage play and creativity.
Children love music as much as they enjoy making things. Why not join these two creative forces and make one or all of these fun and easy musical instruments to encourage play and creativity.
Beaded Maracas
Turn any party into a Fiesta with beaded maracas!
Turn any party into a Fiesta with beaded maracas!
Bonkos
Make these noise makers out of tin cans. A grown-up's help is definately needed!
Make these noise makers out of tin cans. A grown-up's help is definately needed!
Box Guitar
Make a guitar using an tissue box, rubber bands, scissors, a paper-towel roll, and a pencil.
Make a guitar using an tissue box, rubber bands, scissors, a paper-towel roll, and a pencil.
Coffee Can Drum
Ideas about how to decorate a coffee can to use as a drum.
Ideas about how to decorate a coffee can to use as a drum.
How to Make a Didgeridoo
A didgeridoo is a traditional Australian musical instrument. It’s usually made from a branch of the eucalyptus tree, but you can use these directions to make one using PVC pipe.
A didgeridoo is a traditional Australian musical instrument. It’s usually made from a branch of the eucalyptus tree, but you can use these directions to make one using PVC pipe.
Key Chime
Create a musical instrument using old keys.
Create a musical instrument using old keys.
Mudcat Music for Kids
There are some wonderfully creative ideas shared here. Do not miss this page!
There are some wonderfully creative ideas shared here. Do not miss this page!
Yankee-Doodle-Dandy Drum
Strike up the band and join the parade with this dandy drum.
Strike up the band and join the parade with this dandy drum.