Feel content knowing you are entertaining your child, recycling and spending very little money! This easy drum is a great toy for little ones and a great project for bigger kids to help with!
Materials:
- Some sort of can/tin with a lid that you don’t mind
Jpeg getting rid of (peanut tin, kids’ snack tin)
- fabric scraps
- fabric tape optional…but fast and easy (Sold at Michael’s. The pink chevron print I used is Duct tape brand)
- thread
- sewing needle
- dry beans
- Scissors
Easy Steps:
- Put dry beans in container
- Cover sides of container with fabric tape, or glue on fabric if you don’t have the tape.
- Cut two circles about 2″ wider in diameter than the lid and bottom of container
Jpeg - Use thread to sew a simple stitch around the edge of each circle. Should be large stitches (.5″ to 1″). Knot and cut off extra thread separately on each piece. Don’t worry about it being perfectly neat, it’s more charming to be imperfect!
Jpeg - Place circles in position on each end and cut another piece of thread, probably about a yard or more in length, and weave it from the bottom to top, in a zig- zag pattern, through each stitch. I did find that it helped if I put a dot of hot glue under each fabric circle to hold them in place.
That’s it! So far it’s held up well for my one year old. She loves the noise the beans make when you shake it. I think I’m going to make a whole set. Also cute for stacking as little blocks.
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