Noisy playkit
While there might be times when life with a little one feels noisy enough, making music and exploring sounds together can be fun and is great for your little one’s development. This month we’ve put together some things to use for some sound making fun!
If you want to know more about how music and sounds helps your child learn, scroll down to the bottom to find links to our articles.
Containers to make shakers
- Plastic bottles with lids
- Kitchen roll tubes
- Tubs with lids
Items to go inside a shaker
- Small stones or gravel
- Beads
- Dried pasta
- Dried pulses
- Rice
If you have see through containers, making shakers with objects that make almost no noise can help your child think about how the sound is made.
- Small pompoms
- Pieces of paper
If you make shakers make sure lids are tightly sealed and taped and supervise your child closely.
Objects to hit or scrape
- Pans
- Baking trays
- Logs
- Stones
- Fences
- Soft items, cushions or blankets
- Cardboard box
Items to use as a beater
- Stick
- Wooden spoon
- Metal spoon
Other ways to make a noise
Gather some items that you can scrunch, wave or rip to make a noise
- Foil
- Different types of paper
- A stick or wooden spoon - tape strips of paper or foil to it and shake to make some noise
Our articles about music and sound
Does listening to classical music make your toddler more intelligent?
Music and memories - why is the link so strong?
Your tiny dancer and the magic of music