One Girl Band

O's First Choice

Music Box Stash

Introducing the One Girl Band!

O's first choice of instrument is always the harmonica. So much so, that it floats around the house and lands wherever it was last played.

Over time we have added a new instrument as we come across an interesting new one (thank you, Yu Gardens!), both from China and Canada. We even picked up a couple of frog glockenspiels in Cambodia, whose backs are ridged and supposedly sound like frogs croaking. It would be great to add to the collection through travels; adding to the diversity of sound.

I am not particularly musical, but love instruments for their versatility and the fact that they are long-lasting toys that will always have a place on the shelf.

Music Box:

~wooden washboard

~xylophone (notes stamped into the metal...brilliant!)

~wooden train whistle

~symbols

~tambourine

~bells

~harmonica

~glockenspiel

~triangle 

~kazoo

~rainstick (a bit prickly)

EXPAND ON INSTRUMENTS

Make Your Own; A million potential instruments are lurking around the house. Fill containers with dried beans, rice or salt. Secure some elastics around a shoe box. Transform plastic Easter Eggs into maraca's http://www.danamadeit.com/2012/04/tutorial-easter-egg-maracas-for-cinco-de-mayo.html (...then continue checking out Dana Made It! WOW!) 
More make-your-own instruments at PreKinders http://prekinders.com/musical-instruments/

Music for Kids: Elizabeth Mitchell ranks high in our house. Putamayo Children's CD's features songs and lyrics from around the world. Oldies but goodies include :Sharon, Lois & Bram, Raffi and Free to Be You & Me.