You can make all kinds of musical instruments using things you may already have around the house.

Did you know that?

Sure.

You can make a guitar with a box and some rubber bands.

Or you can make a tambourine like this one.

Let me show you.

Here's what you will need.

A couple of paper plates, some dried beans or peas.

Oh, I'm using popcorn.

And that's not a bad sound, is it?

Crepe paper streamers or ribbon?

A stapler, some crayons.

And here's what you do.

First, you decorate the backs of two plates.

See, I've used different shapes, circles, triangles and squares.

But you can decorate yours any way you'd like.

Then you put the plates together and staple around the edge.

To start with, you only want a staple halfway around.

You may want an adult to help you with this one.

There.

Now, here is where you put the popcorn.

Oh, whatever you're using, Small pebbles will work just as well.

Now, we'll put in a few more staples.

You want to make sure your staples are close enough together so your beans or popcorn or whatever you're using won't fall out through the sides.

Now, I've left a slot here for the streamers.

I'll leave them in flat like this, then carefully staple the rest of the way around, making sure we get plenty of staples through the streamers.

To hold them in place.

There!

Okay.

My tambourine is finished.

Now, I can shake it.

What do you think?

Is this loud or soft?

That sounds pretty loud to me.

It's loud.

All right, so this must be soft.

Loud, soft.

And it's fun to put some music on and shake your tambourine.

[♪♪♪] Friends.

That was fun.

Try it yourself some time.