I’ve seen lots of great ideas on Pinterest on ways to create music areas for outside … and I wanted to give it a shot. Here’s our SUPER SIMPLE Outdoor Music Play Area …
Like I said, SUPER SIMPLE. I hung a long piece of red plastic cording between two trees at a good height for my kids in an area the don’t run through. I chose the plastic cording because I didn’t want to worry about it getting wet, molding, or breaking. (However, the cording does stretch over time and I am finding that I am continually having to tighten it.) From there we added different items to hang from the cording … experimenting along the way with what works and sounds cool when it’s hit with sticks or wooden and plastic spoons. I love the fact that we can continue to add and replace different items as we choose. So far we have …
Making the strings of bells and washers was also a great fine-motor skill activity for my daughter who’s 3. She loved helping make them!
Check out some more great outdoor music ideas …
Laura Hutchison
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