Summer Fun Activities on a Budget | Homemade Bongo, Shaker and Guiro All in One!

This three-in-one instrument is colorful, fun and easy to make! I found this clever and inexpensive idea HERE.

 Items You’ll Need:

• Balloons
• Empty Clean Tin Cans
• Rice/ Beans or Lentils
• Elastic Bands
• Drumsticks or Chop Sticks
•  Scissors

Place a handful of rice, lentils or beans into the clean tin can. Make sure the edges are smooth so you wont have any accidents.

Cut off the end of the balloons with scissors. Stretch the balloon over the end of the open sided tin can. You might need to help with this step 😉

Use the elastic band to secure the balloon to the tin can.

Viola! A fun three-in-one musical instrument that is home made! Your kiddos can play it by rubbing a stick along the notched sides to produce a ratchet-like sound, shake it, or use sticks to beat on it like a drum!

Happy music making!

This post is part our Summer Fun Activities on a Budget for Kids series. See more of these fun ideas and posts here.

About Karrie

Food is my love language. But so is saving money. So I like to combine the two a lot and make thrifty make ahead and freeze meals to save time. Because life is busy, and freezer meals can come to the rescue for all of us. And yes, they actually CAN taste good. Read more...