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 …
- a small bottle filled with rice
- a plastic container filled with hickory nuts
- different combinations of jingle bells and metal washers strung on the plastic cording
- metal mason lid rings
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 …
- Making Bells from Happy Whimsical Hearts
- A Music Wall from Pre-K and K Sharing
- A Banging Post from Let the Children Play
- Backyard Melody Maker & Wind Chimes from Share & Remember
- Tree Cans from Dilly Dali Art
What a simple idea! I love it!
I love the simplicity of your music play area, it just goes to show that setting up an area like this doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive
And thanks for sharing our bells x
Love this, and it is so simply & achievable for anyone, thanks so much for adding this the outdoor play link up & now I’m off to explore your blog! Kierna
such a fun idea to spruce up the outdoor play area! pinning it to my board. thanks for linking up to tip-toe thru tuesday!
What a fun idea! Thank you for sharing at Sharing Saturday!!
What a great idea! So neat! I’ve featured you today on my blog. Thanks for sharing.
Great post! I love how simple it is and that it allows for items to be replaced as needed or desired. Thanks for the inspiration!
What a lovely simple idea! I think I will have to start collecting things we could hang outside to bash… er… I mean … make music with!