Wind Instruments Basket

What you'll need

• A wooden recorder or tin whistle
• A small harmonica
• A kazoo (or a comb wrapped in wax paper for a homemade one)
• 5-6 drinking straws cut to different lengths for a homemade panpipe
• Strong tape

How to make it

1. 1

   Line up the cut straws side by side from longest to shortest and tape them together to make a panpipe.

2. 2

   Show your child how to blow gently across the top of the straws, not into them.

3. 3

   Try the recorder next: cover no holes and blow softly to hear the highest note, then cover one hole at a time.

4. 4

   Hum into the kazoo — the vibration will surprise them.

5. 5

   Let your child pick a favorite and play a tiny concert while you clap.

6. 6

   Wipe each mouthpiece before returning it to the basket.