More Music in the Yard!

The warm temperatures have melted the snow! It seems so odd to be raking instead of shoveling during the middle of March! Our outdoor time has increased significantly and today- we spent a lot of time making music!

After the winter snow, we have a few things to touch up....

The top of our thunder drum needs a little sanding and a fresh coat of paint,

and our tire drum needs a new drum head....

And... we have all kinds of plans for some new additions too... stay tuned!

If you are looking for more details in regard to our outdoor music area,

you might want to check out these posts:

Making Music

Xylophones and Outdoor Music

Update to our Outdoor Music Area

Thunder Drum and a Touch of Color

IF you would like to hear some of the wonderful music we made today-

Visit our Facebook page! I posted a couple of videos there.

I shared this post here:

I'd love it if you'd link it up to my outdoor inspiration- music areas linky!

Do you have an outdoor music post?

Comments

Unknown said…

Amy, I just love the idea of having an outdoor music play area, and I see yours has gotten a lot more colourful since the last time I 'visited' it (I mean virtually, of course). I must have missed that post, will look back at the links now.
Thanks so much for sharing it at the Outdoor Play Party!

March 17, 2012 at 3:59 PM

What Would You Do With It? Wednesday #4, Cardboard Tubes (Toilet Paper, Paper Towel, etc)

Welcome to this week's edition of What Would You Do With It? Wednesday. This week's item(s) are paper tubes. You most often find them at the end of a roll of toilet paper or paper toweling. I'm having trouble hunting up the photos I was going to post for this, so when I find them, I will add them. We have made: rain sticks kaleidoscopes marble runs and we have also cut the tubes and made them into flowers or snowflakes like these. If you would like to visit and link to some of our previous What Would You Do With It Wednesdays, please click here.

Making Moon Mud!

We usually make our moon sand with cornstarch , sand, and baby oil. However a blog reader commented that when they make their moon sand- they use water instead of oil. So, of course, my first thought was- why make moon sand when you could make MOON MUD? And so you have it- our homemade moon mud! Basically, it ends up being a sandy- runny oobleck! It acts kind of like a solid- and kind of like a liquid..... Now, I'm sure I will get all kinds of questions on the exact recipe and proportions to make this stuff..... The truth is, we rarely measure. We just mix it up until it looks and feels about right! Today, we made ours with too much water. (It was an experiment.) So, we removed some off the top. After we were done playing in the mud- we let it sit. A little bit more of the water evaporated while we napped.... Then, this afternoon- It was perfect! Hard as a rock on the bottom, until you dig into grab it... Then....

Easter Egg Caterpillars!

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