How to Make a Kazoo With a Tube

By using some common household items and recyclables, you can make your own kazoo.

A kazoo's tube has a hole covered by wax paper. When someone hums into the tube, the humming vibrates the wax paper to create a distinctive buzzing noise. Though kazoos are generally inexpensive, you can make your own cheap (even free) but functional kazoo by repurposing a few household recyclables, specifically a cardboard tube and wax paper, to mimic the iconic buzzing noise.

Things You'll Need

• Wax paper
• Cardboard tube
• Rubber band

Instructions

1. Place the wax paper over one end of the cardboard tube to cover the opening.

2. Wrap the edges of the wax paper around the side of the tube.

3. Secure the wax paper to the cardboard tube by wrapping a rubber band around the covered edge of the tube.

4. Hum into open end of the cardboard tube to produce a kazoo sound.

References

• "Cardboard Tube Kazoo"; www.makingfriends.com; 2010