How to Make a Kid's Horn Out of Paper
Children love to make noise and music and are often creative in finding ways to do this. You can easily make a toy horn out of common household materials. Your family can do this enjoyable craft project together. Each person can decorate his own paper horn and soon you will have a musical instrument that can fill those long hours during rainy afternoons. This is an excellent way to teach children about recycling products.
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Things You'll Need
- One sheet of paper per person (construction paper is ideal) at least 8 1/2 by 11 inches
- Waxed paper
- Rubber bands
- Pen
- Colored markers
Instructions
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Allow each person to decorate his sheet of paper using colored markers.
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Roll the paper loosely by beginning at the long side and continuing to the end until you have a tube shape, similar to the shape of an empty paper towel roll. Secure it with cellophane tape.
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Cut a small circle shape out of wax paper. It will need to be at least 4 inches in diameter.Cover one end of the paper tube with wax paper. Press the paper to the sides of the paper tube and attach a rubber band around it to secure the wax paper.
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Poke a sharpened pencil or an ink pen through the paper tube in five or six places to make finger holes on the paper horn.
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Blow, hum or sing into the paper horn to create beautiful music. Show the child how to place his fingers over the holes to create different sounds.
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- Photo Credit Birthday Baby with horn and balloons image by Photoeyes from Fotolia.com
