Paper plate tambourine

These tambourines are great fun to make. Why not use them during your song time session – the children will love it.

You will need:

• Paper plates (large or small)
• A selection of coloured ribbons
• Dried pasta, beans or lentils
• Coloured pens or pencils
• Stickers
• A selection of paints
• A stapler or glue

How to make a tambourine:

1. Staple two paper plates together around the edges, leaving a gap to pour in the dried pasta, beans or lentils.
2. Allow the children to decorate and colour their tambourine however they want to. Giving them a range of resources like ribbons, pens, stickers or paint will mean that each child will have their own individual tambourine, and you will end up with a lovely range of different colourful creations.
3. When the tambourine has been decorated on both sides, pour in the pasta, beans or lentils until half-full and then finish stapling the edges together.
4. Now let the children shake away and make a wonderful noise.

For other paper plate crafts, check out the Animal masks and the Peacock

Last Updated 19 March 2012