DIY drum for kindergarten: almost real

If you think that a baby drum will do nothing but give you a headache, you are mistaken. There are many benefits you can get from this craft. Even if you decided to do it on the instructions of a kindergarten teacher.

It is often suggested to make a do-it-yourself drum for kindergarten not in order to add worries to parents. Most likely, this is done for some kind of developmental activities or matinees, which in itself is a sacred thing.

Among other useful things, there is one piece of advice that is not entirely serious, more of a joke. But as you know, there is some truth in every joke. See how else you can use a homemade children's drum if you decide to make it yourself.

Look around and you will discover how many different types of used packaging, cans and other things can be turned into a beautifully knocking drum. Even if you don't have anything stocked for crafts, everything can be found in the house.

Yes, and there are benefits for your family and home in this activity (or you can find them, if you wish). If there is a desire, there will always be a reason...

Why make a drum

For example:

• Joint creativity, as we know, brings people together.
• It's a fun activity to make such a cool toy yourself.
• An excellent opportunity to develop a sense of rhythm and train movement coordination. Try to march yourself and beat the drum, maintaining the rhythm.
• A reason to invite the child not just to beat with drumsticks, but to try to reproduce a familiar song in rhythm.
• You can keep a child occupied at the dacha with the help of a homemade drum for a long time, which is also a plus.
• If you want to take revenge on your noisy neighbors in your city apartment, a drum and a child are just what you need (just kidding, but...).

Don’t forget to buy earplugs for yourself or a pair of headphones for each family member not participating in the retaliation campaign.

Reasons for creating crafts

This question probably worries all adults. Every parent wants to find out the reasons for such a pastime with their child. There can be several examples of reasons for such an activity:

• Getting closer to your child through joint activities.
• An exciting start to the evening for the whole family.
• Development of coordination of movements and sense of rhythm in the baby. After all, with a craft that was invented and created with your own hands, you can participate in an impromptu march.
• The baby may not easily hit the drum with sticks, but try to reproduce an interesting favorite melody from a children's song or cartoon.
• Drums played with hands can be an excellent way to keep your little ones busy for some time at their summer cottage.
• Finally, the drum can become a weapon of revenge against annoying neighbors who constantly do repairs on Sunday mornings.

It is worth considering that an act of retaliation for neighboring apartments can occur without disturbing the peace of adults. To do this, residents of an apartment with a newly minted drummer need to buy earplugs or a pair of headphones in order to muffle the noise in the room.

The simplest DIY drums

The most unexpected objects can become the basis for a children's drum. A coffee tin, a plastic mayonnaise bucket, a cookie box (the round ones are also tin). It’s worth looking around your household and choosing what you’ll use to build this rattling thing.

And keep in mind that if it is very loud, it will drive you crazy. So decide - for a performance at a matinee, you can use a louder voice if it’s a matter of minutes. But if you are going to give a drum to your child for daily games, spare your nerves.

Benefit or noise?

Many adults believe that a children's drum is of no use. It is simply a source of noise and accompanies the appearance of a headache. Nevertheless, the drum is very often entrusted to parents and their children in kindergarten to make. However, this does not happen for the additional workload of the baby and the parent on the weekend. Most often, a loud attribute is intended for performing at a matinee. And you can’t do without this.

Do not think that making this item is a waste of time. Who knows, maybe the child has acting skills, and already in kindergarten he will decide on his future profession. And such a craft will bring a lot of benefits, even if it is carried out at the request of a kindergarten teacher.

Coffee tin

This DIY drum is the simplest craft of all that we will now offer you. A coffee tin with a plastic lid is all you need. To prevent the lid from slipping off every now and then, secure it with film and, to be sure, place it on glue.

The holes in the lid, which will be the striking surface, do not need to be perforated, that is, there is no need to make holes in it. The sound will be dull, but it will be there. And our drum will not break through.

Do an experiment and see what sound the sticks produce. You can use Chinese sushi sticks by wrapping cotton balls around them (tightly). Well, you’ll also have to take care of the string with which your proud drummer will hang the new toy around his neck.

Although for the baby’s delicate neck it is better to take a wide ribbon or a gauze mother’s scarf. Here you will have to be creative: attract dad and tools or tie a tricky wrapping knot around the can.

But this must be done in such a way that the tape does not tear off the lid, which is not very firmly seated. Otherwise there will be no tears.

Required tools and materials

In this case, the basis of the child’s craft will be a simple round tin jar. Other materials needed include:

• hole punch for leather fabric;
• a small piece of brightly colored fabric (can be replaced with colored paper);
• leather flap;
• glue gun;
• leatherette laces;
• glue for fabric elements;
• cotton wool

And also in the process of work it will be impossible to do without wooden sticks.

Cool drum made from a plastic bucket with a lid

A very simple and most successful drum made from a plastic bucket with a lid. (It’s better not to come up with revenge on your neighbors (again a joke...). It can be painted or decorated as your imagination dictates. You need to take a bucket of the same size or make several drums of different sizes to get a whole drum set. Their lids hold firmly and take care that that it won’t have to fly off.

We make sticks from scrap materials; pencils, felt-tip pens, and a design like the one in the photo will do. Even my mother’s silicone brushes for greasing the frying pan will give an interesting sound. Let your child try out whatever sound he wants. Don't nip your future celebrity's fantasies in the bud.

Hanging such a drum-bucket around your neck is not just simple, but very simple. Therefore, this homemade drum is number one in the range of DIY drums in terms of ease of execution, sound volume and time required.

Making the tool step by step

First, you need to cut out a piece of suitable size from bright fabric and paste it over the jar. The fabric can be any. In its absence, the base is simply covered with colored paper, which is sold in any stationery store or supermarket.

A jar is placed on a piece of leather material and outlined. It is necessary to add 10 cm to the resulting diameter of the tool. Draw another circle.

Along the radius of the part, using a pencil, mark the areas where the holes will be located in the future. In any version of making a drum, make an indent of 1 cm from the edge with your own hands. Holes in the leather are made with a special hole punch.

A leatherette cord is threaded through the holes. It must subsequently be tightened tightly on one side of the jar. The same steps must be repeated when creating the bottom for making a drum with your own hands. The lace is also used for additional fixation of products diagonally. In this case, the element is threaded under the lacing, which is located at the top and bottom of the drum.

The final stage is making drum sticks by hand at home. To do this, a wooden stick is connected to a bead-knob. Glue a small cotton ball on top of the bead and wrap it with threads so that there are no empty spaces left. This is how a drumstick is made.

Step-by-step photos of a DIY drum from a jar

Not the easiest way to make a drum with your own hands for kindergarten. But if you can find a film that is thick enough for the striking face, or a film that can withstand the tightest possible tension, your drum will be a winner in drum crafts.

Instead of a total

It's so easy to create your own drums. Without a doubt, your little one will love this exciting activity. After all, a child can act as an apprentice at work. And creative activities with the whole family will not only contribute to the development of the child’s imagination, but will also have a beneficial effect on the child’s imagination and thinking. If a child strives to create things with his own hands, then this activity should be encouraged by adults, because spending time like this contributes to the development of children, strengthening various household skills, and simply brings joy.

DIY souvenir drum

A paper drum is perfect for decorating the premises of kindergarten groups for New Year's parties. People are often asked to do something New Year's Eve for New Year's decorations with their own hands.

What do parents do most often? That's right, Christmas tree compositions with pine cones. Your decorative drum will stand out against the general background of New Year's crafts and teachers will be sincerely grateful to you. Original jewelry is always in short supply.

Paper product

A decorative drum for a little musician can be created from plain paper or cardboard. To do this, you need to cut out two circles of the same diameter. Their size can be any. Then a strip of paper is cut out, which will become the connecting element for the top and bottom of the instrument.

The paper structure can be glued together with glue or connected with tape. You can decorate the craft using paints or pencils, paste it with various paper illustrations, stickers, cover it with bright satin fabric and sew funny pom-poms on the sides. Thus, a children's craft with their own hands will acquire its own individuality. This part of the work, undoubtedly, can be done by mother’s little assistant himself.

Almost any idea of ​​a little dreamer can and should be brought to life. And for this it is not at all necessary to go shopping and spend large sums. Do-it-yourself drums will not only look unusual and original, but will also not require much time to create.

Drum made of paper, cotton swabs and gift paper with printed or music notes

Such a paper drum will require rolls of tape, or cardboard cartridges of paper towels. The size of the drum depends on the size of the cardboard cartridge. Twine, wire, beads, and even leftover thread from knitting will come in handy.

You can make a very small paper drum and place it in the paws of a teddy bear or doll. Place under the Christmas tree or hang on branches as Christmas decorations. Can be used in garlands or as an element of a winter composition to decorate a room.

A DIY drum for kindergarten can be either real, performing its musical functions, or symbolic. Listen to the request of the teachers and clarify for what purpose they are asking you to make a drum with your own hands.

Where will it be used and what quality should it be. We have offered you options. Go ahead and be sure to involve children in creativity. They remember such moments for the rest of their lives, unlike watching regular cartoons together.

Ways of learning

There are many articles, books, and videos on the Internet that help you start playing. You can contact the appropriate teacher who will help you cope with this task much faster. The choice is yours.

On your own at home

It is possible to learn to play the drums on your own! This will take much more time and will be difficult at times, but with proper discipline everything will work out.

However, it is worth at least seeking advice from experienced teachers. In some educational institutions you can get a free consultation or take one lesson to clarify unclear points. After talking with the teacher, you will build a course of action for yourself and at least mentally understand which direction to move.

If you are determined to study at home, then most likely you already have some kind of access to a musical instrument. You need to get to know him, get used to the sound of each cymbal and barrel. During your first independent lessons, study the instrument thoroughly: the name of all the attributes, remember the sound of each element, try to reproduce some kind of rhythm.

Don't demand too much from yourself, just enjoy the process.

You need to start learning with theoretical knowledge, and only then move on to practical exercises. Find tutorials or learning channels on YouTube to learn about rhythms, patterns and notes.

Learn to work with a metronome - it is your true friend. With its help, you can measure how you beat the rhythm. Be sure to use it when training.

Online gaming programs

Install simulators as supporting tools. At the initial stage of getting acquainted with drums, they will help you learn anywhere. They are created solely in order to get used to the sound, reproduce some kind of etude, and restore the rhythm in the musical memory.

Common applications are “The Drums”, “Learn To Play Drums game”, “Virtual Drummer of the Month music games online contest” and others.

Virtual VST drums

You should not avoid the opportunity to tap the drums using the keyboard. This develops an ear for music and in the future, when composing your own works, you can use the program to find suitable rhythms.

Some options include: FXpansion BFD3, XLN Audio Addictive Drum, Ezdrummer 2 Toontrack and more.

Master classes

Don't avoid attending master classes. This option is suitable for both those who study independently and students of drum schools. Drums are becoming more popular, and if desired, everyone will find master classes at schools, where they will learn something new and useful.

If you go to a tutor, also try to go and see another point of view from the outside.

With a mentor in a music studio or a tutor

In order to start playing, you need to choose a teacher. It is best to look for a teacher in music schools so that he has experience in teaching and the necessary knowledge. He will be able to immediately track the correct posture, landing and playing technique. A beginner may hold the sticks incorrectly or strike the instrument incorrectly. If you don’t track mistakes at the beginning of your journey, it will be much more difficult to relearn in the future - muscle memory is difficult to correct.

The assimilation of knowledge through personal transfer of experience is more effective. The tutor will help assess the student’s level of proficiency and learning ability, immediately notice and correct mistakes. Try to take at least 2-3 lessons to master the basics.

Music school or courses

Consider school as an option or take a course. The environment affects the ability to develop faster. It's good to have friends and acquaintances with whom you will exchange results.

Individual courses are more suitable for adults than a music school. You can choose a comfortable time for studying, skip the already known moments, and focus on what you are doing poorly.

Assembly Tips

​Design development is carried out carefully, as well as assembly. The task is to treat each operation as responsibly as possible. The goal is to complete the assembly with high quality. This will avoid troubles when operating in extreme conditions. Therefore, there is no need to force the work, even if it is really necessary.

Steps to achieve high build quality:

• The work is done slowly and thoughtfully. A raw, unfinished unit cannot be used.
• Follow the drawing.
• Weld seams are treated with an anti-corrosion compound. Welding is done in carbon dioxide to obtain a high-quality seam.
• The electric drive control panel is placed as far away from rotating parts as possible.
• Electrical wiring is carefully insulated. The contacts are protected by additional insulation from moisture and dirt.

Negative results often arise due to hasty actions. The issue of moving cargo in a horizontal plane with its own device will be successfully resolved. To lift loads above the ground, the cable must be pulled over a strong support.

Barrel

The kick drum or bass drum can be open on one side, closed, or have a hole of varying diameters in the resonator head. Open barrels were popular in the 70s of the last century, now more and more musicians are installing resonant heads, but this, of course, is a strictly individual choice, depending on stylistic preferences and the desire to sound in general. Let's consider different options.

• A hole in the front head allows you to get the effect of reflected sound, which seems to “shoot” through this hole, the most commonly used option in modern conditions
• The hole in the resonant head with a diameter of more than 7" allows you to easily install microphones and dampers inside the kick drum, in this case the attack from the beater is clearly audible with minimal timbre coloration.
• Holes with a diameter of 4.5" or 5" (as well as two offset holes) allow you to easily control the beater, the resonance of the drum has greater power, the resonant head has a more significant effect on the tuning of the drum.
• The absence of holes in the heads ensures maximum bounce of the beater, and the sound of the drum is booming. The overall sound is determined by the resonant head.

The question of the openness of the kick drum is a question of the openness of the sound.

As for the “internal contents” of the barrel, let’s call it a “cushion” (various gaskets, muffling materials), you need to keep the following in mind.

• If the pad covers 1/5 of the drumhead, then you have a bright attack without sustain.
• If the pad covers 1/5 of the resonant head, then the attack becomes less noticeable, but bright overtones appear.
• If the pad covers 1/5 of the drum and resonant heads at the same time, then the volume of the drum sound is reduced, but as a result you have an emphasized attack, a collected aftersound and muffled overtones.
• If the cushion covers 1/4-1/3 of the drum head and 1/5 of the resonant head, then you get a hard and emphasized attack at low volume, the absence of overtones and a more concentrated aftersound.
• If the pad covers 1/4-1/3 of both heads, the sound is very concentrated, which is ideal for a microphone that is located close. Very bright attack, reduced volume, after-sound is almost unnoticeable without a microphone.

You can remove excess kick drum noise by loosening the screws of the impact head. And here you shouldn’t overdo it, so as not to lose the reflection of the sound.

The “plastic” sound of the kick drum is ensured by installing a single-layer drum head, which is adjusted as low as possible, then each screw is slightly relaxed.

To get a short, resonant burst of sound, use an EQ damper pressed against one head. Plastics can be damped with felt strips of various widths, placed under the plastic in the middle. You can also use stickers, pillows, blankets, towels, in a word, do not limit your imagination.

For better resonance, you can place the kick drum as high as possible above the floor.

Purpose of the device

When driving off-road, a driver may encounter an insurmountable obstacle. Then the car will have to be pulled out of the mud or sand with something. A winch is the ideal tool for this. Some vehicles have the device installed on the front bumper from the factory. Purchasing a ready-made winch can cost a lot of money, so it makes sense to make it yourself using improvised materials.

A factory or homemade winch with a manual drive (or with an electric drive from a starter) allows you to pull out a car without a tow. Experienced car enthusiasts prefer home-made devices that fully meet their needs. Factory winches often fail or cost a lot of money.

Game description

The board game Field of Miracles is considered educational. Even by observing the process from the outside, you can gain new knowledge and learn to reason. The words in the game are quite simple, because everyone from five years old can play in the Field of Miracles. Although the set does not contain complex terms, players will gain a lot of new knowledge and facts about things they already know.

Children will be able to explore the world in a playful way and expand their horizons, which is important for the development of intelligence. During the process, participants will not be able to name the first word that comes to mind: they need to think and analyze their answers. By reasoning, you can always come to the desired option.

The game is not complete without a leader. If you've dreamed of becoming the face of a popular TV show since childhood, it's time to try your hand at presenting questions and conducting dialogue with other players. This will help shy people to relax and learn to attract attention to their words.

The game uses a thousand hidden words, so each game will be unexpected and bring new knowledge. All of them are divided into forty-four themes, which participate in different mini-games of the Field of Miracles. From two to four people can participate in the entertainment at the same time, so it is suitable for an evening with the family when you don’t want to just watch TV.

The game uses a thousand hidden words

Using the Auto Clean function

Many washing machine manufacturers equip their equipment with an additional program—auto-drum cleaning.

In LGi washing machines of the Direct drive series, it is called “Drum cleaning”. Its task is to maintain cleanliness inside the SMA by removing small particles that do not dissolve in water (sand, fabric fibers, lint, etc.).

The 1.5 hour program cycle takes place in stages. First, the preliminary cleaning starts, then the main one (in this case, the water temperature is heated to 60 ° C). The third stage is double rinsing and spinning at maximum speed.

How to enable the cleaning function in an LG washing machine? To activate it, you must simultaneously press and hold two buttons for 3 seconds, which are marked with an asterisk on the control panel.

As soon as the corresponding inscription or symbols appear, you need to click on Start/Pause to start the cycle.

The manufacturer recommends using the additional mode at least once a month.

There is a similar function in Samsung branded equipment - “Eco Cleaning”.

The principle of its operation is the same as in LG washing machines. But the manufacturer has provided one interesting additional function - “Notification”. The appearance of a characteristic star icon indicates that the machine requires Eco cleaning. With such a convenient option from Samsung, it is impossible to miss the moment of cleaning.

Beko washing machines also have a self-cleaning program - Self Clean. It ensures hygienic processing of equipment at temperatures above 70 °C.

The principle of operation of auto-cleaning in any SMA is simple - it is a cycle of “idle” washing at high temperature and double rinsing in a large amount of water.

If the automatic machine is in a neglected state, then no amount of auto-cleaning, alas, will help it. This option will only be effective if it is used regularly.

Installation of a garden shredder

Assemble the device as follows:

Before you start building a wood chipper, you need to make a drawing of the device.

Cut knives from car springs. This task is quite complicated, so it is better to turn to a professional turner. The size and shape of the knives are selected depending on the length of the electric planer drum that you will use. For example, for a shaft 17 cm long, four knives are sufficient (2 elements in each of two opposite clamps).

Weld a frame from the corner. The dimensions of the frame depend on the dimensions of the engine.

Install the motor on the edge of the bed, and the drum with knives approximately in the middle. Secure the engine firmly with nuts and bolts. The drum should be mounted on the frame using bearings through bushings. Install the frame itself with the shaft on the frame so that it is possible to move the drum slightly longitudinally to adjust the belt tension.

The drum and motor shaft must be positioned strictly parallel. The distance between them is determined by the length of the belt.

Place pulleys on the motor shaft and drum pin (the smaller one on the drum, the larger one on the motor). They must be located strictly on the same line, otherwise the belt will fly off.

The casing itself, in addition to protecting against injury, serves as a neck where branches are fed for chopping.

Install the starter, chip tank and protective cover on the machine, after which you can start working.

You can install a circular saw on the free end of the drum shaft, then you will have a universal woodworking machine.

You can learn more about how to make a branch chopper at home from the video.

Similar games

• Activist is a verbal board game in which participants can compete in their rhetoric skills. Explain words for a while without pronouncing the words with the same root. The more accurate your description is, the more likely you are to get winning points. A fun team game will help you relax after a working day and diversify your leisure time.
• Crocodile is a board game for active participants. Not only can you explain the words: some cards will require you to draw, while others will even force you to get up from the couch and show what you have written. Trap cards will add surprise to pantomimes and make them funnier, since showing a boxer using another player's body is not at all easy.
• Friday is a verbal board game in which participants can build mutual understanding. Guess what role you got today. To do this, use questions with “yes” and “no” answer options. Become a real detective. Choose a strategy so as not to get lost in useless facts.
• Answer in Five Seconds - a board game for quick wits and speed of thinking. Recall words from a given category in a limited time. The task seems simple at first, but remembering three lakes in just five seconds turns out to be more difficult than you thought. Various tasks do not get boring with each new game.

Have a good game!

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drumeo

Drumeo is one of the leaders in online drum lessons, and their YouTube channel contains tons of education. You don't get everything you would as a Drumeo member, but don't let that stop you!

Just to give you an example of what you'll find, here's a video called "How to Play the Drums - Your Very First Drum Lesson." It will teach you some basics and you will actually play to the beat at the end.

Obviously this video is for those who have never played the drums before, and there are many other videos for beginners. But it goes beyond that. Lots of intermediate and advanced lessons on the channel. For example, you can use the video below to work on getting that hi-hat to open and close smoothly on your beats:

Jared Falk and Dave Atkinson teach many of the classes since they are the founders, but there are a ton of guest teachers as well. In fact, some of the instructors are featured below!

The only downside to Drumeo is that it tends to give you promotional information about Drumeo Edge in its videos. Obviously this is how the company makes money and I admit that the sales worked for me and I signed up. But you can easily ignore them and just enjoy the free content!

How to properly learn to drum at home - step-by-step instructions

It’s almost impossible to find step-by-step and brief instructions on the Internet. After all, training takes years. But there are a number of actions to start your journey with:

Get to know your musical instrument, you need to get used to its sound. The correct position of the torso, arms and legs is very important! It will take a lot of time for the body to remember how to hold the sticks, how to press the foot, what the position of the hands should be, what the posture should be. Every musician needs to know the theory. Familiarize yourself with the basics of rhythm, learn rhythmic patterns and durations. You need to download the metronome and familiarize yourself with it

It will help you accurately follow the rhythm, because it is difficult for a beginner to do this. You need to beat the rhythm with your hands first. Speed ​​is not important. The main thing is to maintain the rhythm, duration, follow the metronome, it is not necessary to beat on the drum. Transfer the action to the drums and cymbals. Next comes the hardest part. It is not so difficult to work with the legs separately, but connecting them to the work of the arms will not be easy. The main thing here is to calm down, concentrate, and make movements slowly. Sometimes certain moments need to be played hundreds of times in a row before the musician learns to reproduce them on a subconscious level. It is better to start learning with simple games. To keep your interest alive, play songs from your favorite artists. To learn quickly, just wanting is not enough; regularity and perseverance are the key to success!