Kitchen Cabinet Band
Pots, spoons, and an unbearable amount of joy.
- Ages
- 12 mo–6 yrs
- Play
- 10–25 min
- Prep
- 2 min
- Mess
- barely any
- Energy
- wild
- Where
- on the floor
You’ll need
Things you probably have at home.
- pans, bowls or traysGet it on Amazon
- wooden spoons
Optional
- a bottle to fill as a shaker
- rice or beans for the shakerGet it on Amazon
How to play
Before you start: Lay out an upturned pan, a baking sheet and a bowl. Hand over a wooden spoon.
Let them hit everything once and hear how each one sounds different.
Tap a simple rhythm and ask them to copy it.
Go loud, then whisper-quiet, then loud again on your signal.
Make a shaker: half-fill a bottle with rice and screw the lid on tight.
Play a song you both know and drum along to it.
What it helps with
Keep it safe
- Screw the shaker lid on tight and tape it if the rice is small enough to swallow.
Make it different next time
- Fill three bottles with different amounts of rice and compare the sounds.
- March around the house as a parade.
Cleanup: Everything goes back in the cabinet — turn it into the last verse.
Three more like this
- Good for siblings
