Falling Monkey Drum

In the song, Even the Monkeys Fall Out of the Trees, some of the monkeys fall out of the trees and bonk their heads on the ground. They make loud noises when they hit the ground, but don't worry, they're okay and they climb back up into the trees. Your Falling Monkey Drum will help you make sounds just like that of monkeys when they fall out of the trees and hit the ground.

MATERIALS

  • Empty three-pound coffee can with plastic lid
  • Ribbon
  • Colored felt-tipped pens
  • Modeling clay
  • Two spoons
  • Colored construction paper
  • Scissors
  • Tape
  • Colored construction paper
  • Glue

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Wrap colorful construction paper around the can and secure it with tape.

2. Cut designs from different colored construction paper and glue onto the construction paper around the can to decorate your Falling Monkey Drum. You might want to use the felt-tipped pens to draw jungle animals on the can.

3. You also can use the ribbon to decorate your Falling Monkeys Drum. For example, you can wrap the ribbon around the top of the can.

4. Use the spoons to bang out different beats on your Falling Monkey Drum.

E-mail this report to a friend

Back to Free Special Reports page