Learn How to Make Your Own Music Shaker Instrument with Maria.
Play some lively music when you are finished and shake to the beat!
Shaking your instrument will give you some good exercise too!
For a music-related drawing project, click here.
Music Shaker
Music Plays an Important Part in our Lives.
Supply List:
- Empty water bottle
- Dry ingredients: rice, sugar, or dried beans
- Decorative stickers
Directions for Caregivers:
Make your instruments together and find some favorite music to play along with. Click here for a quiz about music from the 1950s.
Make as described in the video and assist as needed. Try to make bottles all a bit different; people might like to play with the music shaker they made themselves. Put some upbeat music on and play along.
Early and middle-stage memory care/dementia.
Make as described in the video, guide and assist as needed. Discuss and play some favorite music.
Late-stage memory care/dementia.
If making the shaker is too difficult, using it to shake to music can be the right activity here.
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Sandra Huskins says:
I wept this morning for the first time in six months since my mom moved here to be with me, the tools, activities, videos are enlightening and helped me
feel not so alone in this walk. Thank you, I am grateful
maria says:
We wish you well in your journey with your mom. I am so glad our activities are of benefit to you both, Maria.