| Do you have a child who wants to make his or | | | | rubber bands around the shoebox. |
| her own guitar? You can build a guitar for | | | | |
| the kids to play with on a rainy day with | | | | You want to place them around the smaller |
| just a few simple materials. | | | | width of the box. You should place them all |
| | | | the same width away from each other. |
| Kids truly love playing with these, and they | | | | |
| enjoy decorating the boxes just as much. | | | | To allow the kids to further build a guitar |
| These are a great idea if you take care of a | | | | that they will love, you can let them glue on |
| lot of children, or babysit because the kids | | | | sparkly accessories, a length of string so |
| will stay occupied. | | | | they can place the guitar around their neck, |
| | | | or any kind of other decorations they want. |
| Just throw some newspaper on the table and | | | | |
| let them be creative with the paint, markers | | | | A great idea if you have more than one kid is |
| and glue. Here's what you need: | | | | to make them some other instruments, like |
| | | | homemade maracas, or drums. They will love |
| Â- A shoe box | | | | having a band, or just playing one |
| | | | instrument, and you will love the fact that |
| Â- Seven or Eight Rubber bands | | | | they're occupied! |
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| Â- Some Paint | | | | If you don't like this method, you can get |
| | | | more options at |
| Â- Markers | | | | |
| | | | You don't have to be a great guitar player to |
| First, take the top from the shoe box, and | | | | enjoy all the fun of playing. Sometimes you |
| allow the kids to paint the box in whatever | | | | just need to go with it and have a good time |
| colors they want. After you let the shoebox | | | | no matter what you sound like. |
| dry, you will build a guitar by placing the | | | | |