Janis Herbert: Leonardo da Vinci for Kids: His Life and Ideas, 21 Activities
Bill Martin Jr.: I Love Our Earth
Gail Gibbons: Recycle!: A Handbook for Kids
Andrea Alban Gosline: The Happiness Tree: Celebrating the Gifts of Trees We Treasure
Shel Silverstein: The Giving Tree
Lynne Cherry: The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest
Margaret Wise Brown: Home for a Bunny
Margaret Wise Brown: The Golden Egg Book
The Random House Book of Poetry for Children
Peter McCarty: Little Bunny on the Move
This pie pan tambourine at Cakies is another great musical instrument you can make at home. The addition of bells and artwork make these very unique too!
Art is Basic shares how kindergartners made these great paper mache maracas.
These homemade wood instruments will be a great activity for the whole family to be involved in and then even better, you can all make some fun music together. Find the directions at Hellobee. For more homemade instrument tutorials click here.
Make a little noise or keep the beat to Christmas carols with this jingle bell noisemaker at Meri Cherry.
Untrendy Mom shares the DIY for these homemade instruments made from sticks wrapped with yarn and a few bells. Try this in red, white, and blue for 4th of July!
Kids will have lots of fun making and then playing with this homemade flip drum! The tutorial is at La Maison de Loulou.
bead snakes bead craft via Pasandolo Pipa animal windsocks plastic cup craft via 100% Heppie tin can drums recycled craft via Growing A Jeweled Rose
Toddler and preschoolers will have lots of fun dancing around while wearing these cute jingle bell ankle bracelets found at Two-daloo.
Martha Stewart Living (COR): Martha Stewart's Favorite Crafts for Kids: 175 Projects for Kids of All Ages to Create, Build, Design, Explore, and Share
Margaret Bloom: Making Peg Dolls and More: Toys That Spin, Fly and Bring Sweet Dreams (Crafts and Family Activities)
Jean Van't Hul: The Artful Parent: Simple Ways to Fill Your Family's Life with Art and Creativity--Includes over 60 Art Projects for Children Ages 1 to 8
Susan Schwake: Art Lab for Kids: 52 Creative Adventures in Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Paper, and Mixed Media-For Budding Artists of All Ages
Amie Plumley: Sewing School: 21 Sewing Projects Kids Will Love to Make
Marie Hablitzel: Draw Write Now, Book 1: On the Farm-Kids and Critters-Storybook Characters
Mona Brookes: Drawing with Children
Ed Emberley: Ed Emberley's Fingerprint Drawing Book
MaryAnn F. Kohl: Discovering Great Artists
Deanna F. Cook (editor): FamilyFun Crafts
Petra Berger: Feltcraft: Making Dolls, Gifts and Toys