Kids' Activities

Hey Kids, 

Have fun at home with this activity.

Shoe Box Harp

Materials:

  1. a shoe box (without a lid)
  2. 3 or 4 rubber bands of different thickness

What to do:

Stretch the rubber bands across the shoe box. Viola! Strum them or pluck them and listen for the different sounds! Try different size bands and different size boxes to see how the sounds change.

For more information, contact KLRU's Educational Services Department at e-mail: lschmid@klru.org or (512) 471-4811.

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