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Art · The activity desk
Cardboard concert guitar
Make a pretend guitar and invent a rhythm.
Let's play →
A little plan for play
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A clean empty cardboard box, paper, and large child-appropriate crayons.
Age: 3–5 years; choose for the individual child.
Let's make it happen
- Draw a large guitar body and neck on a side of the box.
- Add drawn strings and decorate the instrument with your own marks.
- Pretend to strum the drawn strings while taking turns tapping a gentle rhythm on the box.
Adult removes staples, tape, and loose pieces, and stays beside the child; keep the box away from the face.