I'm going to show you how to make a Paper Xylophone by using any type of paper tube like foil tubes, cling wrap tubes, toilet paper tubes or paper towel tubes.
Step 1: Tools & Supplies
Cardboard tubes (paper towel rolls, toilet paper rolls, wrapping paper rolls) / Rubber bands / Yarn, ribbon, or embroidery floss
Step 1: Cut your tubes so that you have 5 different lengths
Step 2: Start with your two smallest tubes and use a rubber band to fasten them together.
Step 3: Put the rubber band around one tube, twist it (so it makes a figure 8) and put the other loop around the next tube. Hold them in place and put another rubber band around the two tubes the same way.
Step 4: Then, add the next biggest tube using the same method with the rubber bands. Keep going until you’ve added all of your tubes.
Step 5: Next, use your yarn, ribbon, or embroidery floss to weave in and out of your xylophone tubes for decoration.
Hi Joanna,
ReplyDeleteI love how amazing your xylophone looks - you are showing some incredible engineering skills here with your building.
How did it sound when you tapped on the tubes?
Nanogirl
It did sound okay, not like the real xylophone for sure but it was fun.
DeleteKia Ora Joanna
ReplyDeleteMy name is Renee and I’m from the Summer Learning Journey Team. Ka pai on this blog post - did you enjoy making this xylophone?
The materials you have used to make your xylophone look really cool, the multi-coloured yarn against the brown card looks very elegant. How does your xylophone sound? You could think about recording yourself playing your xylophone and uploading this to your blog using Screencastify, that would be really awesome to see.
I also appreciate that you have included instructions on how you made your xylophone in your post in case other readers would like to try this at home, that is really thoughtful!
Ngā mihi nui and keep up the excellent mahi - I can’t wait to see your other posts over the summer.
Renee (SLJ)
Thank you for taking the time to leave me a positive comment.
ReplyDeleteKia ora Joanna, I agree with Renee, including the instructions is very helpful.
ReplyDeleteDo you have a picture of the xylophone you created you can also share in your post? No need to create a new post just edit this post and insert your image and update.
How does it compare with the example you shared?
ngā mihi nui,
Mrs Grant