Natural maracas
Natural maracas help develop children’s ability to use rhythmic instruments and begin to produce rhythm independently, while coordinating. The recommended age is 18 months and up.
They can be created comfortably at home, take some jars, bottles and put some legumes or colored rice inside!
To build natural maracas check out this tutorial:
Montessori rattles (from 4 months upwards)
They offer the child many useful activities for its growth and development of the senses. In addition, with a simple montessori rattle, children can have a first meaningful approach to music and begin to discover it.
In particular, Montessori rattles are able to develop:
- The hearing: hearing the sounds coming from the rattle
- Manipulation: the child, shaking the rattle, can exercise the movement of the wrist and fingers
- Movement coordination: the child shakes the rattle with his hands
- Intellect and comprehension: the child will discover where sounds come from and how the force of its movement will change the intensity of the sound emitted
- Intellect and understanding: the child shakes the rattle with his hands
To build a rattle watch the tutorial
