Paper Plates Tambourine

Good morning! Today I'll be showing you how to make an easy, fun and not too loud music instrument craft. I bet you have most of these materials at home already.
You will need:

• Two sturdy paper plates
• Scissors
• Glue (I used my hot glue gun because I couldn't find just regular white glue)
• Ribbon, the thinner the better
• A lighter to sear the ends of the ribbon
• A single hole punch
• Bells

After you've gathered all of your materials, glue two paper plates with the "hollow" sides facing each other. Wait for the glue to dry and flatten out one of the paper plates to make the hole punching easier. Make a few hole punches around the plates (I made seven). To make the tambourine unique, you can paint the paper plates or decorate with stickers.

Cut the amount of ribbons needed to match the holes you made in the plates, in this case, seven. Sear the edges of the ribbons with your lighter so they won't fray. If you'd rather not use a lighter around the kiddos, do this before hand or use a no-fray glue. Thread the ribbon through the bells and then through the holes in the plates. 

Here's the finished tambourine a bit bigger. 

Now, go on and make some fun tambourine music. Here are some videos to inspire you.