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Super Easy Scout Drum

July 20, 2016July 19, 2016 by Kelly Dedeaux

Summer is a great time for camping – whether with family or an annual scout camp. As part of this month’s Craft Lightning, the theme is SCOUT CRAFTS – and remember, they need to be fast! Well, this super easy Scout Drum is definitely fast – you can put several together in hardly any time at all. The best part? You can use just a few random supplies, then you’ve got a bunch of different sounding drums – so go start up the band!

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Okay, this may seem like a cheater craft because it’s seriously THAT easy. But when you’re at scout camp (or camping with family, whichever) and don’t have tons of fancy supplies, you get creative and work with what you have!

Table of Contents

Supplies

Cups or cans
Sandwich or Gallon baggies
Tape (preferably strong like duck tape)
Scissors (I use these for easily cutting duck tape)

Directions

Remove the zipper side of the baggies.
Use tape to SECURELY flatten the baggie material over the opening. You can just do a single strip of tape in a line, or wind it down for some decoration.
You can cut it into a circle, then use only 1 layer if you want. Try with different widths and sizes of cups/cans for different sounds!

That’s it! See, I told you it was about as easy as can be, right? My kids are really enjoying the slightly different sounds each drum makes. Guess it works for learning as well as fun!

Check out more Scout Crafts at this month’s Craft Lightning!

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