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By Amanda Boyarshinov 2 Comments

Make a Bell Bush

There is something powerful about the sounds of children making music.  Make a Bell Bush and your kids will surely chime some music for you during their outside playtime!
I don’t remember where I first read about creating a natural playscape and using music, but I do remember from the first moment I read about it,  that I wanted to have a place for my children to make music outside.

Materials Needed to Make a Bell Bush

  • Bells
  • Ribbon
  • Scissors

How to Make a Bell Bush

  1. Cut several pieces of ribbon.
  2. Sting the ribbon through the bells
  3. Hang at kid-height on a low bush or tree branch.
For the price of a bag of bells and some yarn, we now have a bell bush, that my 5 year old has named “The Fairy Bush.”  We have had the Fairy Bush in our yard for almost a year now and I am surprised at how often it is rung!  My 22 month old is now a big fan and makes a point of shaking the branches and pulling the bells every morning.  Even our dog joins in the fun and shakes it.
Here is a quick mini-tour of this area if you wanted to see more!

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Filed Under: Gardening Tagged With: Amanda, Kids in the Garden, Natural Playscape, Tot School

About Amanda Boyarshinov

K - 12 masters reading teacher, author and mom to 3. Amanda is a National Board Certified teacher with oodles of experience in early childhood education.

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Comments

  1. April's Homemaking says

    September 30, 2011 at 3:26 pm

    I love your outdoor play space, the fairy tree is a wonderful idea! Thanks for stopping by my blog- to answer your question about the bread- I get it to brown evenly like that by brushing on an egg wash made from 1 beaten egg and a tablespoon or two of water. I use a silicone pastry brushes, they work great. I enjoyed reading your post- loved the "stage" as well 🙂 ~April

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  2. Erin says

    October 2, 2011 at 9:39 pm

    I love your outdoor music space!! I think my kids would love it too!

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