Musical Instrument Demonstration

Many thanks to Deanne's neighbor who was kind enough to give us an up close demonstration of lots of woodwind instruments.  The kids were enraptured by his presentation. 

Which included a short description of each instrument and him letting us all hear what they each sounded like...

The kids were surprisingly good for the whole thing....

But excitedly headed back over to Truman's house afterward...

So they could make their own little instruments out of plastic Easter eggs filled with beans, rice, or lentils.  The adults used strips of packing tape to seal them together to prevent spillage. 

Then the kids painstakingly placed stickers all over them to make them fancy....

Then we played a game where the kids passed around one of the eggs while the music was playing and whoever was holding the egg when the music stopped got to be out and go get a treat.  It was great, since no one had to be sad about getting out, since there was a treat awaiting them. 

After the treat, they sat down and had a little indoor picnic with their lunches. 

Everyone had a wonderful time learning more about musical instruments and getting to spend the time with their preschool friends.  Thanks Deanne and Heather for making it happen!