Sing-Along with the LMN's Theme Song

What can we use instead of paper plates or dried beans/rice if we don't have them?

Use a clean small plastic container with a secure lid or two sturdy disposable cups taped together to hold dried pasta, coins, or beads in place of the paper-plate shaker and substitute dried beans/rice with dried pasta, coins, or beads for different sounds.

My shaker is leaking or the rubber bands keep slipping off—how do I fix that?

If the shaker leaks, press the two plates together firmly and add extra tape all the way around the edge from step 3 (or staple with adult help), and if bands slip, make small notches in the paper towel roll or place a short strip of tape under each band to hold it in place.

How can I change the activity for younger or older kids?

For younger children, have an adult pre-seal the shaker and use larger fillers like pasta while the child counts to four and shakes, and for older kids add more rubber bands, experiment moving bands to change pitch in step 7, and arrange parts to rehearse the LMN theme together in steps 12–14.

How can we personalize or make the performance more interesting after we rehearse?

Try filling shakers with different materials for varied timbre, add extra rubber bands on the paper towel roll for harmony, decorate each instrument differently in step 4, and record or share your performance on DIY.org as in step 15.