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Illustration of how to make a homemade toy drum. Tutorial on making a drum from waste iron cans.

Illustration of how to make a homemade toy drum. Tutorial on making a drum from waste iron cans.

If you have unwanted iron cans at home, such as milk powder cans, don’t throw them away. You can use them to make fun toy drums! Just stick them with tape and it’s done. It’s a simple waste recycling DIY. Children, come and follow. Make one~

Materials and tools: tin cans, colored tape, disposable chopsticks, scissors, etc.

Illustration of how to make a homemade toy drum. Tutorial on making a drum from waste iron cans.

First remove all labels on the tin can, and then seal the opening with tape. The tighter the better, the drum sound will be more realistic.

Illustration of how to make a homemade toy drum. Tutorial on making a drum from waste iron cans.

Then take out the colored tape. First cover the surface of the tin can with blue and yellow tape, and then stick a circle of black tape on the top and bottom.

Illustration of how to make a homemade toy drum. Tutorial on making a drum from waste iron cans.

Cut triangles out of the blue and yellow tape and attach them to the drum body to create decorative patterns.

Illustration of how to make a homemade toy drum. Tutorial on making a drum from waste iron cans.

Then take out two chopsticks and wrap them together with black tape, and then stick the decoration with blue and yellow tape.

Illustration of how to make a homemade toy drum. Tutorial on making a drum from waste iron cans.

If there are many tin cans, you can make several more of different sizes, and the drum sounds will be different.

Illustration of how to make a homemade toy drum. Tutorial on making a drum from waste iron cans.

Okay, the toy drums and drumsticks are made, let’s play with them~