Family Band

Well, not a day passes in the Rowe household without one of Madeleine's creative ideas coming to life.  Today, she has formed a new family band: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.  True to its name, the band is made up of instruments created with recycled materials, to be played by members of the Rowe household.


Behold, the mini-trumpet:

Made from a toilet paper tube and an empty Icebreakers container, this trumpet is sure to produce a unique sound!


Next up is Ethan's guitar:

This one is made of construction paper and string, and the bottle cap serves an important purpose.

MADELEINE: Oh, that's the chip!
ME: You mean the pick?


Madeleine's own instruments are finger cymbals:

I don't even know what old game pieces or tokens Madeleine used, but whatever they are, they are now serving their purpose, along with painters tape, in percussive form.


Auntie Shannon got a clarinet:

This one is made out of TWO kinds of tubes: a paper towel role AND a toilet paper tube, plus an empty water bottle.  Not sure what function the piece of paper serves, but it is obviously an important part of the contraption.


Finally, Julia gets this amazing microphone:

Why *not* sing into a water bottle?  The days of using a microphone to project one's voice are over.  What a cool effect it will produce when one sings INTO a closed bottle!


Oh, and how could I forget my own role??  I'm the conductor, and here is my super amazing conductor's baton:

Take a pen and a pencil, some painter's tape, and a sticker from a piece of fruit, and you can't go wrong.



Want to hear Reduce, Reduce, Recycle in action??  Here they are, folks!:  (This is like the sixth video attempt or so, because everybody's instruments kept breaking or losing parts)




I don't know about you, but I think that went perfectly!