Beaded Plate Drum

I got the idea for this beaded plate drum from this blogger.

First, I poked holes in two plates and tied ribbon with jewels attached to them. Then, I hot glued the plates together and inserted a plastic utensil for a handle. I hot glued and taped some more to make sure the drum was secure.

Our toddler figured out how to use this drum right away. They liked to look at and play with the jewels on it too.

I secured the jewels on the drum really well, even though our toddler (16 months) hasn't been putting things in their mouth lately. I wanted to be extra careful.

I kept an eye on her while she played with it too.