{"id":681,"date":"2022-02-08T15:05:53","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T15:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/?post_type=activity&#038;p=681"},"modified":"2026-03-10T16:48:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T16:48:50","slug":"making-sounds-at-home-workshop","status":"publish","type":"activity","link":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/activities\/making-sounds-at-home-workshop\/","title":{"rendered":"Making sounds at home workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"is-style-intro\">Learn how to make fun sounds and interesting noises by using a cardboard box of simple household items in this inclusive, sensory activity. Either join in or listen along!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This guide is part of our Sense Arts, Sport &amp; Wellbeing programme. This activity can be done at a time that suits you, either in your own space or in an educational setting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n  <div class=\"wp-block  box    is-style-textured-grey-tint-10\">    <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who is this for?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a workshop for people who are deafblind or have complex needs and can be enjoyed by anyone.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  <div class=\"wp-block  box    is-style-textured-primary-tint-10\">    <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why does this make a difference?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a sensory workshop that supports wellbeing and relaxation and helps people learn by engaging with nature and using their senses to connect with their surroundings, exploring touch and sound.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to take part<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the video below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignwide is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler is-style-primary wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Making Sounds at Home with Sense Arts\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KYaPJ9N5TyM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What happens in the video?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Grab a cardboard fruit and veg box, a wooden spoon, some pencils, an elastic band and a 2p coin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 2<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Lay your head on the box and listen to how it sounds when you\u2019re doing anything at all, for 10 seconds. Then, see how it sounds humming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 3<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Following along with the video, see how many unusual sounds you can make with the box by using the extra materials you gathered &#8211; how does it sound when you scribble on it with a pencil or spin a coin on it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This activity was created by the artist&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tompeel.co.uk\/\">Tom Pee<\/a>l<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn how to make fun sounds and interesting noises by using a cardboard box of simple household items in this inclusive, sensory activity. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","format":[62],"activity_cats":[70],"location":[151],"interest":[56,54],"class_list":["post-681","activity","type-activity","status-publish","hentry","activity_cats-arts","location-in-your-own-space","interest-music","interest-performance","format-recorded-video"],"acf":{"geolocation":null,"display_address":"","short_location_description":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/activity\/681","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/activity"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/activity"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/activity\/681\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=681"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"activity_cats","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/activity_cats?post=681"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=681"},{"taxonomy":"interest","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/interest?post=681"},{"taxonomy":"format","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/format?post=681"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}