Peacemakers Kit:

Contents:

Three drums: 8", 10", 12" (inside each other) Instructions:

Packaging Tapes

Modelling clay, paint & brushes, boondoggle, handfull of plastic beads: Instructions.

Education Materials. Ten Transformers, Medicine Wheel, Rethinking Humanity Model,

Drum:

How to make a simple drum.

The purpose

Drumming for Peace:

A school related global initiative. Beginning Earth Day 2001, and to take place on every United Nations related celebratory day - drumming for Peace. This is a Culture of Peace Intitiative and is intended to make the connection that all of our activities ought to be for a Culture of Peace. Whether it be for Earth Day, Family Day, Indigenous Peoples Day, World Health Day, World Water Day, World Environment Day etc. The Drum carries the heartbeat of Mother Earth and by playing the drum, gently, and with intention, we can bring together all of our human family to celebrate a Culture of Peace. Each child can make their own drum. It does not have to be elaborate, but it can be. It is up to the resources available and the ingenuity of the child.

Video instructions for drum making

Materials:

Packaging tape 2" wide - approximately 20 feet per drum (available at Home Depot $.97 /roll)

Sono Tube. or other tubes Drums can be 6", 8", 10", 12" or even larger in diameter - measurement across the top. or any cardboard tube, or old can, or tube like container. ( 8 foot Sono Tube available at Home Depot for around $13.00)

Piece of Cardboard, and pencil.

Cutting tool - Saw for tube, penknife or scissors for tape and cardboard)

Length of string or rope.

Preparation:

Have materials ready.

Decide on size of drum. If you have purchased Sono tube, decide how many drums you may want.

It is possible to get 12 drums from one 8 foot Sono tube. This would be an 8" deep drum and is sufficient for a good sounding drum.

Cardboard that can be cut as foundation for drum membrane (optional). Place Tube over cardboard and draw circle inside tube on cardboard. Cut out cardboard circle.

You may try several sizes to experience a different sounding drum.

Building the drum:

First step is to put a strip of tape around one end of the drum. This will give a good holding base for the drum top. Then start with putting a membrane across the top op the drum. Stretch it a very little. Cut. Do another, crossing the first piece. Then continue, filling in the gaps between each piece of tape. After the top is completely covered, then make another strip around the end as you did in the first step. This will lock the pieces in and give a good sound.

For more strength and endurance, you may want to cut a piece of cardboard and put it on the end with the tape. Push the cardboard against the tape so it sticks firmly.

Make two small holes in drum, about 1/4 way down from the top. Put rope or string through holes and you now have an easy way to carry the drum

Extra:

If you like you may paint the drum. It is up to the individual preference. You may add fabric on the side, create a picture, or just spray paint. Some like to add a little picture after each event that they play at. This way the drum becomes a history of where it has been. Every drum will have its own story according to where it was played, by whom, or the celebration it was involved in.

Remember the drum is the heart beat of Mother Earth, so when you play it, play it gently and with your intention to heal our Mother Earth and connect yourself to others. When playing in groups, always listen for the other drums. If you cannot hear the other drums, you are either playing too loud yourself, or not listening deeply enough. Enjoy playing your drum and telling the story of your drum.