Music Activities for 7-Year-Olds

Hum or play the first few notes of a song and see who can identify it fastest — a musical guessing game that tests everyone's listening memory.

Set up an obstacle course where each station has a musical task — bang a drum three times, shake a maraca, sing a line, dance for 10 seconds — then race through.

Listen to clips from jazz, rock, classical, hip-hop, country, and reggae — rate each one and discover what kind of music your child loves most.

Plan, film, and star in a homemade music video for a favorite song — choose costumes, locations, choreography, and camera angles. Your child is the director.

Start a music journal where your child draws or writes about songs they hear — what they liked, how it made them feel, what instruments they noticed.

Set up a karaoke station with a makeshift microphone and sing along to lyric videos — everyone takes a turn being the star on stage.

Cut drinking straws to different lengths and tape them together to make a pan pipe — then blow across the tops to play a real scale. Pure science and music.

Learn the viral cup song rhythm — tap, clap, and flip a cup in a repeating pattern set to music. A coordination challenge that's addictively fun.

Pick a song and create a dance routine with specific moves for each part — then perform it for the family. Real choreography, kid-style.

Learn basic bucket drumming beats on an overturned five-gallon bucket — start with a simple bass-snare pattern and build to a full rhythm.

Tap, clap, and stack plastic cups to a rhythmic pattern. Combines music, coordination, and sequencing into one energizing game.

Kids create rhythmic beats using only their body — claps, stomps, snaps, and pats — then layer them into a full percussion performance.

Play Simon Says with musical actions — Simon says clap four times, Simon says hum a high note, Simon says tap your feet. Listen carefully or get caught!

One person sings a short melody on 'la' and everyone tries to sing it back on the exact same notes — a pitch-matching game that trains musical ears.

Learn classic hand-clapping games like 'Miss Mary Mack' and 'A Sailor Went to Sea' — partner rhythms that build coordination, memory, and connection.

Take turns creating increasingly complex clapping rhythms for the other person to echo back — a friendly battle that builds listening and pattern skills.