Players and makers of traditional musical instruments often made simpler examples of musical instruments for children. They made simple flutes in the shape of a bird, a bas, a fish, and the like, simple diplicas and tambourines. Very often, children also made musical instruments for themselves using materials that were available to them at the time, such as: reeds, elderberries, tree bark, dandelion stems, straw, etc. Very often, these were very simple disposable musical instruments that would be thrown away after the game.

These are just some examples of musical instruments for children.