My husband is a guitar player, and a pretty good one, I might add. He loves his music! My daughter, following in his footsteps, loves all things music as well. She’s an aspiring flute player and singer, and this year she’s going to add guitar to her musical repertoire.
Not quite as talented, but definitely proficient, I play the flute and sometimes sing. And though my son declares he’s not interested in music at all, he sure enjoys banging on our new-to-us drum set. I even caught him strumming his dad’s guitar yesterday.
Despite the fact that we all love music, our varying abilities make it difficult for us to jam together. And really, can you jam with an electric guitar and a flute? Probably not.
When I received the opportunity to try out Paper Jamz guitars and drum sets, I was a bit skeptical. On the one hand, I knew my rock ‘n’ roll loving husband would love the tunes. But how would he feel about playing a fake guitar?
I knew the kids would love it. What kids wouldn’t want to pretend to be rock stars? After all, my daughter’s goal is to be the next American Idol (I haven’t told her that the show probably won’t be around by the time she’s old enough).
We broke out the guitars and the drum set and went outside to film our family’s first music video. Notice the cool shades on the man, the backwards hat on the boy, and the girl who’s too cool to smile.
All in all we had a great time playing with the Paper Jamz. Next time I think we’ll take it a step further and have my husband play along on his real guitar to see if he can keep up. Furthermore, this will be a great way to entertain the neighborhood kids the next time they come over.
A new twist on family night? Yes….at least until we learn how to play the real instruments well enough to sound decent. The kids really enjoyed playing the guitars in freestyle mode, and it’s pretty much impossible to sound terrible on these guitars.
One thing I do know. It takes time to get the rhythm right with the drums. I may try to incorporate the drums into homeschool as a fun project to teach the kids to hear rhythm. After all, school shouldn’t be all work and no play!
Is Paper Jamz worth buying for Christmas? Well, you’ll have to make that decision for yourself, but now you’ve seen it in action, so you can make a more informed decision. To learn more about Paper Jamz and see how it goes over with the younger crew, check out Linsey Knerl’s review at Lille Punkin Reviews.
*Disclosure: I am a participant in the Walmart Moms (http://www.walmart.com/walmartmoms) program. Walmart has provided me with product samples and compensation to create the video in this post. Participation in this program is voluntary. All opinions are my own.
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Sorry, but that looks painful. Especially if you know how to actually play some of the instruments.
Applauding, love the video! Encore… please
More than having a good time, it looks like lets get this over with so we get supper, please.
No, I would go for real instruments or karaoke, or listening to some good music and dance to it. It looks too fake and unnatural and very boring.
Save the money.
I don’t get it. The audio doesn’t at all line up with what they’re doing in the video. If that’s the case, take your creativity to another level. Make and decorate your own cardboard instruments and jam along to your favorite songs! Same effect, lower price, more imagination! Probably more of a hit in the primary school crowd.
So, last night, we had a jam session…my boyfriend’s daughter had her little guitar -but it was real, the boyfriend had his usual (real) bass, and I had my drumsticks. WE all had a BLAST playing for ourselves. I even taught her a few chords on the guitar! We had a great time and played for hours! Most important…the 6 year old had a great time, and that’s what mattered most!
I don’t know, I’ve listened to Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and they seem to jam rather well with a flute and a guitar (plus other instruments you wouldn’t think sounded good together).
I suppose it depends on the talent of the player. It was an interesting video to watch. Don’t think I would spend money on paper instruments though. It would probably be more creative and fun to make our own out of what is around the house. Used oatmeal containers for drums, mop/broom guitar, cardboard paper towel inside for flute, and so on. That’s what I did as a kid. So did my kids, they enjoyed it, and enjoyed making their own tunes as well.
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