Welcome to the 2025 Chappaqua Friends Giving Tree. Each year, we are deeply grateful for the generosity of our families who contribute to our Giving Tree. This special tradition allows families to support our school in a meaningful way—enhancing our classrooms and outdoor spaces with materials that enrich the children's learning and play.

This year, we are excited to create something truly special: an Outdoor Music Garden! Through the Giving Tree, families can help bring this vision to life by contributing toward the purchase of beautiful, child-friendly outdoor instruments. These instruments will invite children to explore sound, rhythm, and creativity in a hands-on, open-ended way—turning our outdoor space into a place of joyful music-making and discovery.

To bring this vision to life, we are selecting items from trusted vendors known for their high-quality educational materials. With these resources, we will create a vibrant, enriching outdoor space where children can play, create, and make music together.

Our 2025 Giving Tree will support the purchase of:
🎵 Mushroom Drum – a playful percussion instrument for collaborative drumming
🎵 Floor Drum – a sturdy, low drum perfect for little hands and big beats
🎵 Chimes – soft, melodic tones that invite listening and exploration
🎵 Xylophone – a colorful instrument for experimenting with pitch and harmony
🎵 Egg Shakers – small but mighty tools for rhythm and movement
🎵 Kalimba – a thumb piano that creates beautiful, soothing tones

Families may contribute in several ways: donating the full purchase price of a chosen instrument, contributing a portion of an item’s cost, or simply making a donation of any amount toward our fundraising goal.

Thank you for being a part of the 2025 Giving Tree! Your generosity helps us continue building an inspiring and enriching early childhood experience for our children.

Our goal is 100% participation, and we encourage you to share this opportunity with grandparents, family members, and friends who may wish to support this wonderful project. Together, we can fill our outdoor space with the joy of music!

Mushrooms Outdoor Musical Park Instrument

Mushrooms Outdoor Musical Park Instrument

$2,705.85

Our Musical Mushrooms are charming outdoor instruments that bring a whimsical touch to any garden or play area. When struck, their anodized aluminum caps produce deep, resonant gong-like tones, captivating both children and adults. Available in small, medium, and large sizes, each mushroom emits a unique note, and when played together, they create a mesmerizing auditory experience.

Constructed with durable, weather-resistant materials, these instruments are designed to withstand outdoor elements, ensuring longevity in parks, playgrounds, and gardens. Their playful design and engaging sound encourage interactive play and musical exploration, fostering creativity and sensory development in users of all ages. Enhance your outdoor space with our Musical Mushrooms and let the harmonious ringing elevate your environment.

Vendor: WillyGoat specializes in durable outdoor play equipment designed to inspire active, musical exploration.

SinGle Play Drum Table

SinGle Play Drum Table

$570.00

The SinGle Play Drum Table is a lively and sturdy feature for both indoor and outdoor play areas, perfectly tailored for children aged 2 to 12. This interactive table encourages rhythm play, providing a fun platform for kids to explore and nurture their musical abilities. Constructed from high-density plastic (HDPE) that is 95% post-consumer recycled, it stands as an eco-friendly addition to any play environment. The drum table is equipped with tunable REMO drum-heads, compatible with both hand and mallet play, offering a rich and versatile musical experience. Its compact and lightweight design makes it effortlessly adaptable to a variety of spaces. Proudly made in the USA, the SinGle Play Drum Table merges sustainable practices with musical enjoyment, making it an ideal choice for cultivating creativity and rhythm skills in young players.

Vendor: WillyGoat specializes in durable outdoor play equipment designed to inspire active, musical exploration.

6-Note Eco Chime Unit

6-Note Eco Chime Unit

$1,810.00

The 6-Note Eco Chime Unit is a unique and interactive musical instrument designed for both indoor and outdoor play. It features G Major Pentatonic tuning, offering a delightful and harmonious sound. This unit is especially interactive, as the chimes can be played either by bumping them against the striker bars or using mallets. The frame is built with sustainability in mind, utilizing 95% post-consumer recycled plastic (HDPE), which ensures both durability and environmental responsibility. Additionally, the heavy gauge aluminum chimes contribute to the high-quality sound and performance of the unit. The chimes are designed to produce quality tones, facilitating hours of engaging, unscripted creative play or structured music lessons. The unit is easy to clean and maintain, assuring long-term use and enjoyment. It is ideal for children aged 2 to 12 years old.

Vendor: WillyGoat specializes in durable outdoor play equipment designed to inspire active, musical exploration.

Auris Glockenspiel - 3 Tones

$40.87

These three-tone Glockenspiels use the same tones on our Pentatonic Glockenspiel. A simple instrument that fits nicely when playing in groups or for a toddler to begin with.

Vendor: Acorns and Twigs provides eco-friendly crafting and sensory materials that encourage creativity and hands-on learning.

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Egg Shakers - Set of 12

$19.99

It’s easy to introduce little ones to rhythm and music with our colorful egg shakers! The rugged plastic shakers are filled with beads that rattle with every shake…and the fun egg shape fits right inside children’s hands!

Vendor: Lakeshore Learning offers engaging, developmentally appropriate educational tools.

Thumb Piano

$35.00

Get in touch with your musical side with this beautiful Thumb Piano. Tuned to the pentatonic scale, it allows for pleasing improvisation.

Or, use the enclosed booklet to learn to play 20 different tunes by plucking the numbers on the tines as indicated.

Vendor: Montessori Services provides thoughtfully designed materials that support independent exploration and discovery.

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