12+ months
Use one drumstick to bang on the drum. Give your child the other drumstick and encourage your infant to bang with you.
Show your child the puzzle element of the toy - encourage him or her to take it apart to make two drums and fit the pieces together again.
Separate the drum into two and encourage your infant to use both drumsticks.
Have a drum and drumstick each. Hit the drum once, then twice...encourage your child to copy whatever you do. Try some simple sequences. This is also a good opportunity to reinforce basic counting skills.
Show your little one how to roll the drum along the floor and encourage any movement to follow it.
Encourage lots of free play with the drum.