Numerous studies have shown that kids who are exposed to music in an interactive way (music lessons, tinkering with mom or dad's instruments, etc) have boosted IQ's. I'm a big proponent of getting instruments in your children's hands at an early age and the ukulele is a great place to start! The chief reason being that the ukulele is small and can fit into those little hands. Not to mention, it's a fun instrument!
Sounds good so far, right? But wait a minute...every parent knows that anything they put in their child's hands is at great risk of being destroyed. So what's a good (and cheap) starter ukulele for a young child? Here's some inexpensive and durable options....