What are the advanatges for percsussion for kids?

Percussion  for kids are commonly used instruments for setting rhythms. The percussion  for kids instruments makes a sound when hit, shaken, scratched, flipped or rubbed. Some types, such as rattling and xylophone, have built-in moving parts  that make a sound. Some people have bodies that vibrate and make sounds. These include bells, cymbals and gongs. Another type of percussion has a tightly stretched covering, or skin, that vibrates when struck or rubbed. These include all types of drums. They can be beaten with the hands or with other objects, including sticks.  People have used this percussion for kids' instruments for thousands of years. The ancient cultures of the Middle East, such as Mesopotamia and Egypt, used simple materials to make clappers, drums, and cymbals. In China and Vietnam people made chimes out of stones or bamboo tubes. Gongs developed in western Asia. The instruments spread to Africa and Europe and later the Americas. Today, as in the past, they are used in musical performances as well as in religious ceremonies and processions. In parts of Africa people even use drums to send messages to neighboring people. The drums can be heard for up to 20 miles (32 kilometers).  Drums and many forms of percussion are combined with other instruments to make music of all kinds. Modern Western classical orchestras include percussion instruments along with stringed and wind instruments. Popular music bands do the same.