Learn all about what an accordion looks like, with an easy-to-understand explanation for young children.
An accordion is a special musical instrument that looks like a fun, tiny suitcase! It has a body that is wide and flat, and it has a lot of buttons on both sides. When you push the sides together and pull them apart, it makes music! Imagine when you blow up a balloon and let it go; it makes a sound. An accordion works kind of like that, but the sound is much prettier!
So, when someone plays an accordion, it looks like they are hugging a little box and squeezing it! There are also colorful parts on the accordion that can make it look really nice, like a rainbow!