We are planning to present the educational project “Design, make, and play- intangible cultural heritage instrument Yimeng (China) clay whistles” at the conference. This project is primarily carried out in Shandong Province, China. Students, teachers, and their school principals are making, learning, and playing clay whistles together. The program is built based on Gordon Music Learning theory (Gordon, 1980). It also emphasizes hands-on experience. Students are guided to "play with clay" with their hands and create clay whistle instruments that embody their ideas. In this process, not only is students' enthusiasm for hands-on creation ignited, but their creativity and imagination are also set free—they can let their minds run wild to design unique clay whistle shapes, and gain an understanding of the aesthetics of Chinese culture, art, and sound through practice. Making and creating are essential parts of learning, as they are naturally innate in human beings (Montemayor, Coppola & Mena, 2018).Making and playing clay whistles is not just an artistic creation, but also an interdisciplinary exploration. In this program, students need to investigate the physical and acoustic principles behind the sound production of clay whistles, including the relationship between shape, size, and volume, as well as the effects of the whistle reed's quality on timbre. They also need to try different holding postures to find the most comfortable way to play—this is a vivid manifestation of ergonomics. Later, they can paint and decorate the surface of the clay whistles to realize secondary creation, enjoying both fun and gains in the process. Moreover, the teaching will be extended to the performance of clay whistles, ranging from solo performances to group ensembles, cultivating students' musical skills, teamwork, and leadership. Each year, the outstandingworks, along with student and teacher clay whistle ensembles, will have the opportunity to be showcased at the International Clay Whistle Festival in Italy, facilitating ICH cultural exchanges within the context of the "Belt and Road Initiative". This expands students' international horizons and enables this traditional craft to be presented internationally. In this workshop, we will present the original clay whistles created by students and demonstrate the process of making and decorating them for the audience. We will also play the clay whistle as a solo instrument and in ensembles. The audience will have a hands-on opportunity to design, make, and play with intangible cultural heritage instruments, specifically Yimeng (China) clay whistles.