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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / June 2004OT-Noise Maker
Hey all, I know Christmas is a long way off but I like to start shopping early. Anyway I have 2 nephews belonging to 2 different brothers of mine. One is 3 and the other is 2. Being single and not having kids, I thought it would be fun to buy the 3 year old a set of drums for Christmas. Much to my brother's dismay, my nephew loves them. And they make a lot of noise. Well this year it's the 2 yoa's turn. My other brother says I will be banned from his house (not really) if his son gets drums too. So instead of drums, what else can I get him that makes a lot of noise? I thought of a kiddie guitar with a loud amplifier but I'm open to any ideas. Actually this is going to be more fun than I thought it would. Bob  SignatureSomewhere in Texas a village is missing it's idiot. ANYONE but Bush in 2004! > Hey all, > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Bob I did the exact same thing. After the drum set I got my niece a little electric piano. It was toddler sized and had a little plastic bench that went with it. She could play it on her own or it would play pre programmed songs. I got it at JC Penney's for about $30. It was an extraordinarily good buy and held up well for a couple of years until she outgrew it. And best of all annoyed the heck out of my brother who had to sit through rehearsals and concerts every night for months. :-) I TOLD him pay back would be rough. :-) SignatureMargaret Fine mefine@mindspring.com >So instead of drums, what else can I get him that makes >a lot of noise? I thought of a kiddie guitar with a loud amplifier but >I'm open to any ideas. Actually this is going to be more fun than I >thought it would. > > Bob Oh, man. The possibilities. For a 2-year-old, any rhythm instrument would be great. A tambourine. A kazoo would be guaranteed to send your brother and his wife straight over the edge. And idiot relative of ours bought our son a bullhorn when he was 3. I don't recommend it. Other gifts very unpopular with parents are Play-Doh and finger paints. Sherry How about a Kareokee machine/ That would drive your brother crazy! :-) Liz > >So instead of drums, what else can I get him that makes > >a lot of noise? I thought of a kiddie guitar with a loud amplifier but [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Sherry sriddles@aol.comkitty (Sherry ) had some very interesting things to say about Re: OT-Noise Maker: >Oh, man. The possibilities. For a 2-year-old, any rhythm instrument would be >great. A tambourine. A kazoo would be guaranteed to send your brother and his >wife straight over the edge. And idiot relative of ours bought our son a >bullhorn when he was 3. I don't recommend it. Other gifts very unpopular with >parents are Play-Doh and finger paints. I once bought a nephew [then about 3] Play-Doh and his mother actually liked that [she had things sorted out to control any mess]. Signature"Don't mess with major appliances unless you know what you are doing (or unless your life insurance policy is up-to-date)." - John, RCFL >I once bought a nephew [then about 3] Play-Doh and his mother actually >liked that [she had things sorted out to control any mess]. Yeah, well, I suspect she was just being gracious. The thing about Play-Doh is, you blink your eyes, and bingo! It's ground into the carpet and impossible to get out. Sherry sriddles@aol.comkitty (Sherry ) had some very interesting things to say about Re: OT-Noise Maker: >>I once bought a nephew [then about 3] Play-Doh and his mother actually >>liked that [she had things sorted out to control any mess]. >Yeah, well, I suspect she was just being gracious. The thing about Play-Doh is, >you blink your eyes, and bingo! It's ground into the carpet and impossible to >get out. Trust me, if SIL had a problem, she would be VERY direct about it. :-) Signature"Don't mess with major appliances unless you know what you are doing (or unless your life insurance policy is up-to-date)." - John, RCFL >>I once bought a nephew [then about 3] Play-Doh and his mother actually >>liked that [she had things sorted out to control any mess]. > > Yeah, well, I suspect she was just being gracious. The thing about Play-Doh is, > you blink your eyes, and bingo! It's ground into the carpet and impossible to > get out. And it stains. Oh yes, it stains. Industrial strength stains. Ones that look really nasty. Pam S. Now I know why Mom would only let us use Play-Doh in the kitchen or basement family room - tile floors where it could be scraped up! Of course, 'medeling' clay is more fun - and it's an oil-base so it doesn't dry! But it didn't smell all that good - sort of a petroleum-base smell... and it's not 'edible' like Play-doh is :/ SignatureThe ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)? email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep > >>I once bought a nephew [then about 3] Play-Doh and his mother actually > >>liked that [she had things sorted out to control any mess]. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Pam S. >>I once bought a nephew [then about 3] Play-Doh and his mother actually >>liked that [she had things sorted out to control any mess]. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >Sherry Or down the hatch. I don't know how much of that stuff I ate as a kid. Maybe that explains a lot. ;) Theresa My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ >>Yeah, well, I suspect she was just being gracious. The thing about Play-Doh >is, [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >Theresa LOL! We always had a few paste-eaters in class but no Play-Doh connosieurs. (sp?). It probably wouldn't hurt you anyway. Unless you're on a sodium restricted diet :-). I used to make it. I can't remember what all went in it, but it did have tons of salt. Sherry > >I once bought a nephew [then about 3] Play-Doh and his mother actually > >liked that [she had things sorted out to control any mess]. > > Yeah, well, I suspect she was just being gracious. The thing about Play-Doh is, > you blink your eyes, and bingo! It's ground into the carpet and impossible to > get out. I'm with you Sherry. Play-Doh is evil! Susan M Otis and Chester Green stained carpet > Hey all, > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Bob Years ago a niece received a kareoke (sp?) machine. Words came up on the TV (can't remember if it went straight to the TV - probably went through a VCR). Her younger sister got a set of drums. It was a LOUD Christmas - LOL No it wasn't me - their Dad did it. I remember my sister saying something about needing veto power on all future gifts. SignatureSteve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky stouchst@JUNKsirinet.net [remove Junk for email] Home Page: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/index.html Cat Pix: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/animals.html A favourite gift of ours to give to friends with small kids are these shoes that squeak when the kid walks. It is quite irritating to the parents, but the kids love it! -- Britta Sandpaper kisses, a cuddle and a purr. I have an alarm clock that's covered in fur! Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album > Hey all, > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > Somewhere in Texas a village is missing it's idiot. > ANYONE but Bush in 2004! > A favourite gift of ours to give to friends with small kids are these shoes > that squeak when the kid walks. It is quite irritating to the parents, but [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Check out pictures of Vino at: > http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album HHaaaaaaa. Oh my God I have got to find these. Bob SignatureOnce you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the Earth looking skyward,longing to be there. And in the end, on wheels we will depend. > > A favourite gift of ours to give to friends with small kids are these shoes > > that squeak when the kid walks. It is quite irritating to the parents, but [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Bob I don't know if they have them over there, but they are at various kids stores here in Thailand. If you want, I can send you a pair. -- Britta Sandpaper kisses, a cuddle and a purr. I have an alarm clock that's covered in fur! Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album > Hey all, > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Bob A harmonica? Small, inexpensive, highly portable - "music" wherever the kid goes;) Sam >> Hey all, >> [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >goes;) >Sam Mostly that very annoying in-out noise. Over and over again. <bwahahahahahaha!> Theresa My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ > Hey all, > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Bob My parents bought me a drum set when I was three (I am the oldest child -- they didn't know any better). They had their choice of an inexpensive set with a metal drumhead or a more costly set with a standard drumhead. They figured the metal one would last longer so that was the choice they made. They soon figured out that a drum with a metal drumhead is unlikely to break on its own. No wonder the standard one was more! My mother told me this story when I was an adult. Along with the part about my father "accidentally" stepping on it. Regards and Purrs, O J Oh Bob, I hope you don't plan on having children. Remember pay backs can be quite painful. However, a horn would be just the most annoying thing. Or a recorder. At 3 they usually can't figure out how to blow so you get a good note. Diane > Hey all, > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > Somewhere in Texas a village is missing it's idiot. > ANYONE but Bush in 2004! Tap shoes? Would drive your brother crazy on so many levels. Jo > Hey all, > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Bob How about one of those 'train whistles' - you know, the ones with the sliders? Cracker Barrel stores in the US usually have them. > Hey all, > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Bob Oh man this group is great! I've got some great ideas. Thanks to all!! Bob SignatureOnce you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the Earth looking skyward,longing to be there. And in the end, on wheels we will depend. > Hey all, > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Bob On a serious note, the object of toys should be to teach the child. Building blocks, Lincoln Logs, those very popular pieces (age appropriate) that the child can put together (I forget the name but I believe it was a Swedish invention) will make YOU the hero. MLB Legos!!! > On a serious note, the object of toys should be to teach the child. > Building blocks, Lincoln Logs, those very popular pieces (age > appropriate) that the child can put together (I forget the name but I > believe it was a Swedish invention) will make YOU the hero. MLB > Legos!!! Not Swedish but Danish, close enough tho. :) Copied from their website - www.lego.com: Did you know that... The name LEGO comes from the Danish words "Leg Godt", which means "Play well". In Latin it means "I put together". SignatureChristine in Vantaa, Finland christal63 (at) yahoo (dot) com photos: http://photos.yahoo.com/christal63 Laku: DS B G 4.11 Y L W C+ I+++ T++/- A+ E H+ S+ V++ F Q+ P- B PA PL >> On a serious note, the object of toys should be to teach the child. >> Building blocks, Lincoln Logs, those very popular pieces (age [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >The name LEGO comes from the Danish words "Leg Godt", which means "Play >well". In Latin it means "I put together". Thanks for the enlighten,ent. I"m half and half -- perhaps this accounts for the memory lapse. >> Hey all, >> [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >believe it was a Swedish invention) will make YOU the hero. MLB >Legos!!! My mom's policy with her grandchildren is "SPOILING, NO LEARNING." Evan has educational toys coming out of his ears from his anxious, yuppie parents, and their anxious, yuppie friends who want their kids to be in Harvard when they're 12. She figures her job is to give him stuff that's just fun (preferably noisy fun.) ;) Theresa My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ >My mom's policy with her grandchildren is "SPOILING, NO LEARNING." >Evan has educational toys coming out of his ears from his anxious, [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >Theresa An excellent policy, I think. Kids need to be kids. With all the organized sports, computer games, learning games, I don't think they have enough time to just lie on their backs and identify shapes in the clouds or watch a bug. Just plain old fashioned wasting time. There's a place for a little bit of that. Sherry > An excellent policy, I think. Kids need to be kids. With all the organized > sports, computer games, learning games, I don't think they have enough time to > just lie on their backs and identify shapes in the clouds or watch a bug. Just > plain old fashioned wasting time. There's a place for a little bit of that. You can do both!! I give out coloring books, crayons, drum sticks, legos, tinker toys, dolls, cars, bubbles, kites, puzzle books, stickers, books, music tapes and CDs, games, and so on. It doesn't have to be noisy to be fun, and it doesn't have to be boring to include learning. While all kids learn from play, they also need unstructured time for themselves, just as adults do. I have a real problem with parents who structure their children's lives so much that the kid doesn't have his own identity. Pam S. on her hobby horse. >While all kids learn from play, they also need >unstructured time for themselves, just as adults do. I have a real >problem with parents who structure their children's lives so much that >the kid doesn't have his own identity. That's exactly what I was trying to say. I know a kid whose parents have him in both soccer and little league baseball and basketball camp. . The kid is either in a game or at practice 7 days a week, every night and every weekend, all day every Saturday.. It's too much for a kid. > That's exactly what I was trying to say. I know a kid whose parents have him in > both soccer and little league baseball and basketball camp. . The kid is either > in a game or at practice 7 days a week, every night and every weekend, all day > every Saturday.. It's too much for a kid. So I'm preaching to the converted. That poor kid is going to be keeping a therapist in a vacation house some day. It just burns me up when I see kids that are forced into "doing" 24/7. Everyone needs time to just "be". Pam S. who's just being right now. >> An excellent policy, I think. Kids need to be kids. With all the >> organized sports, computer games, learning games, I don't think they [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > You can do both!! I give out coloring books, crayons, drum sticks, > legos, tinker toys > Pam S. on her hobby horse. I *adored* Tinker Toys when I was a kid! I remember using them to construct a Clipper Ship complete with sewing thread "sails" through the little slots when I was about 8. What 8-year old thinks about Clipper Ships? I was clearly reborn from another time and somewhere on the coast of something ;) Jill I like to give extremely loud, annoying toys to my grandkids just as they go out the door to go home. I tell them not to open their presents until they get in the car. Electric drums are always good gifts, as are Whoopee cushions, water pistols, and cap guns. >> An excellent policy, I think. Kids need to be kids. With all the >> organized [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Pam S. on her hobby horse. SignatureNo matter how cynical you get, it's impossible to keep up. When Clinton lied, no one died. >I like to give extremely loud, annoying toys to my grandkids just as > they go out the door to go home. I tell them not to open their >presents until they get in the car. Electric drums are always good >gifts, as are Whoopee cushions, water pistols, and cap guns. Somehow, I have no trouble believing this... SignatureJohn F. Eldredge -- john@jfeldredge.com PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria > My mom's policy with her grandchildren is "SPOILING, NO LEARNING." > Evan has educational toys coming out of his ears from his anxious, [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com > alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ I like your Mom. Presents should be fun. Not all toys are presents of course and there is a time and place for learning things. Years ago a casual friend went with me when I was shopping for my three year old niece. I bought her a very nice pretty soft sweater. She needed it and I knew she would love it. He bought her a toy and he had never even met her. Just couldn't stand to see a kid get clothes for her birthday. That was 37 years ago. I'm no fool. I married him. Jo > Years ago a casual friend went with me when I was shopping for my three year > old niece. I bought her a very nice pretty soft sweater. She needed it and [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Jo I like that :) What a great story! Thanks. Best wishes, SignaturePolonca & Soncek > I like your Mom. Presents should be fun. Not all toys are presents of > course and there is a time and place for learning things. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Jo > On a serious note, the object of toys should be to teach the child. > Building blocks, Lincoln Logs, those very popular pieces (age > appropriate) that the child can put together (I forget the name but I > believe it was a Swedish invention) will make YOU the hero. MLB > Legos!!! We STILL play with Legos, and our "baby" is seventeen. Last night Rob, Simeon, and Mandy were building space ships and vehicles out of them. I am seriously thinking about buying more. I also have a toy box with duplos for the younger kids. Rob won't let them have his Legos. Pam S. giggling. |
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