WomanonFir
I don't want to store them in the garage or the shed. I'd like to have somewhere my kid(s) (soon to be 2 of them) can put their outdoor toys and sports equipment at night.
I hate to entertain adults and having my kid's stuff laying about in the yard but don't want to spend a fortune to house this stuff either. I also want something accessible so my son can easily clean up after himself.
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The word is 'cheap' as any storage facility may be pricey. I would go to a hardware store (Like Orchard Supply) and see what they have and determine how much stuff the kids have and take it from there.
The word is 'cheap' as any storage facility may be pricey. I would go to a hardware store (Like Orchard Supply) and see what they have and determine how much stuff the kids have and take it from there.
An easy unique and cheap instrument?
Indiana
I wanna play a instrument.......... 1 yr of guitar!
Why are ppl now organising dates on YA? OMG this place has sunk to a new low! High school musical sucks!
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You could try to find a cheap kids electronic musical instrument and circuit bend it (toy guitar, toy keyboard, etc).
Harmonica, Kazoo, and Ocarina are all good suggestions. I would like to throw in Slide Whistle (Tin Whistle?) and the Recorder in there... I've found cheap recorders for only a dollar or two, for instance.
I'd love to make myself an electric violin, but unfortunately that's a little in the future. It's not a difficult build, I think, but it may be more than something you want to tackle.
I remember a while back I answered a couple of questions about making your own instrument for a science class or something.... I'm trying to remember some of my answers...
I think one of them was making your own PVC trombone. An easier proejct would be a PVC didgeroo (sp? I never remember how...). Related ideas could be a trumpet, that one instrument Squidworth plays (I have a kid, alright?), or a series of different lengthed tubes as tuned drums.
I've found plans for making something called a tongue drum or slit drum. My sweetie's aunt gave us one, and it took me forever to figure out what it was. It's cool... hit a wooden box and make a tone. Kind've like a xylophone, I guess.
An instrument I'm very keen on making is a kalimba, or hand piano. I'd really like to make one that can attach to my guitar, but that will take me a while.... I'd even like to put a contact pickup on it so I can blend the sound with my pickups, or even run two separate sounds out of my guitar, so the pickups can give me that distorted tone that I like, but the contact pickup can be for that floaty, ambient stuff that I also like. =)
If you're handy with electronics (unfortunately not everyone is) you can make a simple musical instrument out of some various electronic components. The first one I found is called a "transistor organ", but since I can't figure out what to replace that transistor with, there's also one made with a 555 timer chip. Um, google "555 organ" I think. All parts should be available at your local Radio Shack or easily ordered from any electronics part company (Mouser, Digikeys, etc).
Making your own percussion instruments is easy and fun... anything you can put in a bottle or can to make a noise, really. If you can hit it and make a noise, it can be part of a percussion kit!
May I suggest walking through your local home improvement store's aisles and see if anything pops out at you as something that could make a sound? The plumbing aisle is a great place to be - pipes, parts, tools, PVC, etc etc.
Don't forget your local thrift stores, too. You never know when something might pop up that could work just perfectly (or be taken apart or slightly destroyed *to* work perfectly) at a great bargain.
Good luck!
Saul
You could try to find a cheap kids electronic musical instrument and circuit bend it (toy guitar, toy keyboard, etc).
Harmonica, Kazoo, and Ocarina are all good suggestions. I would like to throw in Slide Whistle (Tin Whistle?) and the Recorder in there... I've found cheap recorders for only a dollar or two, for instance.
I'd love to make myself an electric violin, but unfortunately that's a little in the future. It's not a difficult build, I think, but it may be more than something you want to tackle.
I remember a while back I answered a couple of questions about making your own instrument for a science class or something.... I'm trying to remember some of my answers...
I think one of them was making your own PVC trombone. An easier proejct would be a PVC didgeroo (sp? I never remember how...). Related ideas could be a trumpet, that one instrument Squidworth plays (I have a kid, alright?), or a series of different lengthed tubes as tuned drums.
I've found plans for making something called a tongue drum or slit drum. My sweetie's aunt gave us one, and it took me forever to figure out what it was. It's cool... hit a wooden box and make a tone. Kind've like a xylophone, I guess.
An instrument I'm very keen on making is a kalimba, or hand piano. I'd really like to make one that can attach to my guitar, but that will take me a while.... I'd even like to put a contact pickup on it so I can blend the sound with my pickups, or even run two separate sounds out of my guitar, so the pickups can give me that distorted tone that I like, but the contact pickup can be for that floaty, ambient stuff that I also like. =)
If you're handy with electronics (unfortunately not everyone is) you can make a simple musical instrument out of some various electronic components. The first one I found is called a "transistor organ", but since I can't figure out what to replace that transistor with, there's also one made with a 555 timer chip. Um, google "555 organ" I think. All parts should be available at your local Radio Shack or easily ordered from any electronics part company (Mouser, Digikeys, etc).
Making your own percussion instruments is easy and fun... anything you can put in a bottle or can to make a noise, really. If you can hit it and make a noise, it can be part of a percussion kit!
May I suggest walking through your local home improvement store's aisles and see if anything pops out at you as something that could make a sound? The plumbing aisle is a great place to be - pipes, parts, tools, PVC, etc etc.
Don't forget your local thrift stores, too. You never know when something might pop up that could work just perfectly (or be taken apart or slightly destroyed *to* work perfectly) at a great bargain.
Good luck!
Saul
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