Don’t you just hate those kid toys that are annoyingly loud and play the same sound over and over again? You know, as if you don’t already have enough commotion and noise going on in your busy household, right?! My husband and I were agreed that we were not going to buy toys that made sounds for our children. And yes, I fully aware that makes us sound like really boring parents!
The thing is, we didn’t think about the fact that other people might give noisy toys to our children. But they eventually slowly started trickling in as gifts for our kids. And of course we weren’t going to say, “No honey, you can’t have that because it makes a noise!” We aren’t that boring and mean. But we did start getting tired of the blaring loud noise that kept coming from those “fun” toys. And so we got creative and found a solution that would allow our children to enjoy their noisy toys without driving us bonkers.
The awesome part? It’s super simple! As in “all-you-need-is-a-minute-and-some-clear-tape” simple.
So, if you have a loud toy, first of all you need to locate the place where the sound comes out. Then tear a piece of tape just slightly bigger than that spot. For most toys, regular Scotch tape will work. But if you have a toy where the sound comes out of a huge area, then packing tape will be your best friend!
Now, do the obvious and put the tape over the spot where the sound comes out. Make sure to cover it fully!
And there you have it! You now have a quiet toy. For us, this simple little trick has made most of our kid’s noisy toys at least 50% quieter.
We are happy and our children are happy too! And they are none the wiser that their toys have been tampered with. 🙂
Kim
How clever! As my kids have gotten older we have less noisy toys, but they still seem to surface and at times when I would rather them not.
ThriftyFrugalMom
Yes, Kim, they do have a way of appearing don’t they! 🙂 This little trick should help you out though!
Reelika
This is great and it does work well! I have been taping many toys in our home 🙂
ThriftyFrugalMom
Isn’t it awesome how easy it is? I was pretty happy when we came up with such a simple solution!
Judith
My solution was always to just take the batteries out and say that the toy didn’t work anymore 😉
ThriftyFrugalMom
We’ve been known to just tell them the toy is done once the batteries are dead too. 🙂 But some of the noisy toys that we have just aren’t much fun or really worth anything unless they make noise.
Bren
Great solution! I hate the noisy level many toys are set at, I think some could actually damage hearing!
ThriftyFrugalMom
I know, Bren! Most of the ones that we have aren’t too bad, but one is just crazy loud!
Julie
This is such a great idea! I have donated or sold toys that I felt were too loud. This is a much better solution.
ThriftyFrugalMom
And it’s so super easy! Glad I can help “save” a few toys for you. 🙂
Sarah Fuller
Very clever and so simple. Think I am going to go quiet a Hot Wheels Carcade ASAP.
ThriftyFrugalMom
I hope it makes your home a little less noisy, Sarah! 🙂