Will this review put a smile on your face ? (Tobar Smile Drum)

Member Name: mumsymary

Product:	Tobar Smile Drum
Date:	19/11/07 (121 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: easy to use

Disadvantages: none

Smile at this drum,
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This smile drum is one I have played with at work. It may not be what immediately pops into your head as a drum, but this is what it is it’s a smile drum.

This toy/musical instrument is a bit like a traditional hand mirror in shape. It has a long cylindrical handle with a drum circle at the top. The drum is just a drumming fabric stretched across the circle. The drum has a smiley face printed on it, it measures 20cm across.
Young babies and children always respond well to a face on a toy the two eyes and mouth. The smile face printed on this drum is rather appealing.
Attached either side to the coloured plastic frame that circles the drumming fabric are two beads that are attached with a piece of string.
This drum is made in pink, y yellow, orange, or green

To play this drum
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Put the handle of the drum between the palms of your hands and rotate
The handle rapidly a drum like noise is produced sometimes quite loud.


All children love to make a noise. I have used this smile drum with my less able students to get their attention and responses. Also this smile drum is easy for a child to hold.

And make a sound with. Some of my less able pupils have to be assisted hand over hand, the sound does give them the incentive to try and move their hands to make a sound for themselves, so encouraging movement.

I think this Smile drum would make super stocking filler for a young child who likes to make a noise.


Price and availability.
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This toy is really cheap 50 p you can buy it at http://www.toyday.co.uk/shop/traditional-toys or
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Toyday-Smile-Drum/dp/B000 H6URU0 has it for 49p.

I am sure I saw this for sale in the toy shop in the underground market in Aylesbury. I expect you will find it in other novelty toy shops too.

Summary: Atoy flat drum with a smile on its face