Using a variety of multisensory tools and techniques, Steve establishes the principles of sound whilst alerting pupils to its wonders. His sessions are fun, inquisitive and open-ended. Moreover, they encourage pupils to explore sound beyond the classroom. This is fundamental to his practice: Noisy Toys spark passion in sound.
Beyond his workshops and shows, Steve also acted as an ambassador for the Museum, relating key messages whilst helping me build relationships on the ground. His fun attitude engaged both pupils and teachers and helped open doors to our community. I am very happy to recommend Steve and Noisy Toys.

Wonderful Creations, so much fun with just such simple items!

Noisy Toys were a brilliant addition to our Science and Nature Festival here at Jimmy’s Farm. Their incredible noise making devices had kids and adults alike shrieking in amazement with the biggest smiles you can imagine. Thanks Noisy Toys, we can’t wait to have you back!

Steve and the Noisy Toys crew have been a very popular and lively feature of the kids area at Latitude for the last two years, and attract a constant stream of children and adults into their tent. The team pretend to blow up kids leaving behind only a pair of smoking wellies- great fun! They always deliver a high quality area.

Noisy Toys worked with FabLab to build a sound installation for the Maker Faire- this was very popular and had Noisy Toys quickly become one of the most magnetic part of the festival, the installation was interacted by hundreds of families and children weekend. Noisy Toys is an amazing way both to entertain and to draw people’s attention to reusing and upcycling.

Noisy Toys was one of the most popular elements in our large circle of artists at Camp Bestival. We were delighted by their engagement with the public of all ages, and they all worked fantastically hard all weekend. If any art form is designed to get young people thinking outside the box then this one will

Thank you for the fantastic ‘Bass in your Face’ workshop which both students and teachers here at Gildredge House School enjoyed immensely. It was really engaging and lots of fun as well as insightful about the science of sound. Stephen is a natural entertainer and teacher, and it was one of the favourite workshops of the day by far.

Steve ran a FANTASTIC whole day of hands-on science activities as part of science week at Pictor Special School. ALL THE CHILDREN WERE ABLE TO ACCESS THE DAY AS STEVE WAS ABLE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR CHILDREN THROUGH DIFFERENTIATING THE ACTIVITIES The children THOROUGHLY enjoyed the sessions, and some drew some pictures of Steve with the alien Goop afterwards!

The young people who experience it and experiment enthusiastically with the sound making devices all gain a greater understanding of how sound works and have fun learning. In action it sounds huge and complex. The various sound stations look astonishing set up in a science lab, providing a creative, cross-curricular approach to aspects of science. Steve is currently working with some young people to design and build a permanent sound installation, so students can explore the potential to manipulate sound and change school spaces.

‘Love how you’ve made music a visual spectacle. Great ideas for science projects. Thank you!’
‘Fantastic! I think we loved this as much as the kids!’
‘Brilliant fun – love the energy from the staff – Nose Testing amazing’
‘This has been my favourite thing at Bestival’

Noisy Toys ran a fantastic and very popular area within the Big Bang Fair 2014, involving drop-in activities and regular ‘messy science’ demonstrations. People of all ages really enjoyed using the interactive equipment and watching the demonstrations, and seemed to react very well to the fun, creative and zany elements of it all. Definitely recommended!

Noisy Toys were fantastic, easy to work with and very professional. They helped launch Manchester Science Festival and created a brilliant spectacle which adults and children alike all loved.

Steve developed and delivered a fantastic, though-provoking session for schools visiting the Science and Media Museum during British Science Week and the Yorkshire Games Festival. We would highly recommend working with Steve and Noisy Toys for your next tinkering or coding project, and look forward to having his team back in the Museum, boosting STEM learning for Bradford’s young people.

A wide variety of learning outcomes achieved; participants felt inspired by the workshop and wanted to learn more. Demonstrations and activities were exciting, fun and science explanations were clear, excellent science communication skills from all staff. Truly immersive environment, we loved the dome and the set up.

The Gurgle Splosher was commissioned by 509 Arts as part of Landlines and Watermarks – a major cultural response to the Calderdale floods of 2015. Noisy Toys produced a playful, engaging and interactive experience that worked for people of all ages and was seen at local festivals in West Yorkshire. It featured as part of the People’s Fair in the newly restored £19m Piece Hall in Halifax to great effect. The imaginative design and amplified underwater sounds were an immediate hit and complemented our other water themed commissioned arts projects. The crew managed to balance in-character costumed performances with genuine educational content relating to the water cycle. The Gurgle Splosher is certain entertain and inform wherever it is seen. A fantastic and unusual interactive addition to any event.