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# NoisyToys | Creative Sound Exploration

Learning Through the Creative Exploration of Sound

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- [NoisyToys - Sound experiments & activities](https://noisytoys.org/) - Stage shows, walkabout performance, drop-in activities, education & workshops for schools and events, interactive installations. Accessible music participation, fabrication and music composition. E-waste, physics, sound; participation in hands-on learning and multi-sensory activities.
- [Audio Assault Buggy](https://noisytoys.org/what-we-do/buggy/) - Audio Assault Buggy A fully participatory Walkabout actThe ultimate science busking featureCAUTION: mild audio perilThe Audio Assault Buggy is a Steampunk spectacle with costumed performers who will conduct the infamous Noisy Toys Nose Test and other short participatory noise experiments with passers-by. These can be very quick or stretched out into a mini-show if a
- [Workshops](https://noisytoys.org/what-we-do/workshops/) - Workshops & Educational Services Workshops are available for all levels of educational development, from early years to adult and specialist groups.All school workshops are led by Steve Summers (QTS) unless otherwise stated.Suitable in the classroom but also at events and other non-school settings. Home-ed, special and alternative education settings are all welcome. Main subject areas
- [greta-eg](https://noisytoys.org/greta-eg/) - TRAPPEDTRAPPED (2017)HD, 13 min​In September 2016 I set off to the island of Cyprus, where every Autumn the largest massacre of songbirds in Europe takes place. 15,000 birds are estimated to lose their lives each night during the Autumn migration, amounting to 2.5 million birds a year. Traditionally the birds were caught with glue to be boiled and eaten, but today,
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- [Shows](https://noisytoys.org/what-we-do/shows/) - Shows Stage showsStreet showsSchool assembliesParticipatory demonstrations Shows are performed by Steve Summers Full 30 - 45 minutes stage shows:Bass in your Facesound, speakers, vibrations, electromagnetism60 Million Tonnese-waste, tech-scavenger skills, circuitsLive/Dead Cat World premiere; Quantum physics for beginners Street shows/ participatory demonstrations/ Short shows 5 - 15 minutesBass Buzz; feel 1000 watts through your fingersNose Test;
- [Installations](https://noisytoys.org/installations/) - Installations Interactive and playful DesigningMakingFacilitating Click here for information about the ACOUSATRON, our largest and longest-running interactive installation. We can...design and build temporary or permanent installations for your event or spaceprovide the Acousatron for your eventdesign and Make interactive and functional features using specialist technology to help you realise your installationInstallations can be: supported by
- [Acousatron](https://noisytoys.org/what-we-do/acousatron/) - A Terrifying, Interactive, Upcycled Noise Contraption. Interactive sound installation with costumed performer/facilitators, huge bass & science demonstrations.
- [Quantum Noise](https://noisytoys.org/quantum/) - Musical participation to help explain quantum concepts to a lay audience. Quantum concepts to facilitate participation in musical improvisation.
- [Noise](https://noisytoys.org/noise/)
- [Geodesic dome](https://noisytoys.org/dome/) - We now have a 9 metre diameter geodesic dome for use at events. This is a perfect space to house the Acousatron installation, to use as a workshop space or for drop-in activities. The dome is also available for hire at any time that we are not using it. Guideline cost for a weekend event:
- [Past](https://noisytoys.org/past/) - Past public events 2027 will mark 20 years since the first Noisy Toys event. Here is a list of public events by year (School and other workshops are not listed here). 2026National Science & Media Museum, Recycled Remix, Jul-Aug - consultancy, design, fabrication & training for in-house activitiesDeershed Festival, Aug 3 day - Acousatron &
- [Scavengers](https://noisytoys.org/scavengers/) - ScavengersBreaking & FixingDismantling e-waste for resourcesMaking & TinkeringHands-on activitiesUpcycling & NoiseUnderstanding waste and the circular economy workshops for Primary schools workshops for Secondary schools drop-in activities for events short taster workshops for mixed groups/ families stage shows for events and school assembly workshops for home-education, after-school clubs etc workshops & presentations for further & higher
- [Music](https://noisytoys.org/music-3/) - Music / Sonic Art Composition and recording by Steve Summers Winner 'best soundtrack' for 'Winston Plowes, Land Artist' by Greta Santagata (released October 2026).Plantpop film festival 2025.Cello & electronicsTales & Trails, Handmade Productions, 2025Character soundscapes, wearable amplification for performers, composed soundtrack for live performances, vocal recordings from local area. 'Enter the Ming Rodulator' touring show
- [Past Events](https://noisytoys.org/about/past-events/) - Our Past EventsWe have been fortunate enough to offer our workshops and eents across the UK. Have a look at the list belowSchool Work ShopsMusic FestivalsInstallations A summarised list of the public events that we have attended over the last few years. Schools and other non-public events are not listed.2019– Moscow Maker Faire, Gorky Park,
- [Buggy Battles info](https://noisytoys.org/buggy-battles-info/) - School WorkshopOn-site VisitsFor most of us, the idea of astronomy is something we directly connect to “stargazing”, telescopes. Native Reports & DashboardsAs soon as Computerized Tomography or CT scans became accessible in the 1970s.
- [About](https://noisytoys.org/about/) - About Us Participation, curiosity & playScience Communication & Sonic ArtLearning through experimentation Previous events listed by year: here Why? Effective science communication and arts participation rely on meaningful engagement with all kinds of people, in all kinds of settings. We bring imagination, humour, fascination, passion, creativity, a lot of experience and some very innovative contraptions
- [50 Million Tonnes](https://noisytoys.org/50-million-tonnes/) - Stage show for schools or events; what is e-waste? Where does it go and who deals with it? What can we do to reduce it and how can we use it for our inventions?
- [Drop-in](https://noisytoys.org/what-we-do/drop-in/) - Drop-in for come-and-go: short workshop activities, participatory Walkabout acts, Science-Busking, cymatics, bass & oobleck demonstrations, noise instruments.
- [Cymatics](https://noisytoys.org/cymatics/) - Participatory demonstrations & activities. Beautiful patterns produced by sound vibrations; visually stunning & helpful for learning about the science of sound.
- [Walkabout](https://noisytoys.org/what-we-do/walkabout/) - Walkabout Can be either: 1 or more walking, costumed, performer/facilitators or: the same with the Audio Assault Buggy All of our walkabout acts are participatory: the audience is encouraged to make sounds using our hand-held instruments. Noisy Walkabout = science busking. Our walkabouts are more than performances: we engage people in quick, accessible science-busking* activities,
- [social media](https://noisytoys.org/social-media/) - GIVE IT UP Social media is causing more harm than good and is endangering the future for all of us. Turn off, Wake up, Log out. OK OK so we're still using the cloud of sounds to share noise, and we will use auto-parent YouTub to show useful videos for now until we find a
- [Privacy and GDPR Policy](https://noisytoys.org/privacy-and-gdpr-policy/)
- [testimonials](https://noisytoys.org/testimonials/) - '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.'Claire Critchley, Learning Producer, Community Partnerships, Museum of Science & Industry, Manchester 'Steve and the Noisy Toys crew have been a very popular and lively feature of
- [Contact](https://noisytoys.org/contact/) - Contact us for bookings or enquiries. We are based in West Yorkshire but can travel all over the UK and beyond.
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- [Stephen Summers](https://noisytoys.org/stephen-summers/) - Artist, educator, science communicator, Maker & composer. Scavenging dead tech into playful contraptions and arcane instruments, for learning or Noise.
- [Music activities](https://noisytoys.org/music/) - Music workshops available for everyone and for ensembles of musicians. Accessible, inspiring and unique; from improvisation to instrumental groups to music production.
- [Scavengers](https://noisytoys.org/what-we-do/scavengers/) - Hands-on hardware hacking with upcycled e-waste: Hack a speaker into a Robot Chicken and a fan into a musical machine.Learn about circuits, sound, vibrations, waves, magnets, electromagnetism, e-waste and sustainability. Physics: circuits, sound, electromagnetism, everyday applications e-waste: causes, consequences, solutions Tech: unmaking, design, hardware hacking, reverse engineering What is Scavengers? Tech scavenging is at the
- [Nose Test](https://noisytoys.org/what-we-do/nose-test/) - The ultimate Science Busking activity; quick, funny with many learning opportunities. Over 20,000 noses have been tested by Noisy Toys.
- [Bass Buzz](https://noisytoys.org/what-we-do/bass-buzz/) - Experience 1000 watts of bass vibrations through your fingers. The Bass Buzz is suitable as a stand-alone static feature which is partly a demonstration but mostly a participatory activity. It is often followed by the Oobleck demonstration. It's intense, but also very useful for Science Communication. Everyday applications of electromagnetism. We have Buzzed many thousands
- [Oobleck](https://noisytoys.org/oobleck/) - We perform world-class Oobleck demonstrations, often with the Bass Buzz, as a stand-alone feature or as part of workshops and shows.
- [What we do](https://noisytoys.org/what-we-do/) - Acousatron The Acousatron is our ongoing main feature installation; designed for busy events where lots of people want to try something out for themselves: it’s chaotic, loud and fun.We also build bespoke installations that use electrical control of small fans to strike amplified acoustic objects. This installation is flexible to a wide range of situations.
- [Buggy Battles](https://noisytoys.org/buggy-battles/) - Make your own intelligent (ish) buggy out of recycled materials, program it to sense the environment, set it to Battle.
- [Bass in your Face](https://noisytoys.org/what-we-do/shows/bass/) - Participatory show for stage, school assembly or street Feel that Big Bad Bass and find out what makes it This stage show has been featured on a theatre stage at the Big Bang Fair (the UK’s largest STEM event), Maker Faire UK, the Science & Media Museum (Bradford) the Museum of Science & Industry (Manchester),
- [Festivals](https://noisytoys.org/what-we-do/festivals/) - Family-friendly Walkabout - Installations - Workshops for festivals & events Since 2010 Noisy Toys has featured at many national music festivals including Glastonbury, Latitude, Green Man, Boomtown, Blue Dot, Camp Bestival, Beat Herder. Interactive installation The Acousatron: a mini area of interactive and anarchic sonic experimentation... ... a monstrosity of an upcycled Noise Contraption. Ideal
- [Spark Gap](https://noisytoys.org/what-we-do/workshops/spark-gap/) - Build a radio transmitter with paper clips, a 9 volt battery and a small electromagnet (it's just a lump of metal with wire wrapped around, we got ours from dis-used door openers). When you see the spark, noisy radio frequencies are transmitted, and can be received (within a 2-metre range) with small AM radios. Spark
- [Georgios Stenos Frantzios](https://noisytoys.org/georgios/) - Yorgo is a sonic scavenger; a full-time explorer of hardware stores, kitchens and junkyards in quest for noise-making treasures. He's an active performer of experimental music, both solo and with his group Trigger Happy, playing saxophone, electronics, amplified objects and diy sound devices. He also makes audiovisual works, installations and music compositions for instruments &
- [Stand by your Manesta](https://noisytoys.org/manesta/) - This work explores the themes of violence, civil disobedience and surveillance. Serious themes, but interactions with the piece are playful. The soundscape - generated by the hammer blows of visitors – is a distorted montage of warped versions of our glorious misogynistic popular culture. Short film (1m44) of interactions with the piece by visitors to
- [Gurgle Splosher](https://noisytoys.org/installations__trashed/gurgle-splosher/) - The Gurgle Splosher is a playful and interactive sound-sculpture model of the water cycle, which uses hydrophones and several water-control systems. Originally commissioned by The House of Fairy Tales for the Thames Festival in 2010. Commissioned again in 2017 for Landlines and Watermarks, in partnership with 509 Arts. It was designed by Steve Summers after
- [Camp Bestival 2024](https://noisytoys.org/camp-bestival-2024/) - 3 days of noise, Oobleck, cymatics, shows, walkabout, noise, laughter, e-waste, bass, performance, jamming, noise, more bass and more NOISE! All quotes are a small selection taken directly from our Comments Book (which planet are you from?). 'The best tent at Camp Bestival. I could live in here.' ‘I come from a planet called Skibidi’
- [Buggy Building](https://noisytoys.org/buggy-building/) - Level 1 of Buggy Battles will be based around the excellent Crumble controller from Redfern Electronics. Level 2 will use Arduinos and other controllers with command-line text coding. We have no affiliation with Redfern and do not benefit from any increased sales, we just think the Crumble is a great educational resource. Let Battle Commence....
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- [Oooops!](https://noisytoys.org/oooops/) - Looks like you made some funny noises and got lost in all that fun... don't worry, just click here to return to the home page.
- [Events](https://noisytoys.org/events/) - See a summary of our previous public events over the last few years here.
- [Engagement](https://noisytoys.org/what-we-do/engagement/) - We specialise in activities and projects that bring people in; to a museum, to participating in STEM events, to experimenting and creating their own soundscapes. We have worked closely with the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester's outreach programme in schools as part of National Engineering week 2018. We also worked with the National
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## Events

- [19-20 June, Quantum Noise, Edinburgh](https://noisytoys.org/event/19-20-june-quantum-noise-edinburgh/)
- [6-7 June, London - Great Exhibition Road Festival](https://noisytoys.org/event/6-7-june-london-great-exhibition-road-festival/) - Stage shows and walkabout science-busking activities
- [21-23 Aug - Green Man Festival, Einstein's Garden](https://noisytoys.org/event/21-23-aug-green-man-festival-einsteins-garden/) - Daily Walkabout around Einstein's Garden. Follow the noise, find the Audio Assault Buggy, get you Nose Tested and make some random noises.
- [24-26 July Deershed Festival](https://noisytoys.org/event/24-26-july-deershed-festival-tbc/)
- [27 June - Sonic Arts Week, Middlesbrough](https://noisytoys.org/event/27-june-sonic-arts-week-middlesbrough/) - Noisy Experiments all around town...
- [4-5 July Festival of Making, Blackburn](https://noisytoys.org/event/4-5-july-festival-of-making-blackburn/) - Un-boxing: dismantling obsolete computers and other dead tech, we find beautiful colourful cables, sci-fi city-scapes circuit boards, hack-able motors and intriguing mysterious things... Reanimation: we dip our toes into the dark arts of electromagnetism, building robotic contraptions, decorative artwork, noise instruments and useful devices from the scavenged components. Necro-technomancy: We will gradually add our creations to the
- [Festival of Tomorrow, Swindon, 18-19 Feb](https://noisytoys.org/event/festival-of-tomorrow-swindon-18-19-feb/) - Drop-in science-Busking activities at Steam and around town 10-4 Wednesday & Thursday
- [Quantum Noise](https://noisytoys.org/event/quantum-noise/) - 'Let's get Entangled!' Using musical activities and performances to help promote understanding of quantum concepts. Using quantum concepts as a starting point for accessible and original musical expression. Most people know the word ‘quantum’ from popular culture, but have little idea about what it means. This project will help people to understand the basics of
- [School bookings from 2026 (2025 fully booked)](https://noisytoys.org/event/school-bookings-from-2026-2025-fully-booked/)
- [I said 'Shut It' - Noisy Toys podcast](https://noisytoys.org/event/i-said-shut-it-noisy-toys-podcast/) - LISTEN HERE Scrapbook mix of original audio, first released on Loskop Radio in 2022, now remixed in sections with extra road drill for 2024/2025. This is quite strange. If you aren’t familiar with strange music, you might find it strange. All audio recorded or produced by me (S Summers), except for the vocal samples, and
- [5 October - Catcliffe Glass Cone family day - drop-in](https://noisytoys.org/event/5-october-catcliffe-glass-cone-family-day-drop-in/) - Drop-in Noisy activities at this Heritage site near Sheffield. Sunday only.
- [21 & 22 Aug, Dinnington & Rawmarsh Libraries, Rotherham](https://noisytoys.org/event/21-22-aug-dinnington-rawmarsh-libraries-rotherham/) - 21 Aug - Dinnington Library 22 Aug- Rawmarsh Library
- [31 Oct, Plug in & Play fest, Rotherham](https://noisytoys.org/event/31-oct-plug-in-play-fest-rotherham/) - Drop-in activities in our geodesic dome
- [14-15 Aug, Portsmouth - drop-in @ Pioneers](https://noisytoys.org/event/14-15-aug-portsmouth-drop-in-pioneers/) - Follow the Boom to find the Audio Assault Buggy. Get your nose tested, electrocute your family and try out strange and noisy instruments. Pioneers are brave thinkers who try new things and solve tricky problems in clever ways. Come and explore how amazing inventions and incredible technology have changed the world, and try out some
- [26 July - BD Fest Bradford, drop-in/walkabout activities](https://noisytoys.org/event/26-july-bd-fest-bradford-drop-in-walkabout-activities/)
- [12 July, Science & Media Museum, Bradford, drop-in sound activities](https://noisytoys.org/event/12-july-science-media-museum-bradford-drop-in-sound-activities/) - Experiment with upcycled instruments, learn about the science of sound and get your Nose Tested. Find our Audio Assault Buggy in and around the museum.
- [28 May IOU Halifax - Scavengers workshop](https://noisytoys.org/event/28-may-iou-halifax-scavengers-workshop/) - Wednesday 28 MayScavenger Workshop with Noisy ToysGet hands on with e-waste in this playful and inspiring workshop all about hacking, tinkering, fixing, breaking and upcycling.Free/ Pay As You CanBooking essential BOOK HERE
- [14, 16  & 17 May workshops @ Tod Makery - Tails & Trails](https://noisytoys.org/event/14-16-17-may-workshops-tod-makery-tails-trails/) - Wednesday 14 May 3-5, adultsFriday 16 May 3-5, adults & age 10+Saturday 17 May 1-3, adults & age 10+
- [26 April - Iron People- Eureka, Halifax](https://noisytoys.org/event/26-april-iron-people-eureka-halifax/) - Gush/Trickle: our new interactive water-based sound installation We invite you to witness a monumental outdoor performance at Eureka! Inspired by Ted Hughes’ The Iron Man and The Iron Woman, this is the spectacular grand finale to our year-long project, telling a new myth for Calderdale as giant creatures emerge from different parts of the valley to confront
- [3 Apr- Leeds University - Illuminating Minds workshop](https://noisytoys.org/event/3-apr-leeds-university-illuminating-minds-workshop/) - Making & coding models of neurons and synapses Thursday 3rd April at University of Leeds.10.30 - 3.30 (you are welcome to come just for the workshop 10.30-1) The workshop invites artists, creatives and researchers to join us creating illustrated Brain Neuron networks using lighting technique's, projection and an array of interesting materials to explore and
- [28 June -Sonic Arts Week, Middlesbrough](https://noisytoys.org/event/28-june-sonic-arts-week-middlesbrough/) - Details here soon
- [I said 'Shut It' -episode 4 - available now](https://noisytoys.org/event/i-said-shut-it-episode-4-available-now/) - LISTEN HERE Due to massive popular demand, the internationally acclaimed Noisy Toys podcast returns. Expect hard-hitting informed debate amongst the world's leading experts, covering issues of current global significance. In these uncertain times, make sure you are informed by trusted sources: look no further.
- [29 June - Rochdale Science Extravaganza](https://noisytoys.org/event/29-june-rochdale-science-extravaganza/) - Details here soon...
- [15 March - Media Museum, Bradford; Make Some Noise](https://noisytoys.org/event/15-march-media-museum-bradford-make-some-noise/) - Noise Jam & improvisation game with upcycled instruments Experiment with unusual instruments, creating beautiful music (or a horrendous cacophony) from up-cycled e-waste, rubber bands, egg slicers and other random objects. We will play live music to accompany original poetry written with Keisha Thompson in a neighbouring workshop. We will play games to help us improvise
- [20 April - Pianodrome workshop - Edinburgh](https://noisytoys.org/event/20-april-pianodrome-workshop-edinburgh/) - Finally we have arranged a long-planned collaboration with our friends at Edinburgh's Pianodrome. A performance on the very prepared piano at the heart of the Acousatron, followed by sound experimentation workshops. Details here soon.
- [25-27 July Deer Shed Festival - Scavengers drop-in workshops](https://noisytoys.org/event/25-27-july-deer-shed-festival-scavengers-drop-in-workshops/) - Drop-in Scavengers workshop activities with Bass Buzz
- [1 March - Gush/Trickle & showcase - Iron People - Gordon Riggs, Walsden 2-5pm](https://noisytoys.org/event/1-march-gush-trickle-showcase-iron-people-gordon-riggs-walsden-2-5pm/) - In association with Northern Broadsides, as part of Iron People Drop-in, no booking required An afternoon of performances and interactive activities for all ages exploring Todmorden’s actions in slowing the flow including an interactive sculpture, poetry, music and song all created by local residents. Suitable for all ages. We are running a free return mini
- [8-9 Feb - Help build 'Gush/Trickle' - Todmorden Makery](https://noisytoys.org/event/8-9-feb-help-build-gush-trickle-todmorden-makery/) - In partnership with Northern Broadsides as part of Iron People Future Flow – Interactive Sculpture Building Workshop Booking essential: Book here 2-5pm Sat & Sun drop-in, come-and-go We are looking for anyone who can help with the build of the final piece. We are especially looking for two kinds of participation, but anyone with an
- [5 Feb - BBC Young Reporter Festival - Bradford](https://noisytoys.org/event/5-feb-bbc-young-reported-festival-bradford/) - Scavenger workshops for young reporters.
- [22 Feb Hyrdophone workshop - Todmorden Makery](https://noisytoys.org/event/22-feb-hyrdophone-workshop-todmorden-makery/) - In partnership with Northern Broadsides as part of Iron People. Capturing the Flow – An Underwater Sound Workshop Booking essential! A sound workshop exploring how to capture and amplify underwater sounds, creating music inspired by the water around us.Find out more about Hydrophones; specialised microphones designed to capture sounds underwater. In this session, you’ll learn
- [21 Feb - Festival of Tomorrow (Swindon)- Bass in Your Face show](https://noisytoys.org/event/21-feb-festival-of-tomorrow-swindon-bass-in-your-face/) - Bass in Your Face show to launch the final day of the festival. Booking essential! 10.30 - 11.30 The Deanery Academy, Wichelstow
- [I said 'Shut It' - part2- podcast episode](https://noisytoys.org/event/i-said-shut-it/) - In part 2 where we delve deeper into long-form discussion between world-renowned experts on weighty topics concerning the nature of perception, world politics, the dichotomy between the experiential 'now' and the abstract 'is' and other topics of everyday discussion amongst our species of gibbering bipeds. This one is a bit more intense, so please feel
- [19-21 Feb - Festival of Tomorrow - Walkabout & drop-in activities](https://noisytoys.org/event/19-21-feb-festival-of-tomorrow-walkbout-drop-in-activities/) - 3 days of our ever-popular Science-Busking and participatory Walkabout activities. Bass Buzz & Oobleck biohazard: experience 1000 watts of bass power through your fingers... follow the BOOOM! to find our demo table. Nose Testing: How squeaky is yours? Can you take the 3 spoon challenge? Find our Audio Assault Buggy to find out. Amplifed Objects:
- [Camp Bestival 2024 pics!](https://noisytoys.org/event/camp-bestival-2024-pics/) - Please visit this page for pics from Camp Bestival 2024.
- [Acousatron live performance - MANTIS - Manchester 27 October](https://noisytoys.org/event/acousatron-live-performance-mantis-manchester-26-27-october/) - Acousatron performance in John Thaw Theatre, starting at 2pm. Tickets on the door.
- [19 April - Edinburgh Science Festival](https://noisytoys.org/event/19-april-edinburgh-science-festival/) - Scavengers workshops - booking required - info here soon
- [15-23 Feb 2025 - Eureka! Halifax - Acousatron](https://noisytoys.org/event/15-23-feb-2025-eureka-halifax-acousatron/)
- [31 Aug - Culturedale - Eureka! Halifax](https://noisytoys.org/event/31-aug-culturedale-eureka-halifax/) - Drop-in noisy activities and messy science demonstrations, 11-4pm A family friendly roadshow event travelling across the borough during the summer holidays, working in partnership with Eureka! and Calderdale Council's Play Services. The Tinker, Make, Create Roadshow brings together local makers, artists, engineers and crafters, for half day sessions in eight key Calderdale wards, where family
- [29 Aug - Culturedale - Rastrick](https://noisytoys.org/event/29-aug-culturedale-halifax/) - Drop-in activities- Rastrick, 10-2pm A family friendly roadshow event travelling across the borough during the summer holidays, working in partnership with Eureka! and Calderdale Council's Play Services. The Tinker, Make, Create Roadshow brings together local makers, artists, engineers and crafters, for half day sessions in eight key Calderdale wards, where family activity is needed. Play
- [CANCELLED -23 Aug - Culturedale - Beech Hill school](https://noisytoys.org/event/23-aug-culturedale-elland/) - Cancelled due to weather warnings. This event will reschedule in September. Drop-in activities at Beech Hill School, 12-4pm Drop-in noisy activities and messy science demonstrations, 12-4pm A family friendly roadshow event travelling across the borough during the summer holidays, working in partnership with Eureka! and Calderdale Council's Play Services. The Tinker, Make, Create Roadshow brings
- [27-28 Aug - HooHa Bristol](https://noisytoys.org/event/26-27-aug-hooha-bristol/) - Drop-in activities and demonstrations at the Children's festival at Bristol Beacon. Follow the BOOM and come along to Noisy Toys to feel 1000 watts of bass power though your fingers, watch some dancing alien Oobleck (from 1pm), make laser-blaster sounds with a slinky, find out how sound waves work, and discover amazing sounds hidden in
- [24 August - Playfest - Aldershot](https://noisytoys.org/event/24-august-playfest-aldershot/) - Drop-in noisy & messy science activities at this free event. Follow the BOOM and feel 1000 watts of bass power though your fingers, get your nose tested for squeakiness, watch some dancing alien Oobleck, make laser-blaster sounds with a slinky, find out how sound waves work, and discover amazing sounds hidden in everyday objects. Participatory
- [Unmaking Club](https://noisytoys.org/event/unmaking-club/) - Last club: Monday 15 July. We might run some one or two-off clubs in the summer. Contact to get info. Let's dismantle some more e-waste and see what we can find. Monday 4-5 club is now full, but we might start another one, so please get in touch if you are interested. Every term-time Monday
- [7 Aug - Culturedale -Calderdale College](https://noisytoys.org/event/7-aug-culturedale-calderdale-college/) - Drop-in noisy activities and messy science demonstrations, 1-4pm A family friendly roadshow event travelling across the borough during the summer holidays, working in partnership with Eureka! and Calderdale Council's Play Services. The Tinker, Make, Create Roadshow brings together local makers, artists, engineers and crafters, for half day sessions in eight key Calderdale wards, where family
- [12 Aug - Culturedale - Todmorden Vale Park](https://noisytoys.org/event/12-aug-culturedale-todmorden-vale-park/) - Drop-in noisy activities and messy science demonstrations, 11-3pm A family friendly roadshow event travelling across the borough during the summer holidays, working in partnership with Eureka! and Calderdale Council's Play Services. The Tinker, Make, Create Roadshow brings together local makers, artists, engineers and crafters, for half day sessions in eight key Calderdale wards, where family
- [15 Aug – Culturedale – Brighouse Library](https://noisytoys.org/event/15-aug-culturedale-brighouse-library/) - Drop-in noisy activities and messy science demonstrations, 12-4pm A family friendly roadshow event travelling across the borough during the summer holidays, working in partnership with Eureka! and Calderdale Council's Play Services. The Tinker, Make, Create Roadshow brings together local makers, artists, engineers and crafters, for half day sessions in eight key Calderdale wards, where family
- [Camp Bestival 26-28 July, Dorset](https://noisytoys.org/event/camp-bestival24/) - Find us in Space Camp (Just follow the BOOOM!) 1-am-6pm daily Dare you enter the dome of Noise? You must pass the Nose Test to get in, and then survive the Bass Buzz to get out. The Acousatron is a fully interactive sound installation; a monstrosity of an electro-acoustic noise machine, built from upcycled materials.
- [10 Aug - Beacon Music Centre, Bristol](https://noisytoys.org/event/10-aug-beacon-music-centre-bristol/) - Drop-in activities
- [Rochdale Science Extravaganza - 5 May](https://noisytoys.org/event/rochdale-science-extravaganza-5-may/) - We will be back and working with our friends in Rochdale, the UK leaders in community-focussed STEM engagement; Rochdale Science Initiative. Walkabout science-busking activities with our Audio Assault Buggy. https://www.rochdalescience.co.uk/ Get ready, Greater Manchester! Prepare your family and friends for an unforgettable day of discovery, inspiration, and fun at the Rochdale Science Extravaganza! This unique
- [Eid Science Extravaganza - 7 July @ Museum of Science & Industry](https://noisytoys.org/event/eid-science-extravaganza-7-july-museum-of-science-industry-manchester/) - Join us for a unique and inclusive celebration at the Eid Science Extravaganza, presented by Rochdale Science Initiative C.I.C in partnership with the Science and Industry Museum and MACFEST! It’s a one-day science festival for the whole family, where we combine the excitement of Eid with the wonders of science. Discover the science behind Eid
- [7 March (evening)- Eureka! Lates](https://noisytoys.org/event/7-march-evening-eureka-lates/) - Why do the kids always get the fun stuff? Eureka! Lates are BACK! Head to Halifax to celebrate British Science Week-Eve 2024 at their adults-only Lates event! Thursday 7th March from 6:30pm – 9:30pm. Advance booking essential
- [Please sign the UK Repair & Reuse Declaration](https://noisytoys.org/event/please-sign-the-uk-repair-reuse-declaration/) - The UK is the second highest producer of electronic waste per capita in the world, and on track to become the top producer. Yet we are falling behind other countries in support for repair and reuse to tackle throwaway products. Repair and reuse are central to achieving a truly circular, less wasteful, economy. They help
- [9 March- 'Make Stuff' - Stockport, drop-in](https://noisytoys.org/event/9-march-make-stuff-stockport-drop-in/) - 11-3pm £5 entrance Join us for some digi family fun at Make Stuff’s Family Day. Make Stuff will be taking over Stockport Central Library with a whole heap of activities, experiments, and have-a-go experiences! Follow the BOOM and come along to feel 1000 watts of bass power though your fingers, watch some dancing alien Oobleck
- [10 Feb- 'Make Stuff' - Stockport, drop-in](https://noisytoys.org/event/10-feb-make-stuff-stockport-drop-in/) - 11-3pm £5 entrance Join us for some digi family fun at Make Stuff’s Family Day. Make Stuff will be taking over Stockport Central Library with a whole heap of activities, experiments, and have-a-go experiences! Follow the BOOM and come along to feel 1000 watts of bass power though your fingers, watch some dancing alien Oobleck
- [1 March 24 - Eureka! Halifax; Home-ed day](https://noisytoys.org/event/1-march-24-eureka-halifax-home-ed-day/) - Workshops for home-educated young people. Booking essential. We will experiment with familiar instruments and unexpected ones. What does an egg slicer sound like? How about a slinky? A rubber band? A CD ROM drive? A mechanical violin? In groups we will explore the musical potential of everyday objects and strange Noisy Toys, then we will
- [15 October STEAM @ Thorpe Park](https://noisytoys.org/event/15-october-steam-thorpe-park/) - For one day ACS schools take over the whole of Thorpe Park and turn this classic theme park into a huge festival of STEM activities for thousands of young students.
- [Tinkering club Wednesdays after-school, Tod Makery](https://noisytoys.org/event/rjam-weekly-making-tinkering-club/) - Building & coding, a fantastical upcycled creature of light...
- [Noise Retreat, date TBC](https://noisytoys.org/event/noise-retreat-date-tbc/) - Seems like everyone is retreating these days so we thought we'd join the rout in our own way. This will be a 2 night residential in the North West, most likely in the Autumn, with limited places (around 15) and a provisional early bird cost of £150. Activities will include: Build a temporary site-specific immersive
- [14-15 Oct- 50 Million Tonnes show, Eureka Science & Discovery, Wirral](https://noisytoys.org/event/14-15-oct-50-million-tonnes-eureka-discovery/) - Stage show for families- yes, e-waste can be entertaining! See what amazing noisy things can be made from waste, learn more about dead tech and empower youself to be part of the global solution. Warning: live dissection of electronics without anaesthetic This show will include an active element at the end where you can have
- [17-19 Oct - Scavengers home-ed workshops @ Eureka! Science & Discovery, Wirral](https://noisytoys.org/event/17-19-oct-scavengers-workshops-eureka-science-discovery-wirral/) - Home-ed family workshops for Recycle week, focused on upcycling and e-waste. Prior booking essential! Recommended age 8+, younger siblings welcome if supervised. https://www.eurekadiscovery.org.uk/event/home-educator-day/ More info about the activities can be found here.
- [29 July, Exning fete](https://noisytoys.org/event/29-july-exning-fete/) - Drop-in family-friendly science & noise activities
- [23 July, Rochdale Eid Science Extravaganza](https://noisytoys.org/event/23-july-rochdale-eid-science-extravaganza/) - The unstoppable Rochdale Science Initiative are back with another extravaganza event- themed around climate change & sustainability. Come and try our drop-in workshop activities, learn more about e-waste and how you can help, get your nose tested and your fingers Bass Buzzed too.
- [1 July - Wheels of Gt Yarmouth - Audio Assault Buggy](https://noisytoys.org/event/1-july-wheels-of-gt-yarmouth-audio-assault-buggy/)
- [29 May - 4 June - Acousatron - Eureka! Discovery Wirral](https://noisytoys.org/event/29-may-4-june-acousatron-eureka-merseyside/) - We're back at the fantastic and shiny new Eureka v2 at the Wirral (no, that's not Halifax) for the whole of half term week 29 May - 4 June with the terrifying Acousatron installation. Come and make some noise prod some Oobleck, get your nose tested and your hands bass-buzzed and then make some more
- [13-14 May- Acousatron- Eureka! Wirral. Nul Points: Eurovision Noise entry.](https://noisytoys.org/event/13-14-may-acousatron-eureka-merseyside/) - We are proud to be unofficially representing the UK in an alternative to this year's Eurovision Song Contest with a 10 hour live noise performance (with no vocals) which YOU can participate in.
- [19 March: Show & activities @ Rochdale Science Extravaganza](https://noisytoys.org/event/19-march-show-activities-rochdale-science-extravaganza/) - Back once again with the fabulous Rochdale Science Initiative. Come and have a go at our popular drop-in participatory science and noise activities from 11am '50 Million Tonnes' stage show at 3pm. Can we make a topic like e-waste entertaining? YES! Or at least noisy with some demonstrations of lovely DIY Noisy Toys, as well
- [8 Apr & 8 July: Peddler Market, Sheffield, drop-in](https://noisytoys.org/event/8-apr-peddler-market-sheffield-drop-in/) - Drop-in science/noise activities at the ever-buzzing Peddler market.
- [20 & 27/ 22 & 29 March- Unmaking club, Hebden](https://noisytoys.org/event/20-27-march-unmaking-club-hebden/) - 4-5pm at the Big Tin Shed, Hebden Bridge. There is a Monday group (20 & 27) and a Wednesday group (22 & 29), please book onto one or the other by emailing steve(at)noisytoys(dot)org with your child's full name, age, emergency contact number, and any other information or requirments that I may need to know. [I
- [1 March- RJam at Tod Makers- Circuit-Bending & hardware hacking](https://noisytoys.org/event/1-march-rjam-at-tod-makers-circuit-bending-hardware-hacking/) - This time we will be joined by the dark arts of Toyslab with their doll-hacking nightmarish delights! Also try out some circuit-bending with dismantled radios (battery-powered of course!).
- [17 Feb: Un-Making 12-2, Hebden Bridge](https://noisytoys.org/event/un-making-club/) - UnMaking club is back! Details here. Come along this Friday to a one-off session dismantling some of our impressive collection of electronic junk and playing with some of our noisy toys. This will be a relaxed intro and a chance to have a chat and find out what people might be interested in for a
- [Eureka! Home Ed day workshops](https://noisytoys.org/event/eureka-home-ed-day-workshops/) - Scavengers workshops; Making & Tinkering hands-on activities building noisy contraptions from e-waste. Advance booking only through Eureka! Halifax.
- [23-27 Jan, Future Me @ Manchester Metropolitan University](https://noisytoys.org/event/23-27-jan-future-me-manchester-metropolitan-university/) - Drop-in science activities and demonstrations all week
- [25-27 Aug 2023 Camper Calling](https://noisytoys.org/event/25-27-aug-2023-camper-calling/)
- [18 Oct- Science & Media Museum Lates- Spark Gap Radio](https://noisytoys.org/event/18-oct-science-media-museum-lates-spark-gap-radio-pm/) - Get sparking at Lates 6.30-9.30pm at the National Science & Media Museum in Bradford. Sending out an SOS.... using some paper clips, some bits we found in old door-opening mechanisms, a 9v battery and some croc leads, we can now help you to broadcast an emergency distrss signal to an incredible range of nearly 2
- [17-19 Aug: Hoo-Ha! Bristol Beacon](https://noisytoys.org/event/17-19-aug-hoo-ha-fest-bristol/) - Feel 1000 watts of bass power though your fingers, make laser-blaster sounds with a slinky, and discover amazing sounds hidden in everyday objects with Noisy Toys and their sound experiments, demonstrations and short workshop activities. Find us at the Beacon, central Bristol. Wed 17 Aug will be a Relaxed Day for families who might require
- [30 July - Media Museum, Broadcast 100: build a spark gap transmitter](https://noisytoys.org/event/30-july-media-museum-broadcast-100-build-a-spark-gap-transmitter-workshop/) - Join us to explore the very first discoveries and uses of radio waves with a very simple feedback circuit. It makes a Buzz as it switches itself on and off very fast but we find that it is also transmitting radio waves. We might also make a robot chicken circuit along the way and maybe
- [Aug 26-28 Camper Calling Festival](https://noisytoys.org/event/aug-26-28-camper-calling-festival/) - The full Acousatron installation, music & making workshops all day, LabRat Cabaret live performances, bands & DJs every night, science shows, noise jamming, Audio Assault Buggy, Nose Testing, the works. Find us in the Arrow field. More info and full lineup here: noisytoys.org/camper-calling Full schedule here: https://noisytoys.org/camper-calling/ Daily schedule 9 - 5: Acousatron10-12 & 1-3:
- [22-23 October Manchester Science Festival, Arndale Centre](https://noisytoys.org/event/22-23-october-manchester-science-festival-arndale-centre/) - Bass vibrations, participatory demonstrations, Oobleck biohazard, nose testing and other strange drop-in activities to science-up all you shoppers out there! We will be right in the throbbing heart of the city at the Arndale centre as part of the 2022 Manchester science Festival, organised by the fabulous Science and Industry Museum.
- [2-19 Aug science & music workshops in Manchester Libraries](https://noisytoys.org/event/2-19-aug-science-music-workshops-in-manchester-libraries/) - Book in advance by calling the library, recommended 8+ Tuesday 2 Brooklands Library, Moor Rd, M23 9BP 2-3pm ​Monday 8 Arcadia Library, Yew Tree Ave, M19 3PH 2.30-3.30pm ​Tuesday 9 Longsight Library,519 Stockport Rd, M12 4NE 2.30-3.30pm ​Friday 12 Central Library, St Peters Sq, M2 5PD 2-3pm ​Monday 15 Chorlton Library, Manchester Rd 2-3pm ​Wednesday 17 New Moston Library, Nuthurst Rd, 2-3pm ​Friday 19 Gorton Library, Garratt Way, M18 8HE 3-4pm
- [Coding & Making club 4 teens Mondays 4-5 Tod Makery](https://noisytoys.org/event/coding-making-club-4-teens-mondays-4-5-tod-makery/) - Our weekly club is for game design, arcade console building, Crumbles and Arduinos, soldering & Making and many other kinds of coding and Making, whatever you are interested in. Age 11+, relaxed atmosphere, £5 donation, advance booking required here.
- [4 Oct STEAM 2022 @ Thorpe Park:  Scavengers drop-in activities](https://noisytoys.org/event/4-oct-steam-2022-thorpe-park-scavengers-drop-in-activities/) - STEAM 2022 is an ACS International Schools event, booking required (see website). Participatory demonstrations and drop-in activities including Bass Buzz, Oobleck, Scavengers, Nose Testing and some of our Noisy Toys and mechanical instruments for you to try out.
- [2 July Wheels Festival Gt Yarmouth- Audio Assault Buggy](https://noisytoys.org/event/2-july-wheels-festival-gt-yarmouth-audio-assault-buggy/) - Nose Testing and other audio participatory experiments 3-7pm, then the Audio Assault Buggy will join the procession with live egg slicer and rubber band performances.
- [15 June R Jam Imagineers](https://noisytoys.org/event/15-june-r-jam-imagineers/) - 15th June – 4.00 to 6.00 pmMakery Workshop - Todmorden College - Burnley RoadAre you interested in: Technology and textiles, games, robots, buggies and other fun creative projects. If so come along! All Ages Welcome. Free EventThis Month - Make something fabulous with textiles and technology. This could be something wearable or woven. It may flash,
- [4 June Peddler Market, Sheffield](https://noisytoys.org/event/4-june-peddler-market-sheffield/) - Back to the party that is Peddler Market with some serious Bass-Buzzing, non-stop Oobleck, Nose Testing (of the squeaky kind) and have-a-go noise contraption Making activities. Electrocute your friends for fun, make a lazer ZAP sound effect with a slinky, feel 1000 watts of bass through your fingers and tickle a dancing goopy alien. It's
- [15 May Urban Village Fete, Greenwhich, London](https://noisytoys.org/event/17-may-urban-village-fete-greenwhich-london/) - Explore free workshops, talks and entertainment, eclectic local traders and spectacular street food in the sunshine. Bradley Zero will be headlining with a brilliant music line-up throughout the day. It’s going to be the party of the year.
- [28 May Media Museum- Top Secret family day](https://noisytoys.org/event/28-may-media-museum-top-secret-family-day/) - Prior booking essential! Noisy Toys drop-in activities; Nose Testing, exploring hidden sounds with contact microphones, try some noisy contraptions... Join us for GCHQ-themed workshops and drop-in activities, create your own codes to pass on secret messages and discover the fascinating world of secret communications in Top Secret: From Ciphers to Cyber Security.
- [4 May - RJam Todmorden @ Makery](https://noisytoys.org/event/4-may-rjam-todmorden-makery/) - RJam Todmorden is the first of a monthly event to celebrate creative techy coding and making of all kinds. It is aimed at inventors, families and anyone interested in learning. Booking essential: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/320594064477
- [Game Making/code club 14+ Mondays 4-5](https://noisytoys.org/event/game-making-code-club-14-mondays-4-5/) - A weekly game design code club for teens/young people. We will be using a game design system designed by Mick Chesterman as well as trying out other (free) coding and game-making platforms with a focus on effective design and constantly improving our work. Participants can create their own games and learn new skills, then we
- [Code & Crumble club 28 March & 4 April](https://noisytoys.org/event/code-crumble-club/) - This is a 2 week taster for what will become a regular weekly code club after Easter, based at the Makery in Todmorden. We had some regulars coming to the code club & Code the Flow in Mytholmroyd before lockdown, but this one is also open to new participants. Advance booking essential; contact hereSuggested ages
- [8 October Peddler Market, Sheffield](https://noisytoys.org/event/8-october-peddler-market-sheffield/) - Back to the party that is Peddler Market with some serious bass-buzzing, non-stop Oobleck, Nose Testing (of the squeaky kind) and have-a-go noise contraption Making activities. Bring your kids and don't forget your nose.
- [12-27 Feb, Eureka! Halifax-Scavengers drop-in workshops](https://noisytoys.org/event/12-27-feb-eureka-halifax-scavengers-drop-in-workshops/)
- [5 Feb, Peddler Market, Leeds](https://noisytoys.org/event/5-feb-peddler-market-leeds/) - Participatory demonstrations and drop-in activities.
- [Feb-March 2022: Buggy Battles at Science & Media Museum](https://noisytoys.org/event/12-december-buggy-battle/) - We are very excited to be collaborating with the National science & Media Museum in Bradford to run a series of Buggy Battles for schools and for public drop-in, to coincide with National Sciene week. Please check back here or on the Museum's website nearer the time for dates and details. INFO HERE: https://noisytoys.org/buggy-battles/
- [Sun 28- Rochdale Science Initiative](https://noisytoys.org/event/sun-28-rochdale-science-initiative/) - Rochdale Science Initiative are one of the most truly grassroots community-centred organisations we have worked with and we are proud to be working alongside their young science-buskers this Sunday in Rochdale. This is where science communication and education needs to be happening: in the community, and the Rochdale Science Initiative does exactly that. Come along
- [30 Oct- Todmorden Makery Opening](https://noisytoys.org/event/30-oct-todmorden-makery-opening/) - Finally we can open our community workshop! Follow the link and please sign up for updates and get involved. Short talks from the Mayor, the Makery, and Rachel Crane, Climate Officer (tbc)Tour of the workshop spaces, tools and other equipment - including Textiles area, Tool Library, Repair Cafe and 3D printerFamily-friendly activities from Steve Summer
- [Bradford Science Festival 26 & 28 October](https://noisytoys.org/event/bradford-science-festival-26-october/) - Hands-on activities & science demonstrations in Bradford.
- [6 Nov- Peddler Market, Sheffield](https://noisytoys.org/event/6-nov-peddler-market-sheffield/) - Drop-in family workshop activitie & participatory sound experiments. Follow the BOOM and come along to Noisy Toys to feel 1000 watts of bass power though your fingers, watch some dancing alien Oobleck (corn flour), make laser-blaster sounds with a slinky, find out how sound waves work, and discover amazing sounds hidden in everyday objects. Participatory
- [1-3 Oct Hebden Bridge Open Studios](https://noisytoys.org/event/9-11-july-hebden-bridge-open-studios/) - Come and see where all our contraptions are produced in the dark heart of the morgue. There will be some interactive features, and much dead tech in various stages of reanimation.
- [Thrift Fest - Sun 26 Sept](https://noisytoys.org/event/thrift-fest-25-26-sept/) - Back again for the Thriftiest festiaval around. The Noisy Toys team will be back on site with their amazing instruments created from upcycled e-waste and broken things. These sessions are all about having fun and experimenting with sound – no experience necessary! There will be three drop-in session on the Sunday, so come and say hello and have a play. Sunday workshop times:10:00-11:30 , 12:45- 14:15, 15:15-16:45 (*Back
- [Todmorden Repair Cafe 4 Sept](https://noisytoys.org/event/todmorden-repair-cafe-4-sept/) - At this event we'll ask you to drop off your repairs at the start of the event, to describe what is wrong to the fixer and then arrange to pick it up later in the session. 1. Laptops and Pcs 2. Anything that can be repaired (including small repairs to waterproofs) with resins and glues
- [Camp Bestival- STEAM.co 30 Jul-1 Aug](https://noisytoys.org/event/camp-bestival-steam-co-30-jul-1-aug/) - Drop-in activities and demonstrations all themed around the Mission to Mars. Help us create the soundtrack with DIY upcycled instruments. See some non-Newtonian aliens come to life with low bass power. More info here soon.
- [20-23 August - ACOUSATRON @ Eureka!](https://noisytoys.org/event/20-23-august-acousatron-eureka/) - It's back with hands-on noise experimentation and Audio Anarchy... Info about the Acousatron HERE. Eureka! The National Children’s MuseumDiscovery Road, Halifax HX1 2NE

## Audio Player

- [Music Example](https://noisytoys.org/audioplayer/music-example/)

## Testimonials

- [Deborah Curtis](https://noisytoys.org/testimonial/7824/) - 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
- [Bestival 24-B](https://noisytoys.org/testimonial/bestival-24-b/) - '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'
- [Pictor special school](https://noisytoys.org/testimonial/pictor-special-school/) - 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
- [Visitor Fest Tomorrow](https://noisytoys.org/testimonial/visitor-fest-tomorrow/) - Wonderful Creations, so much fun with just such simple items!
- [Jimmy's Farm](https://noisytoys.org/testimonial/jimmys-farm/) - 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!
- [Jason Butcher Egerton](https://noisytoys.org/testimonial/jason-butcher-egerton/) - 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.
- [Heather Beames Gildredge House](https://noisytoys.org/testimonial/heather-beames-gildredge-house/) - 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
- [Iain Hendry](https://noisytoys.org/testimonial/iain-hendry/) - 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
- [Alan Dix 509](https://noisytoys.org/testimonial/alan-dix-509/) - 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
- [Katie Turner Media Museum](https://noisytoys.org/testimonial/katie-turner-media-museum/) - 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
- [Vladimir, Fab Lab Moscow](https://noisytoys.org/testimonial/vladimir-fab-lab-moscow/) - 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
- [Sarah Thomas, Event Developer](https://noisytoys.org/testimonial/sarah-thomas-event-developer/) - 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.
- [Hannah Graves](https://noisytoys.org/testimonial/hannah-graves/) - 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!
- [Sharon Rueben, Head of Artist & Guest Liason,](https://noisytoys.org/testimonial/sharon-rueben-head-of-artist-guest-liason/) - 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
- [Claire Critchley, Learning Producer, Community Partnerships,](https://noisytoys.org/testimonial/7749/) - 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.

## FireBox

- [Contact popup](https://noisytoys.org/firebox/untitled-campaign/)