In other words, are you creative and good at problem-solving? If so, I need your help! I'm in the process of making a 'water wall' for the little ones I look after, similar to these ones:
http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=ch...nw=73&start=0&ndsp=17&ved=1t:429,r:5,s:0,i:81
http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=ch...=1600&h=1200&ei=N4bIT5iLBYPPhAfbqfDYDw&zoom=1
I've decided to make it from weld mesh stapled to a wooden frame. Empty bottles and hosepipe and stuff should be attachable with string/wire ties, but I'm not sure what to do about plastic pipe. I have a lot of old 'Habitrail' plastic tubes left over from pet gerbils that I really want to use, but I don't know how on earth to attach them! They must be:
*Easily removable and restorable to their original state (they belong to my sister)
*Robustly attached so the 16 month old can pull at them without them moving
*attached in such a way so that no string/ties/whatever's attaching them prevents my little rubber duck from sliding all the way down. (Sorry, I appreciate I'm making no sense here!) The tubes are made in 2 halves and only joined together with plastic rings at the end. I'm going to take off the rings so when I say 'tube' I really mean 'half tube' - like a swimming pool flume with an open top. I have a little rubber duck for the children to place at the top so it can ride the flume, but the way I've made it now (just to see how it would go) the string I'm using is stopping the duck in it's tracks.
I'd post photos to help show you what I mean but unfortunately my camera battery isn dead.
If anyone has any suggestions of how it could be done please let me know!
http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=ch...nw=73&start=0&ndsp=17&ved=1t:429,r:5,s:0,i:81
http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=ch...=1600&h=1200&ei=N4bIT5iLBYPPhAfbqfDYDw&zoom=1
I've decided to make it from weld mesh stapled to a wooden frame. Empty bottles and hosepipe and stuff should be attachable with string/wire ties, but I'm not sure what to do about plastic pipe. I have a lot of old 'Habitrail' plastic tubes left over from pet gerbils that I really want to use, but I don't know how on earth to attach them! They must be:
*Easily removable and restorable to their original state (they belong to my sister)
*Robustly attached so the 16 month old can pull at them without them moving
*attached in such a way so that no string/ties/whatever's attaching them prevents my little rubber duck from sliding all the way down. (Sorry, I appreciate I'm making no sense here!) The tubes are made in 2 halves and only joined together with plastic rings at the end. I'm going to take off the rings so when I say 'tube' I really mean 'half tube' - like a swimming pool flume with an open top. I have a little rubber duck for the children to place at the top so it can ride the flume, but the way I've made it now (just to see how it would go) the string I'm using is stopping the duck in it's tracks.
I'd post photos to help show you what I mean but unfortunately my camera battery isn dead.
If anyone has any suggestions of how it could be done please let me know!