what do you do with a recorder when your child is done with it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You could be like my MIL and hold on to it for 30 years and have it in the toy bin for grandkids to play with. My 2 yo plays with an old recorder at my MIL's house. I don't even want to think of the gross scum that is inside that thing- blech!

Ha! My mom did the same!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If your school requires it, as many do, simply clean it in a water/bleach solution and then give it back to the school. I get that many parent don't like it but why would you throw out something that can be safely reused. At our school the teacher was always happy to take them back and had them available for kids who could not afford them or forgot theirs.

I totally agree. Can’t understand why you would throw something like this out if it is still usable. The thing can be washed and true all kids chew on them a little so there are these teethmarks. But honestly it irks the adults more than the kids. They don’t seem to mind and my girls have forgotten theirs and used the chewed up ones at school before. They didn’t get sick either. Also, it’s no different from using those plastic ikea utensils at your friends house? They are put into the mouth too, washed and reused. The kids chew on those too!

Throwing it away or burning it is just unkind to the environment. Many kids also can’t afford to get new ones and while it’s a small sum
To some and it’s only $10, it still helps a family in need and every $ counts.

I am all for washing it and giving it back to the school. My school gladly took ours back. Teethmarks, tatty cloth case and all. The teacher said it didn’t matter at all.

[Anonymous]

I just dumped ours today. It was too chewed up and my daughter must have been a big hungry beaver.

[Anonymous]

Donate it to goodwill.

[Anonymous]

Ask the school music teacher. Some schools have a few loaners for kids who forget theirs. Many teachers take the mouthpiece off and just have the forgetful ones work on the fingerings so nobody is using a chewed up gross mouthpiece.

[Anonymous]

DDs is inexplicably in the bathroom and she uses it when she’s on the toilet for a while.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DDs is inexplicably in the bathroom and she uses it when she’s on the toilet for a while.

SOrry to say but it is really gross to play a recorder in the bathroom and then leaving it there. It will be full of germs! Hopefully she is. It playing it while doing the big business in there!! Ewww

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DDs is inexplicably in the bathroom and she uses it when she’s on the toilet for a while.

SOrry to say but it is really gross to play a recorder in the bathroom and then leaving it there. It will be full of germs! Hopefully she is. It playing it while doing the big business in there!! Ewww

[Anonymous]

Trash

[Anonymous]

We just cleaned ours and it looks great. It will be donated.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know they don't cost that much, but it seems wasteful to just throw it away.

Is there any school or anyone who wants these?

Happy dance and light it on fire

[Anonymous]

chuck it. they are gross inside.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:chuck it. they are gross inside.

You actually need to wash them periodically and teach them not play the recorder right after eating ! Periodically washing out the spit so that It shouldn’t end up being gross inside. We gave our 4 to the school. (My two girls have one at home and one at school each) they even just crossed out their name on the sleeves so my daughter actually found out who the girl was that was using it after. Made her happy that she could bless another child with something.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Set it on fire.

Came here for this. Glad I didn't have to go further than the front page

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:chuck it. they are gross inside.

You actually need to wash them periodically and teach them not play the recorder right after eating ! Periodically washing out the spit so that It shouldn’t end up being gross inside. We gave our 4 to the school. (My two girls have one at home and one at school each) they even just crossed out their name on the sleeves so my daughter actually found out who the girl was that was using it after. Made her happy that she could bless another child with something.

Naturally. We need to teach our kids to take care of their things...

And when your kid hates recorder....