Finally sharing this.. after my girls outgrew it! Both our daughters have Autism and sensory issues and I wanted to make something interactive in our back yard for them.
Besides the fencing everything was re-purposed. If you are in the Portland Oregon area Scrap PDX is a great resource, I found some of the items there. Also, second hand stores for old xylophones, and Habitat for Humanity ReStore for some of the tubing.
We actually have a chain link fence so we can enjoy the wetlands behind our home. So we made a section of cedar fencing and attached it to a couple of boards on the other side.
A driftwood chime. All you need is driftwood and fishing line. If you don’t want them to move, drill a hole for each piece and thread the fishing line through the hole. I just tied each “chime” to the main piece.
For drums a couple of metal planting buckets from IKEA work well. Added some old drumsticks too.
A giant spring makes fun noise when you rub the drumsticks back and forth.
The chimes from an old wind chime get new use hung from a hook.
A few beat up old xylophones were found at second hand stores. I removed the keys and hung with fishing line from an IKEA bar.
The tubing was found at a Habitat for Humanity Restore and makes a fun chute.
The chalkboards are pieces of Plexiglas that I added chalk paint to.
The gutters were from an old project. I had used them above a craft desk to store ribbon. They are much more fun to pour water and balls down!
This added a lot of fun to our back yard for many years!