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Gathering Drum nuts and bolts

  • Posted by Karin Nanos April 14, 2015 - Filed in Activities - #gathering drum nuts and bolts  - 15,529 views

    Has anyone replaced the nuts and bolts on the inside of the gathering drum handles with something else that lies flat? When we turn the drum over to use as a boat, the screw/bolt heads protrude and can poke the kids while they lie or sit in the drum. I don't want to make any modifications on my own and worried I might compromise the handles. Thought I would check to see what others have done first.

    Karin

4 comments
  • Lynn Kleiner
    Lynn Kleiner Are yours rounded and smooth? If not, I will have them replaced for you! I have never had a problem with my little sailors in the boat but mine, though they stick out, are smooth, rounded and not a problem. Let me know if they are not rounded.
    April 15, 2015
  • Karin Nanos
    Karin Nanos Hi Lynn. Thanks for writing. The gathering drum is a favorite here in Early Intervention. The handle bolts are rounded but protrude into the drum area. Adult participants are using their hands to cover the bolt so the child doesn't hit their head on it et...  more
    May 1, 2015
  • Lynn Kleiner
    Lynn Kleiner I will check with Remo, mine are rounded enough that they have not been a problem but we'll see if we can improve this!
    May 1, 2015
  • Karin Nanos
    Karin Nanos They are rounded and smooth but protrude into the drum area. When students sit in the drum using it as a boat the children/parents navigate around the bolts. However when a student lies in the drum, we have to cover the bolts with our hands so as to prot...  more
    May 4, 2015