Musical teddies - how do you kill them?

[cornflakegirl]

My 9 month old son has two teddies that play "music" when you press their tummies. We hate the music, but love the teddies - one of them in particular is his sleep-time comforter.

Unfortunately, now that he can roll over in his sleep, he can also lie on the teddies and make them "sing" - over and over and over and over...

Anyone know of a way to break the music without breaking the teddy?

Whatever you do , don't be tempted to think that washing them in the washing machine will "kill" the music bit -it won't! It will cause it to malfunction and it will play on...and on...and on....

(more helpfully, can you unpick a seam and remove that bit?)

I'll avoid that one then!

Don't really want to unpick the seam, because the teddy is so pretty, and my sewing skills aren't... may have to resort to that though...

Anyone tried microwaving them?

hmmmm metal parts in a microwave? you may set your house on fire.

that was my thought - just wondered whether anyone could prove me wrong!

I wonder how long the battery would last if you put it somewhere remote (garage/garden shed?)with a weight on it to make it play non-stop? Maybe you could run it down in a couple of days.

feed it turnips

Sods law. The ones you hate the sound of last a lifetime. The ones that you like die after 2 minutes.

from my experience...

One pair of kitchen scissors and a needle with thread. Sorted.

(Ds threw up on it, I had to put it though the wash, and it came out sounding like a marching Brass Band with a limp. I euthanised it.)

pmsl colditz

like the shed idea pixel, although i take hattie's point on board!

turniphead - can you expand on your idea a little?! :)