What was your very first electronics project?
Why did you take it on?
I think my first successful, non school-related electronics project was an electronic doorbell that would randomly play one of a whole (fixed) suite of sound effects and melodies or jingles.
After brief use as a doorbell, it eventually got used as toy, but "someone" couldn't stand the kids playing it non-stop, so it got tossed out....
I built the project because I thought it was such a cool chip, (I still think it was cool) but it was many years ago and I can no longer recall the chip I used or find something that seems similar.