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What Interests Your Child The Most With New Toys And Learning?
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I am doing a technology course and I am designing an educational toy for under seven year olds.
I would like to know what young children are interested in and what makes them want to learn.
For instance does colour play a large part in engaging them, do they prefer wood toys, plastic toys or different textures.
When playing with a toy do they enjoy a learning toy eg geography based, science based etc.
Any feedback you can give me will be gratefully recieved. Thank you
I would like to know what young children are interested in and what makes them want to learn.
For instance does colour play a large part in engaging them, do they prefer wood toys, plastic toys or different textures.
When playing with a toy do they enjoy a learning toy eg geography based, science based etc.
Any feedback you can give me will be gratefully recieved. Thank you
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All of my kids ( and I have quite a few) have liked science based toys or toys that require quite a bit of thinking about or skill, they were not keen on inanimate things or things which didn't stretch their experience, so action men, barbies etc were out and toys like 'Simon says' and tilt mazes were defineatly in. Colour and texture too played a big part but usually when much younger say under 3 years.
All of my kids ( and I have quite a few) have liked science based toys or toys that require quite a bit of thinking about or skill, they were not keen on inanimate things or things which didn't stretch their experience, so action men, barbies etc were out and toys like 'Simon says' and tilt mazes were defineatly in. Colour and texture too played a big part but usually when much younger say under 3 years.
What level are you studying at as that will inform what you will have the skills/ability to make. I can't see my (nearly) 5 year olds or my 7 year old playing for long with something that has been made at GCSE level (not being mean, just being practical). If you are going to make something that is quite simple it would probably suit a younger child.
my son is 2 so i'm not sure i can help much - but he seems to really like toys that are imitations of things we, as adults, have. eg his laptop, countless toy mobile phones, toy car keys, cooking toys etc. toys that make lots of noise when you get the answer right, or put the right colour block in the right section etc..... let us know what she decides on! good luck x
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