Wooden toy Kids toy How are they safer

Wooden toy

Kids toy How are they safer • Because they can be sanded down until there smooth and the rough corners can be rounded to be safer with contact for children. How are they more durable • Because wood is stronger than plastics because they are solid and aren’t thin sheeted plastic parts and can be easily repaired.

Kids toy How are they eco-friendly • They are eco friendly because they don’t use chemicals or liquids to be used and are made from a renewable resource. How do they encourage imaginative play • They encourage imaginative play because the toy is plain which allows you to create your own landscape/background for play.

Kids toy ideas • • Magnetic fishing set Helicopter Wood gas station Boat Wooden crane Match the block box Jenga

What I'm building wooden gas station

S holder 2 interview • • Who are they? The wooden wheel. What is there philosophy aim? To make toys for children. What do they sell? Wooden toys. Where are they located? Warkworth.

S holder 2 interview questions • • What they like What colour they like How they would like it Is there anything they want to be built with it

Formulating design brief • • • Shapes Sizes Colours What gender it would best suit Age restrictions Is it safer for children

Design brief • I am required to design & manufacture a wooden toy for allie and her son • The requirements needed are. It must be safe, eco-friendly, durable, and encourage imaginative play. It should be 40 -50 by 40 -50 cm It should be age suitable for 3 -5 years. It could be car themed. It could be a mechanical working machine.

Which one should I prototype • • Magnetic fishing set Helicopter Wood gas station Boat Wooden crane Match the block box Jenga Winner Gas station

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Scale prototype