Essay about Puzzle Design Challenge: A New Toy for Young Children

“Who in the world am I? Ah, that's the great puzzle” noted Lewis Carroll. Growing up, I remember being an avid puzzle enthusiast who found immense joy in solving puzzles; breaking them up, and putting them together ceaselessly. This persistent innate curiosity has helped me tremendously as I started putting together the key puzzle pieces of my life plans.

Toys play quite an important role in children’s lives, along with their socialization. Kids spend a vast amount of time playing with toys, alone and with their peers or parents. In todays age when it comes time to buying gifts for children everything is color coded. There are many boundaries that separate

The use of LEGOs is an extraordinary thing, but it is shocking to see exactly how controversial a small toy can become. People of all ages have been found to enjoy this toy. Companies and organizations such as MIT and NASA have even found a use for them. The toy has become known as a child’s imagination tool and has not been exclusively used for adults. The documentary shows that adults come together to compete in competitions on who can create the greatest LEGO sculpture. Many people may not know just how big this toy is used around the world.

Having an array of toys that promote diversity that the children are not used to being exposed to.

Like I said before, the whole thing is kind of like a puzzle, and it is put together one piece at a time.

Toys are artifacts created by humans that come in all shapes, sizes, and form used for entertainment, therapy, or simply to past time. One of the earliest toys was a doll made of stone that was estimated to be four thousand years old. What is really interesting is the fact that archaeologists have found that the majority of human civilization produced toys. Nowadays, toys are mass produced and have become an essential item in the human lifestyle. So much so that these toys have the ability to shape children or adults to act or be a certain way. Companies take advantage of their products and advertising to have customers continually buy their products so that these paying customers can achieve their desires. However, some products actually

Each stage in puzzle building was comparable to a stage in the process of our Crucible Company project. The first stage of puzzle building is the hardest, it’s when people struggle, especially if there is no plan. Our class started off the Crucible company project by discussing ideas with raised voices whilst trying to find a common idea. Our ideas were puzzle pieces, and we had dumped them all out and now were scrambling to sort through them. Once puzzle building begins and the timer starts, groups assign roles utilizing specialization and the puzzle building process begins. Our class made sure to divide into groups to try and sort out all of our ideas as well as create questions. Stage two of puzzle building is all about building a solid foundation, the corners. The corners create a basis for the puzzle and pieces than start to click into place easier after that. Our class made sure our ideas were clicking together and designed a solid basis, of questions created by groups, and the scavenger hunt creation started. Stage three, which consists of getting the middle part of the puzzle built and finished. For many groups stage three is one of the harder

When you sit down to put together a puzzle, it can sometimes be a little overwhelming. So many

How many of you here have ever done, worked on, or completed a jigsaw puzzle?

To start our project we sketched out our design, and we wrote a description of how we thought it was going to work. In our description we explained how we wanted our design to work. First, we taped a long piece of foam to the wall, an inclined plane. The ball was then going to roll down a PVC pipe. A bouncy ball was then placed

The caregiver is sitting on the floor with the child (6-15m.). They are putting a color shape puzzle together. The adult put one piece on, then the child put all the pieces on; now he wants to do it again putting the puzzle upside down. The infant is developing exploration and discovery in the cognitive domain, paying attention to people and objects, he saw the caregiver putting a piece he put all the pieces, attending to colors and shapes, and making things happen repeating actions. The child can also sits by himself and maintains balance while playing, developing gross motor skills, and fine motor skills through the holding of small objects such as puzzles pieces.

From this project, I would like to learn about toy design relative to the fictional characters or objects and how to bring it to life and make it into a production piece.

Reptangles is the only toy where two pieces can connect in 100+ combinations! Reptangles are construction toys that have a turtle-like shape. Reptangles help develop mathematical and geometric skills in a fun and imaginative way. Unlike a multitude of other construction toys, such as Legos and wooden blocks, Reptangles were developed in a distinct, polyhedra shape that can be used to create unique one of a kind build. Consisting of 24 pieces in a box and a starter puzzle and build guide, Reptangles is the perfect toy to keep children interested and entertained while also developing motor skills in the future.

We participated in 3 JARs on Monday. The client agitation level was very low for the first three activities. However during the puzzle activity, his agitation increased. I believe this was due to the puzzle being too many pieces. It was way past his ZPD. The client’s mother did not realize the puzzle was 48 pieces. However, the client did participate in describing the picture after the

Design –Toys are designed by a small and selected group of people who develop the concepts for the products.