Product Design and Technology
Heidi Chan
Wooden Magnetic Box Toy
Plywood, Acrylic, ceramic magnets
This product is design for young children aged 3 to 6 that provide serval plays that encourage children to use their imagination. Each side of the 4 boxes provide different sensory stimulations, along with build-in magnets which allow children to rearrange and stack the boxes in different ways and build shapes. With the additional whiteboard surface, this box toy promotes problem solving, creativity other cognitive skills.
The technique used of timber lamination allow the product to achieve a high quality and safety magnetic toy for young children. The idea of combine plays in one toy would satisfy children’s different needs. It also allow the product to have a longer life span as it can be keep as daily living product once children has grown out of it.