adfgdaToy Design

Purpose

Come up with three ideas for toys

These ideas have to be simple and easily constructed.

The children have to understand how the toys work.

What we Learned

Some of the simplest ideas were the best.

Some ideas were really dumb.

My thoughts on the process:

I found that my most simple ideas were the best. My favorite idea the watergun for the bike was probably the least feasable idea. It was expensive and could be broken easily. It was dangerous. I researched in my memory banks and realized that I have never seen a toy with a working piston pump. This is because it is expensive, and can not be fixed with super glue. The best ideas cost less that a dollar to make. If you look back through history you can remember the snap bracelet, the hoola hoop, the slinky and the wacky wall crawler. This are the idease that are the best.

Presentation

I was very displeased with my presentation. I realized that enthusiasm about ones idea is the key to an excellent presentation. In order for a presentation to be easy the presenter must be genuine. Of course sometimes one must present someone else's product, which they are not enthused about. In this case they must fake enthusiasm, and be a true salesperson. I learned that when you are in charge of the product you are presenting, the best preparation for the presentation is in the product. This is not to say that when the product is very good you need not pracitce what you will say. But, the presentation will run much more smoothly when the presenter loves the product they present.

Self Critique

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