Toy description:

• Children will be able to manipulate the spinning tops using magnetic wands placed under the table and by interchanging the markers in the tops
• The spinning top will help demonstrate the effects of magnetism, the magnets will allow the children to affect the direction of the top and the trajectory of the top will be traced out in pretty patterns on the surface
• The cost of producing this toy would be very low, the toy is simply a few magnets, plastic sheeting, tops and some markers
• This product should be fairly durable if cut from the appropriate plastics and with a reasonably level of quality
• This toy is designed to be safe for a wide range of ages, since the parts are all fairly large and to be aesthetically pleasing to those ages

Toy concept 1 | Toy concept 2

Alex May
Carnegie Mellon University
February 2, 2009