Reflection

Overall, I learned that it's difficult to draw your ideas because the concepts seemed very clear in my mind, however once I drew them, it looked nothing like what I imagined. I had to draw my sketches multiple times because they didn't look like anything that someone could interpret. Therefore, I realized this is something I really need to work on. Otherwise, I learned it's difficult to create a toy that is entertaining while being informational or educational for the child. My ideas initially either didn't involve much thinking or were unfeasible to make so I needed to google search for educational toys for inspiration. I don't think I could have completed the project without googling for previous educational toys because I didn't have an idea that was fun yet something children could learn from. However, once I looked at a few examples, some ideas came more easily to me, and I was able to create a few ideas. I also think this project forced me to do something I was truly unfamiliar with. I haven't played with physical toys in a very long time so this project in some ways was a look back at my childhood too.