FabLab@School in Bangkok, Thailand

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Samantha Brunhaver & John Brunhaver

Link to Dropbox folder: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7099240/DesigningForKids.zip

Link to Youtube video:  http://youtu.be/bd0NCeUTLTM

The Design

Based on her love of board games, puzzles, animals, and magic, we decided to develop a “race to the end” type of board game for Elizabeth, our…

Robert’s Rockin’ Rocket

Betsy and Renee Try Out Rocket

Pictures of Design

Robert’s Drawing of Rocket…

When we embarked on the task of designing a “dream toy” for a very special child, we leaned on one of our fellow LDT classmates who has a four year-old son named Joshua.  We were challenged by the fact that interviewing a preschooler is difficult – in large part because Joshua is very shy (especially around adults and strangers) when it comes to verbal expression. So, we ended up…

by Mo Akade


Interview/Observation and Insights

I designed a learning toy for Ben Loh, a rambunctious 3-year-old boy. I was concerned initially about the first interview because I didn’t think Ben would be able to verbalize what he likes. I had prepared some interview questions, but went into the interview knowing that I might not get much. I decided that my time would be better spent observing Ben and asking him to tell me what…

I interviewed a boy in 4th grade. It was my first time meeting him, and he was very shy at the beginning of the interview. He was even too shy to be in a video interview so I passed the video recording. I expected the child would feel somehow positive and curious about the project, however I encountered with an interesting response. When I described the project to him, he was not sure whether he wants to share his ideas, because he thought it does not make sense for him that a stranger can…

Anna Ly and José Lizárraga

For our dream toy, we decided to interview Ruby, a rambunctious 3 year old girl whose father is a Knight Fellow here at Stanford University. Considering that she is of a young age, we thought that it would make the most sense to have her show us her favorite toys rather than us sit with her at a table asking a bunch of questions. So when we went over their house, Ruby eagerly showed us to her room and explained all of her…