Product
The magic spoon and chopstick for children.
Purpose
To help children keep interested at meal times and teach them how to use the chopstick in a non frustrating way.
Target market
Children from ages 3 to 6
Design features
1. Chopstick on one end, spoon on the other to allow the child to pick which they would prefer to use on different types of food.
2. Polydiacethylenes spoon head that allows the spoon to change color at different temperatures which would amuse and hopefully engage the child at dinnertimes.
3. Safe blunt tips on the ends of the chopsticks to prevent the child from stabbing themselves.
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6 comments:
What a great idea, to have chopsticks intergrated with a spoon . This would be great for kids to learn how to use chopsticks at a young age, as most children these days would prefer to use a spoon or fork. Seems much evident reasearch was carried out to fulfill the brief, as the spoon heads are made of the Polydiacethylenes that allows the spoon to change color at different temperatures. Maybe one improvement that could intergrated into the chopsticks is having a detachable system. This would make cleaning a bit more easier.
this seems like a really good idea. I have a younger brother myself and know that it's foten hard to keep young children entertained throughout long dinner periods.
The patterns on the spoon and shape of the chopsticks would really help to inspire a childs imagination and would help keep them entertained. The changing colour of the spoon would also add to this excitment.
One thing i'm concerned about is i've read some reviews on Polydiacethylenes and in some cases it has been known to be poisonous and so use for a childs dining equipment may not be safe. I've only briefly read these reports so dont know much about the product but this may be something would need to be looked into more deeply
This tool ould also be useful for a western child who has moved to japan and is having difficulty getting used to japanese eating tradtion. it would allow for a slow transition between eating tools without the frustration of defeat for the child.
a very nicely developed product and resolution to a deign problem. I think this would be accepted by the target maket as long as safety is ensured with the Polydiacethylenes plastics. good work.
The pure use of children as a target market has worked to your favour in your product as it actually is fun to use if you were a kid. The best thing about the design is how you've found multiple ways to give a pleasant experience for the child. It also shows how children these days in the western side of the world can have interest in learning how to use chopsticks, rather than later on when they discover asian food.
One improvement i can possibly think of is if you can make it so its more general or add more animals rather than jsut focusing on asian kids with pandas. That would broader the children range and allow for more kids to feel comfortable using it.
I love the idea of a product that incorporates both a spoon and a pair of chopsticks for children. It would be a great tool for parents to get their kids excited about chopsticks with! I also love the idea of using thermochromatic materials at the ends to add interest.
What worries me a little is that it seems impractical to have the chopsticks and spoon on either end of the device, as it would make it unsuitable to use both ends during the same meal - this would be messy and unclean. Also, while this product may teach the concept of using two sticks to pick up food, I'm not sure whether it will help teach kids how to use proper chopsticks, as they may become accustomed to the easier option you have given them.
I love your idea, it solved so many problems perfectly. I always see young child droping chopsticks when eating, and it is hard for them to hold. Not sure if it's comfortable for them to hold as a spoon, and because of the material used, I'm thinking of the safty issue behind it, also the price, and ar you gona place a thin layout of Polydiacethylenes or the whole product is gona made by that? coz i was thinking of the price, as ur target market can't buy it, but depents on their parents.
this is a very interesting idea. i like the idea of not having 2 single chopsticks, making it much easier for the child to use. also the idea of a spoon on the opposite end is great in that the real problem with chopsticks is that they are missing a spoon tool for soup.
my only concern is that the child will be touching the end of the chopsticks when using the spoon side, which may create mess and also not a great grip.
other than this i believe its a great way to help teach children to use chopsticks but also to simplify the design with one single piece rather than 2 sticks.
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