peek-aboo An activity box designed to engage kids constructively
Brief Engaging Kids Alone at Home
3-5
Exploring the Brief
Target User
3-5 Year Olds
3-5
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Engaging the kids alone at home at this age is complex, they are constantly curious and really energetic. During this time, his/her physical growth and motor development is slow, but some tremendous intellectual, social, and emotional changes can be seen. Constant multi-directional nurturing is required to enhance the values in the child and for complete overall development of the child.
Narrowing the brief How might we effectively and constructively engage 3 to 5 year old kids at home under distant adult supervision?
INTRODUCTION It is essential to keep 3 to 5-year-old children engaged through activities as this is the age when their mind and body need proper stimuli for healthy growth and development.
Understanding the user Empathise
01 Interviews
02 Observations
With parents and children
Observing kids
03 Contextual enquiry
04 Photography Capturing kids behaviour on camera
Methodology
Shreya Singh, 4 Characteristics • • • •
Dependent
Shy
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Insecure Does not like to be around strangers.
Goals • •
Pains
Be around loved ones. To be a good kid.
Unable to express Suppresses natural tendencies
Gains •
Feels validated
Adhyan Bajpai, 5 Characteristics • • •
Friendly and confident. Curious and smart. Sharp learning abilities.
Goals • •
Learn and grow. Spend time with parents
Pains •
Wants constant engagement with parents.
Gains • •
Fun
Keep himself engaged.
Raj Sharma, 3 Characteristics • • •
Curious Free-spirited Independent
Goals • •
Keep himself engaged. Explore and enjoy.
Pains •
Less time with parents.
Gains • •
No restrictions
Full freedom to explore and enjoy
Problem statement How might we nurture curiosity, inculcate independence and decrease screen time in children between ages 3-5?
3-5
Key Factors
Safe to use
Light weight
Age appropriat e
Visual Guidance
OuR GOALS
Inculcate Empathy
Encourage Problem Solving
Foster Creativity
Hands-on learning
Develop Sense of Responsibility
Induce Autonomy
The Concept
peek-a-boo! A peek-a-boo box will contain activities that will enable children to create, play, explore and have fun while focusing on their holistic development. A monthly service designed in a way to incorporate 3 to 4 play-based activities along with easy-to-understand instruction sheets. Every month, the child will receive a different set of activities.
Peek-a-boo Activities
Bricks & blocks
Bloomin’ Blossom
Stepping Into…
Bricks And Blocks Activities that consist of hands on building and making physical models.
This edition This activity teaches children to learn about themselves and others while teaching them how things work. The greatest toys help a child understand the world they live in — and these toys will do exactly that.
Helps in •
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Improves Muscle Coordination Hands-on learning Fosters Creativity Spatial Arrangement Encourages innovation
Bloomin’ Blossom Gardening activities that makes the child environment conscious from an early age.
This edition
Helps in
Kids and gardens grow with love. The Bloomin’ Blossom activity comes along with a gardening pot and real seeds. The child can set up their own little garden with the instruction booklet provided. Do keep along and see the plant bloom along with your child!
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Environment conscious Hands-on learning Sense of gratitude Nurturing attitude
Stepping Into… Step into a profession’s shoes to understand and learn from their duties & responsibilities.
values
This edition Become a detective and solve the town’s greatest kidnapping mystery of the missing Ted Bear. Consists of interactive tools like magnifying glass, record diary, gloves. Equipped with visual hint cards and physical clues to make it even more fun.
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Inculcates empathy Sense of Responsibility Problem solving attitude Decision making Understanding of the world Independence
Note to the parents In the magical world of peek-a-boo, your child creates, learns, and immerses her/himself in wholesome activities that lead to their holistic development. Each peek-a-boo box is crafted after thorough research and interaction with kids and their parents. Designed to incorporate three to four fun activities, Peek-a-boo is safe & easy to use, comes with visual guidance, is age-appropriate and comes in lightweight packaging. We hope you have as much fun with Peek-a-boo as we had in creating it!
How to order ?
The peek-a-boo activity box would be a monthly subscription based service that can be ordered through the peek-a-boo website.
FutuRE ScOPE
Rigorous user testing
Line of peek-a-boo boxes for monthly service
Expansion of peeka-boo line to 2-8 years old
Space & cost optimisation
The team
Amanat Mishra Mechanical
Amisha Patel
Kritika Gupta
ECE
CSE
Nivedita Rani ECE
Saumya Mishra
Shreyas Singh
Vikrant Sharma
Drishti Baid
CSE
Mechanical
ECE
Design
