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Sensorial Interaction

Brands create toys with sense-focused functions for educational purposes

Implications - Brands that create toys are increasingly offering products that are focused on the use or enhancement of specific senses, creating an educational tool for young kids that is simplified in both its design and function. This more streamlined approach to play allows parents to adopt minimalist, step-by-step methods to teach kids basic skills -- all while offering the interactivity that consumers crave, and that young kids require for healthy development.
Workshop Question - In what ways can you integrate multi-sensory features into your products to provide an element of education?
Trend Themes
1. Sensory Play and Exploration - Toys are being designed to encourage sensory play and exploration for child development.
2. STEM Education Toys - STEM education toys are being introduced to help kids learn about science and technology.
3. Sensory Stimulation with Design - Toys and tools are being created to stimulate senses with designs that are aesthetically pleasing as well.
Industry Implications
1. Toy - The toy industry is a primary source of inspiration for new trends in sensory play and STEM toys.
2. Education - The educational industry finds new technology for learning including the sensory development features of toys.
3. Creative Design - Design professionals in areas from product design to marketing use sensory stimulation in toys as a source of inspiration.
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Featured Examples

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Interplanetary Desktop Toys
The 'Gravity Museum' Toys Let You Compare Planet Size and Weight
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Spin Master's Collectible Candylocks Dolls Have Cotton Candy-Like Hair
At the New York Toy Fair, Spin Master introduced its Candylocks hair dolls, which are packaged like cotton candy on a stick. In keeping with this theme, the dolls sport hair that’s colorful,... MORE
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The 'NeuroBytes' Neuron Simulators React to Different Stimuli
The ‘NeuroBytes’ neuron simulators come as a revolutionary line of open source equipment that will allow makers to create solutions that are more reactive and responsive than ever.... MORE
Sensory Development Robots
Sensory Development Robots
Infantino's Sensory Toy Features Different Textures, Sounds and Colors
At this year’s New York Toy Fair, Infantino introduced a new sensory toy collection that features a range of high-quality materials, textures, sounds, lights and colors to stimulate a child&#... MORE
Ice Cream-Inspired Molding Toys
Ice Cream-Inspired Molding Toys
Play Visions' Color-Changing Floof Inspires a Sensory Experience
Play Visions’ Floof is described as lightweight compound that is like indoor snow that can be packed or shaped into a range of different creations. At the 2018 North American International Toy... MORE
Sensory Activation Playsets
Sensory Activation Playsets
This Educational Toy Set Teaches Science Through the Five Senses
As a means of helping children to learn about the sciences, Learning Resources put together an educational toy set that encourages an exploration of the senses. The hands-on STEM playset for kids... MORE

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