# Life-Sized Skeletal Cardboard Cutouts Learn About the Humand Body When You Build Your Own Skeleton By Mesel Isaac | Published 2013-12-10 | Special Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/build-your-own-skeleton References: [fancy](http://fancy.com/things/488435161231266681/Build-Your-Own-Skeleton-Kit) & [firebox](http://www.firebox.com/product/6199/Build-Your-Own-Life-Sized-Human-Skeleton) Don't worry, you no longer have to go grave-robbing in order to obtain a life-sized replica of the human skeletal system, because now you can build your own skeleton. You ever notice how schools shown in movies or TV shows always had a skeleton hanging in their classrooms for some reason? Well now you can be just like the people in the movies with this [3D cardboard skeleton](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cardboard-guitar-1). Completely life-sized and requiring no glue or scissors to build, this cardboard skeleton has [movable joints](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/exoskyn) and the bones are [anatomically labelled](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/voka-anatomy-pro), making it a teaching tool as well as something to scare the neighbor's kids with. It's never been easier or more fun to build your skeleton. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.1/10 - Popularity: 75% | Activity: 69% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Gen Alpha, Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Special](https://www.trendhunter.com/special) > [Holiday](https://www.trendhunter.com/holiday) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **3D Cardboard Models:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop customizable, 3D printed cardboard models for educational purposes. - **Gamified Education:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create interactive educational games that incorporate building experiences, like assembling a cardboard skeleton. - **Augmented Reality Learning:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop interactive augmented reality apps that allow users to explore and learn about the human skeletal system. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Education:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Implement interactive learning tools such as 3D cardboard models and augmented reality apps into school curriculums. - **Toy Manufacturing:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Expand product offerings by creating customizable, educational cardboard models for children to assemble and learn from. - **Digital Technology:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Combine augmented reality technology with educational content to create engaging and immersive learning experiences. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Human Body Discovery Toys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ultimate-squishy-human-body.md) - [Interactive Fossil-Inspired Costumes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wearable-dinosaur-costume.md) - [Educational Anatomy Toys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/giant-heart-with-hidden-cells.md) - [Dinosaur Intricate Puzzle Sets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dinosaur-fossils-tyrannosaurus-rex.md) - [Dinosaur Fossil Puzzle Sets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-dinosaur-fossils-trex-skull.md) - [Structure Building Cards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/house-of-cards-building-kit.md) - [STEM Excavation Kits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jurassic-world-dinosaur-dig.md) - [Spooky Life-Size Animatronics](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beetlejuice-character.md) - [Cardboard Airplane Builds](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cardboard-airplane.md)