# Recycled Ecological Board Games The Smart Board Stimulates Kid Creativity with Drawing By M | Published 2016-01-07 | Life-Stages Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smart-board References: [tuvie](http://www.tuvie.com/smart-board-by-ljiljana-reljic-and-snezana-cvetkovic/) & [issuu](https://issuu.com/ljiljanareljic2) The Smart Board design by Snezana Cvetkovic and Ljiljana Reljic features a modern [play surface for children](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tokidos-playcubes) to interact with and custom-create their own illustrations, storylines and universes using [recycled material](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/creative-toys). The Smart Board encourages play with ecological terminology and a sense of awareness at an early age about recycling materials. While most play sets come with new features and pieces, the Smart Board is hinged upon the concept of recycling and reusing unwanted packaging material. The boards are plain surfaces covered in a transparent oil that children can adhere all sorts of motifs onto such as fabric, plastic, wood, leather, zippers,laces, sandpaper to create their own illustrations. The boards themselves are designed to be reused so children can continuously return and create new storylines. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.8/10 - Popularity: 11% | Activity: 34% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Gen Alpha - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Life-Stages](https://www.trendhunter.com/life-stages) > [Toys](https://www.trendhunter.com/toys) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Recycled Board Games:** The trend of making board games from recycled materials presents opportunities for environmentally-friendly play experiences. - **Customizable Play Experiences:** The trend of allowing children to create their own illustrations and storylines in board games promotes creativity and personalization. - **Early Environmental Education:** The trend of incorporating ecological terminology in board games helps educate children about recycling and sustainability from a young age. ### Who This Affects Most - **Toy Industry:** The toy industry can leverage the trend of recycled board games to develop more sustainable and eco-friendly play options. - **Education Industry:** The education industry can utilize the trend of customizable play experiences to enhance creativity and engagement in learning environments. - **Sustainable Packaging Industry:** The sustainable packaging industry can collaborate with the trend of using recycled materials in board games to provide eco-conscious alternatives for game components. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Intelligent Portable Board Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eifplay.md) - [Interactive Creativity Home Displays](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/doodle-interactive-wall.md) - [Connected Smart Reading Boards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/genie-board.md) - [Recycled Rice Husk Toys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/modular-toy-game.md) - [Kid-Envisioned Urban Environments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-little-big-playmat.md) - [Sustainable Sensorial Play Pads](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stokke-playpad.md) - [Nature Identification Toys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lets-explore-seek-find-bingo-play-set.md) - [Personal Portable Whiteboards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/portable-whiteboard-1.md) - [Face-to-Face Game Consoles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/board.md)