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Werkelkueche Toy

Werkelkueche

The Werkelkueche is a gender-open activity workstation that enables children to immerse themselves in free play worlds. It combines the formal and aesthetic features of children's kitchens and workbenches. Therefore the Werkelkueche offer diverse possibilities to play. The curved plywood worktop can be used as a sink, workshop or ski slope. The side compartments can provide storage and hiding space or bake crispy rolls. With the help of the colorful and interchangeable tools, children can realize their ideas and imitate the world of adults in a playful way.

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Startracks Educational Learning Toy

Startracks

Startracks is an educational board game about interstellar exploration, designed for children. The game teaches basic astronomy and physics through play. Rubidium magnets placed under the board simulate the gravitational pull of planets, so a small iron spaceship is drawn towards a planet when it lands. Players collect prop cards that carry astronomical facts and matching game skills. Two teams compete, and the first team to reach its goal wins. The board is made of synthetic wood and measures 500 millimetres in diameter.

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Makedo Toolkit cardboard construction system

Makedo Toolkit

Makedo Toolkit is a reusable set of tools for creative cardboard construction. The toolkit holds a Safe-saw, a Scrudriver, twenty-one Scru connectors and seven Scru XL connectors in a resealable pouch. With these three tool types, children from the age of four can cut cardboard, punch holes and join layers securely. Scissors, blades and tape place safety and function limits on young makers, so the toolkit was developed to remove those limits. Found cardboard can be built into objects of any size, alone or in groups, in classrooms, maker spaces, museums and homes.

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Nutrient Children Assistive Device

Nutrient

Nutrient is a set of assistive devices designed to support speech therapy for children with articulation disorders. The set includes four forms based on vegetables. The carrot trains the bite and the oral muscles. The Chinese cabbage trains the lip muscles. The corn trains the muscles of the tongue. The pea pod trains airflow control. Each piece is made of food grade silicone and food grade ABS plastic. Bright colors and familiar shapes replace the cold appearance of common assistive products. The devices can be used in therapy sessions and at home.

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Candy 3D Printer

Candy

Candy is a home 3D printer for children that prints edible shapes from candy granules. The machine is controlled by a mobile application, which allows the printing order, number and size of each model to be set. Three tanks hold three different candy flavours, so taste and colour can be combined in one print. The granules are heated, melted and formed through a nozzle. The body is made of plastic with a matte surface, and a transparent acrylic window opens by a spring switch to remove the finished candy. The design is inspired by the Chinese folk art of sugar figure blowing.

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E yes Amblyopia Trainer

E yes

E Yes is a game-based training aid designed to help correct amblyopia in children. Modular combinations guide children through visual zoom exercises, eye muscle training and color discrimination. Lenses on both sides of the telescope module work with augmented reality transparencies, so children can explore the surrounding environment without electric power. Switching focus between near and far objects exercises the eye lens and the ciliary muscle. A vision test panel allows regular checks, so changes in sight can be tracked early. The body is made of polypropylene.

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