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Also known as "busyboard", it is basically a small wall with everyday things a small child could like to play with (and/or practice how to use them).
Also known as "busyboard", it is basically a small wall with everyday things a small child could like to play with (and/or practice how to use them).
== Activities ==
When you look around for inspiration, some things just seem to be in every activity board...I did include some of those, but mostly went with what I had in my <strike>junk</strike>''recycled material'' collection and tried to assume what the little one would most enjoy based on recent obsessions ;-)
* shoelaces
* zipper
* pockets from old cargo shorts (two kinds of buttons)
* tiny door
** hinge
** sliding latch ''(Riegel)'' keeping it shut
** hidden drawing (just a stick figure so far) as a reward
*...


''More info when I get to it...let me know if you're interested and I should hurry up!''
''More info when I get to it...let me know if you're interested and I should hurry up!''

Revision as of 08:21, 10 October 2021

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Activity Board

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Status: done
Release Date: May 2021
Initiator: Lukas
Materials Used: plywood, lots of interesting "junk" and small hardware
Tools Used: projector, jigsaw, eccentric sander
Software Used: inkscape
Approx. Cost: 15 €


Do you know a 1- to 2-year-old? Have a bunch of shiny/moving/generally interesting hardware that you saved from the trash but didn't really know what for? Then an activity board is what you need to make!

Also known as "busyboard", it is basically a small wall with everyday things a small child could like to play with (and/or practice how to use them).

Activities

When you look around for inspiration, some things just seem to be in every activity board...I did include some of those, but mostly went with what I had in my junkrecycled material collection and tried to assume what the little one would most enjoy based on recent obsessions ;-)

  • shoelaces
  • zipper
  • pockets from old cargo shorts (two kinds of buttons)
  • tiny door
    • hinge
    • sliding latch (Riegel) keeping it shut
    • hidden drawing (just a stick figure so far) as a reward
  • ...

More info when I get to it...let me know if you're interested and I should hurry up!