Thesis

Many kids within the U.S. and around the world do not have the chance to learn about different countries and their cultures, which can make them less accepting of differences between themselves and other people. This project was created in knowing that cooking food from different countries is the best way to introduce culture to children. We created the Food Built maker crate for 7-10-year-old kids with the intentions of choosing recipes from different places across the globe. With these recipes, parents and children can learn about different cultures while bonding together with a fun family activity.

Inspiration pictures

Type of Play

Solitary play is the most common type of play we expect with this maker crate. Sometimes, cooperative play might also happen if the child is creating the maker crate with an adult.

Skills Learned

-Introduction to cooking

-Motor skills

-Creativity

-Cognitive skills

Sketches

Prototypes

Final Pictures

Final Pictures

Reflection

 We enjoyed designing our final project and bringing it to life, enjoyed testing our product and putting it together, had fun using the laser cutter. But, We did not enjoy burning ourselves with glue guns.

We learned how to use Rhino 7, a modeling software, learned to use the laser-cutter and other machines, and the design process.



We both loved NuVu so much and we are both so happy we got to come here for so long.

Thank you John, Nada, Molly, and more!