We went straight to work after the previous work on Friday. Izzy and I developed new concepts for the blocks as in velcro, the clips on a backpack, and lastly toothpicks that go into the side. We then went on to create a prototype of the circuit board and used regular wire as a first step then we moved on to real circuits and got the zipper to light up an led. We are pursuing working on getting his fine motor skills better. What excites me about this project right now is seeing the progress we are getting into and wondering what Nico will think of it. We are unsure if he will like our idea or not. We also don't know the extent of his hands and what he can and can't grab.

We had the task to help out Nico. He has trouble with zippering up things and handling small tasks.  Izzy R and I came up with 3 sketches that we turned into prototypes.  Our first sketch/ idea that we came up with was to create a creative building blocks kit. Instead of it being like legos where you pop them in together, they had to either be zippered or buttoned to come together. This would be a way for him to practice those tasks. The next idea was to create an easier clip-on tool that was bigger and less tedious to grasp.  Then an add-on would be two thin pieces of any material that guides the metal piece to go into the zipper. What we will begin to work on this week is more prototypes and editing our ideas.