My research stretched further than just books and the internet, i observed small children between the ages of 2-5 years old whilst eating several different kinds of meals, and my findings show.....kids dont like cutlery, they would prefer to use their hands, and if they use cutlery, it gets messy very fast.
For small children cutlery is too small or too big, this is where ergonomic measuring comes in.
using a range of tools including a vernier caliper and a ruler, i measured out the approximate size of both an average toddlers pudgy hand and an average spoon and on the market toddler cutlery.
is still a working progress but im beginning to get a better understanding the sizes of which id like the cutlery to be, as its easier to create a 3DSMAX design if you have a fair understanding of the measurements and calculations required.
My observations and further research into small childrens eating habits also show me they take deeper scoops and i now see the extent of their undeveloped motorskills.
Proving my initial ideas of a bulky but easy to use cutlery set would be alot more useful than a novelty item.
yes i want the final outcome to be appealing and desirable to a child, but the main goal is to create a cutlery set that would help teach and make the learning process as easy as possible.
different and favourable children foods must be able to be eaten
cutlery should be chewable, kids have a habit of putting practically everything in their mouths
kids prefer using hands, so the cutlery has to beas easy to use and as appealing as possible
finished product needs to be durable, kids use cutlery as weapons, and create mess everytime they eat, so it should also be extremely easy to clean, appealing to not just kids bu also parents.
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