EDUCATIONAL TOY DESIGN APPLICATION EXAMPLES

Abstract

The developments in technology have begun to change and rapidly shrink the areas where traditional children's games are played. Especially in cities, due to reasons such as lack of adequate playgrounds, traffic and safety, children are kept away from traditional children's games. As a result, children who are locked in the house become play on the internet .At first phase, for the family who is working and who do not have time to play with their children it is seen as a solution that children play computer at home. But ?t has been proved by science that extreme computer games break children's mental health. The game is the easiest and most natural way to educate children. Children enjoy learning on this count. Educational toys, are needed to increase the variety of educational games. The aim of this study is to contribute to the development of children by designing educational toys. For this purpose, applied design method has been used. The toys in study were developed by Esenyurt University Child Development students for special education lesson. As a result, 12 toys were designed.