Use this method to make your toy different!
After you have succeeded in making a toy that works,
Use the SCAMPER tool to help you innovate and improve on your existing toy…
Substitute:
Are there parts of the toy that you could make using other materials?
Could the colour, shape and size of the parts be changed?
Can the process / procedure be changed?
Combine:
Could some parts, ideas, features or processes be combined to lower the cost of making it?
Adapt:
Do you have ideas and inspiration from other products or processes that you could adapt?
Modify:
What are some ways in which you can change the product?
What could you put more / less of?
Can you add additional features & functionns?
Put to other use:
Could you use this toy in a different way by doing something to it?
Could you make this toy a part of another toy?
Eliminate:
Are there certain parts in your toy that you could eliminate or simplify?
What could you possibly remove without changing its features & functions?
Rearrange:
How might you rearrange the order in which you make your toy?
How might you rearrange the components & layout of your toy?
You may refer to these to documents to have more ideas of toys you can make.
SCSA 2021 Activity Book
2022 activity book
2024 Activity Booklet
SCSA 2020 Activity Book
2023 activity book
You can also go to these links for more inspiration.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlpJeBBwwN0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LynpEeSAtVY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIsOJbtT5SU
But remember...