I made the octopus’s part of the leg. Then, I cut the softwood sticks and made around 22 pieces. And, I used Tenon and Mortise skills, which was very interesting. I think these technics are better and more straightforward than others when connecting some wood.
The three-hole is octopus’s suckers. It can be rotated around 360 degrees. And, the player can make any shape they want.
I made three different types of pieces. The first prototype has two-mortise and the second thing has one mortise and one tenon, also the last one has two-tenon.
After making it all, I needed more of the second prototype than the first and third one. So I think the second type can be connected themselves, but the first and third types can’t be combined without each other.
This is an unfinished look. Just assembling process.
This is the side view. This toy can be assembled more if the player wants. The players can build the eight blocks to the main body. The bodies are divided into total fives. The order of the bodies can be decided in the player’s direction. Maybe without the triangle-like hat.
This is the front view. This octopus toy can stretch any number of legs. However, I think It has one disadvantage. The balance of the leg on both sides must be the same. Because If the octopus’s leg assembled to the left side, It might collapse.
I think this building toy can stimulate children’s creativity. I researched the toys that children would love to have and those that could develop their skills, such as imagination and creativity. As a result, it was difficult to find specific toys that children wanted because they were affected by gender and age. However, the results have shown that a wooden toy or building toy that can do anything can have a massive impact on children’s imagination and creativity.
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