Velcro Pillow Constructor
- Designer: Yahor Seviaryn, Oleksandra Vorobyova
Good Wood 2025
Student Project
Velcro Pillow Constructor
Target age group: children aged 3–6.
Characteristics of children in the target age group
- Interests
- Bright, colorful toys, books, and cartoons
- Imaginative games and role-playing scenarios (e.g., playing doctor, builder, or shopkeeper)
- Simple puzzles, jigsaws, and building blocks
- Abilities and skills
- Developing fine motor skills through drawing, modeling, and assembling construction sets
- Learning basic counting, reading, and recognizing colors and shapes
- Improving coordination through running, jumping, and climbing
The toy supports development of the following skills:
- Imagination and creativity: Pillows can be used as props for imaginative play, transforming the rocker into a boat, fort, or any number of creative settings.
- Communication and problem-solving: The toy encourages role-playing and competitive games that foster interaction and teamwork.
- Logical thinking: Soft construction elements can be used like building blocks to support logical reasoning.
- Fine motor skills: Arranging, stacking, and adjusting pillows helps develop hand-eye coordination and dexterity.
- Sensory development: Soft, textured materials offer tactile stimulation and promote sensory exploration
Play ideas
- Building forts or playing with the toy as a construction set
- Organizing team games or competitions using pillows in two different colors
- Role-playing activities, with the rocker serving as a stage or setting
Project Authors
The accessories were designed by Yahor Seviaryn and Oleksandra Vorobyova, students of Product Design.
They were created as part of a collaboration between School of Form and Good Wood brand.