Feedback on an interactive activity table to support children's motor skills

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Hi everyone,
I’m currently studying Product Design at A-Level and I’m working on a project designing an interactive activity table for children.
The idea is to create one product that supports children’s development through a range of engaging activities while also helping parents save money by not needing to constantly buy new toys and activities. I want it to encourage skills such as creativity, problem solving, motor skills, and independent play, all in one adaptable design. I would like to focus on improving dexterity and motor-skills.
I’d really appreciate feedback from parents to help me improve the idea. I’m open to any opinions, suggestions, or criticism - whether it’s about features you’d want, problems with current toys/products, things children enjoy most, or anything you think would make a product like this genuinely useful for families.
Thank you so much!

Love this idea.
Mine are much older than you need now, but I remember them enjoying sorting and ordering activities. As simple as possible to allow them creative freedom.
If I think of anything else I shall add it.
Lots of luck!

I’d think carefully about age ranges, could you make one table with different tops that click in and out as the kids age? Legs that extend? Or you could go for a tuff tray approach and have a detachable top for flexibility.
its quite a crowded market in terms of smaller products eg pop its, fidget spinners, different locks and keys so I’d research carefully and design it either to be incredibly flexible or more like a folder for separate products to slot into
with a lid on top so you can hide the kids clutter in the evening…like a giant Tupperware tub

You could also ask to look around local nurseries as product research? Great idea and best of luck to you

Yes- good storage is important.

Thank you so much for your feedback! I had an idea of having switchable panels/activities that can be changed over the years so there's different activities that can grow with the child, does this sound useful then?

Thank you, I really appreciate any feedback or ideas whatsoever!

That's a great idea, thank you!

Sounds great. Once they are older their toys get smaller so the panels for older could have more storage bits eg if child likes crafting age eight they’d have beads, pom-poms, stickers, diff pens. I think age ten would be the max cut off as any older you’d just buy nice furniture eg. A desk.
which room in the house would you put it in? Eg designated play room, bedroom or conservatory would have a different aesthetic to one in a busy living room/kitchen. Would grown ups need to use it in the evenings once kids in bed?

you could also consider different aged siblings using it at the same time, eg adding a child safety lock to one side for the older kid with the smaller Chokeable toys eg Lego, and an open side for younger child with duplo on the other end