In need of the help of Mum/Dad opinions for my Alevel, please help me!

[Alevelstudent123]

For my Engineering A Level I want to create an outdoor kids toy that converts into an adult friendly product (coffee table, chess board, chair etc.) and I need a questionnaire answered so I can get the opinions of Mums and Dads from all around the place and not just my local area. If you don't have time to answer my questionnaire could you please take 5 minutes just to tell me what you think of my idea? Or anything that could help me!

1. Are you male or female?

1. How many children under the age of 15 do you have?

1. Are you a single parent?

1. Does the number of children below 15 in your household outnumber the amount of adults over 15?

1. If all your children are above 15, answer the following questions looking back at how you would feel when your children were under 15.

1. Do you often find your garden cluttered with child toys/furniture?

Does this make having a mature gathering more difficult?

1. If yes to question 6; is this because child products are unsightly in an adult environment, because they take up too much room, both or neither (please elaborate)

1. Do child related products dominate your storage facilities when they are not in use?

1. Is the cost too high to purchase both adult and child luxuries? Do you find yourself having to choose?

10. Are the kid’s toys/furniture clearly visible in your garden?

11. If you were to have an outdoor adult gathering would you move the child products out of sight of leave them where they are?

12. If you were to go to a gathering at a friends house and there were children’s toys cluttering up the garden would you feel that they ruined the ambiance of the evening? Or would you feel they were not a problem?

13. If you felt the toys would be a problem; would you have felt the same way before you had children of your own?

14. Does the idea of a large child’s toy that easily converts into a more mature item (such as a coffee table) sound like something that would be useful to a parent with young children?

15. Do you think it would only be necessary if the whole convertible product was cheaper than the price of both the items (at a similar quality) it could switch between combined? Or do you think it would be useful anyway to save space?

16. Would you be interested in this product yourself?

17. If not is this because you believe there is a fault in the idea? Or because you are not of the right customer base and do not think it is suitable for you?

Thank You So Much!

1. Are you male or female? Female

1. How many children under the age of 15 do you have?

None

1. Are you a single parent?

No

1. Does the number of children below 15 in your household outnumber the amount of adults over 15?

No

1. If all your children are above 15, answer the following questions looking back at how you would feel when your children were under 15.

OK

1. Do you often find your garden cluttered with child toys/furniture?

Does this make having a mature gathering more difficult? Yes, and No

1. If yes to question 6; is this because child products are unsightly in an adult environment, because they take up too much room, both or neither (please elaborate).

Most of our gatherings involved children, ours and other peoples, so toys would need to be out. No time for mature gatherings when kids are small!

1. Do child related products dominate your storage facilities when they are not in use?

I wouldn't say "dominate", though some can take up a fair bit of storage.

1. Is the cost too high to purchase both adult and child luxuries? Do you find yourself having to choose?

Yes, we have to choose.

10. Are the kids toys/furniture clearly visible in your garden?
    Some are, some aren't.

11. If you were to have an outdoor adult gathering would you move the child products out of sight of leave them where they are?
    Probably tidy them up a bit, but not necessarily put them out of sight (though note answer to Q7 - not a lot of time for adult only gatherings when kids are small!)

12. If you were to go to a gathering at a friends house and there were childrens toys cluttering up the garden would you feel that they ruined the ambiance of the evening? Or would you feel they were not a problem?
    If I had my kids with me I would be pleased that there was something to entertain them. If they weren't with me, I would probably prefer that toys were tidied away, though not necesarily out of site.

13. If you felt the toys would be a problem; would you have felt the same way before you had children of your own?
    Probably not.

14. Does the idea of a large childs toy that easily converts into a more mature item (such as a coffee table) sound like something that would be useful to a parent with young children?
    Yes - as long as it didn't look like a coffee table made out of a childs toy, if you see what I mean.

15. Do you think it would only be necessary if the whole convertible product was cheaper than the price of both the items (at a similar quality) it could switch between combined? Or do you think it would be useful anyway to save space?
    It would depend on how much storage room I had. Cost would definitely be a factor though.

16. Would you be interested in this product yourself?
    Not any longer as my children are older teenagers. But possibly, when they were younger, as long as it was fairly "tasteful", and didn't look like a coffee table made out of a childs toy.

17. If not is this because you believe there is a fault in the idea? Or because you are not of the right customer base and do not think it is suitable for you?
    N/A

1. Are you male or female?

Female

1. How many children under the age of 15 do you have?

2

1. Are you a single parent?

Yes

1. Does the number of children below 15 in your household outnumber the amount of adults over 15?

Yes

1. If all your children are above 15, answer the following questions looking back at how you would feel when your children were under 15.

1. Do you often find your garden cluttered with child toys/furniture? Yes

Does this make having a mature gathering more difficult? No

1. If yes to question 6; is this because child products are unsightly in an adult environment, because they take up too much room, both or neither (please elaborate) As a parent of younger children I socialise with adults who either have similar aged children, or am quite aware that I do, so having toys around is not an issue and if I didn't have them around it would be more of an issue since then my children would want to join in the adult conversation! Plus I am lucky to have a large garden so even a liberal sprinkling of trampoline, sandpit, water table, ball pool, climbing frame, slide, various ride ons bikes etc still leaves plenty of space.

1. Do child related products dominate your storage facilities when they are not in use? Yes I have 3 sheds - one for lawnmower, sharp implements, paint etc, 2 for garden toys and bikes.

1. Is the cost too high to purchase both adult and child luxuries? Do you find yourself having to choose? Yes

10. Are the kid’s toys/furniture clearly visible in your garden?
    Yes

11. If you were to have an outdoor adult gathering would you move the child products out of sight of leave them where they are? would leave bigger stuff - trampoline climbing frame etc -and put away more portable stuff like ride ons or bikes, and get them out if/when the kids asked for them

12. If you were to go to a gathering at a friends house and there were children’s toys cluttering up the garden would you feel that they ruined the ambiance of the evening? Or would you feel they were not a problem? Not a problem, I would expect to see them.

13. If you felt the toys would be a problem; would you have felt the same way before you had children of your own? No, I think it's acceptable for anyone who lives in a house to have their stuff visible in it and the same goes for the garden

14. Does the idea of a large child’s toy that easily converts into a more mature item (such as a coffee table) sound like something that would be useful to a parent with young children? Depends how much of a faff the converting was

15. Do you think it would only be necessary if the whole convertible product was cheaper than the price of both the items (at a similar quality) it could switch between combined? Or do you think it would be useful anyway to save space? Depends if the purchaser was most concerned about saving money or space - I have not so much money but plenty of space, for others it would be the opposite

16. Would you be interested in this product yourself? Probably not

17. If not is this because you believe there is a fault in the idea? Or because you are not of the right customer base and do not think it is suitable for you?
    Mostly because as I've said, I've got a really big garden and don't mind seeing toys about. If I had a small garden maybe.

Hope that helps!

1. Are you male or female? F

1. How many children under the age of 15 do you have? 3

1. Are you a single parent? N

1. Does the number of children below 15 in your household outnumber the amount of adults over 15? N

1. If all your children are above 15, answer the following questions looking back at how you would feel when your children were under 15.

1. Do you often find your garden cluttered with child toys/furniture?

Does this make having a mature gathering more difficult? N

1. If yes to question 6; is this because child products are unsightly in an adult environment, because they take up too much room, both or neither (please elaborate) Neither have a tiny garden, no toys anymore and don't have mature gatherings

1. Do child related products dominate your storage facilities when they are not in use? No

1. Is the cost too high to purchase both adult and child luxuries? Do you find yourself having to choose? Yes

10. Are the kid’s toys/furniture clearly visible in your garden? No

11. If you were to have an outdoor adult gathering would you move the child products out of sight of leave them where they are? Leave them

12. If you were to go to a gathering at a friends house and there were children’s toys cluttering up the garden would you feel that they ruined the ambiance of the evening? Or would you feel they were not a problem? Something inbetween

13. If you felt the toys would be a problem; would you have felt the same way before you had children of your own? no idea

14. Does the idea of a large child’s toy that easily converts into a more mature item (such as a coffee table) sound like something that would be useful to a parent with young children? Yes

15. Do you think it would only be necessary if the whole convertible product was cheaper than the price of both the items (at a similar quality) it could switch between combined? Or do you think it would be useful anyway to save space? Space saving

16. Would you be interested in this product yourself? No

17. If not is this because you believe there is a fault in the idea? Or because you are not of the right customer base and do not think it is suitable for you? Not the right customer base - youngest child is 9

1. Female

1. I have 15 year old twins.

1. No.

1. No

1. If all your children are above 15, answer the following questions looking back at how you would feel when your children were under 15.

1. No
2. At that time we had an enormous garden (think small farm) so not an issue.
3. They do now (smaller garden)
4. yes we had to choose.

10. Not now we've got rid of them...

11. We didn't move them back in big garden days as they were needed for the children of our friends as well as our own.

12. This one so depends on whether you're a parent or not... before, I would have been faintly annoyed if all the seating was covered in lego (in fact, I still would), but now pools, climbing frames and trampolines are so part of my mental furniture that I don't notice them.

13. see previous answer.

14. It's got to do both jobs really well.

15. Handy if it saved space so long as it didn't exceed cost of two items combined.

16. Not anymore.

17. Not right customer base.

1. Are you male or female? Female

1. How many children under the age of 15 do you have? 1

1. Are you a single parent? no

1. Does the number of children below 15 in your household outnumber the amount of adults over 15? no

1. If all your children are above 15, answer the following questions looking back at how you would feel when your children were under 15.

1. Do you often find your garden cluttered with child toys/furniture?

Does this make having a mature gathering more difficult? yes, no.

1. If yes to question 6; is this because child products are unsightly in an adult environment, because they take up too much room, both or neither (please elaborate)

1. Do child related products dominate your storage facilities when they are not in use? no, they get left around the garden!

1. Is the cost too high to purchase both adult and child luxuries? Do you find yourself having to choose? yes

10. Are the kid’s toys/furniture clearly visible in your garden? yes

11. If you were to have an outdoor adult gathering would you move the child products out of sight of leave them where they are? leave the big stuff, move the small

12. If you were to go to a gathering at a friends house and there were children’s toys cluttering up the garden would you feel that they ruined the ambiance of the evening? Or would you feel they were not a problem? not a problem- I spend my life surrounded by children's stuff!

13. If you felt the toys would be a problem; would you have felt the same way before you had children of your own? n/a

14. Does the idea of a large child’s toy that easily converts into a more mature item (such as a coffee table) sound like something that would be useful to a parent with young children? yes

15. Do you think it would only be necessary if the whole convertible product was cheaper than the price of both the items (at a similar quality) it could switch between combined? Or do you think it would be useful anyway to save space? space saving

16. Would you be interested in this product yourself? no

17. If not is this because you believe there is a fault in the idea? Or because you are not of the right customer base and do not think it is suitable for you? only child nearly five, no real need for me.

1. Are you male or female? Female

1. How many children under the age of 15 do you have? 2

1. Are you a single parent? No

1. Does the number of children below 15 in your household outnumber the amount of adults over 15? No

1. Do you often find your garden cluttered with child toys/furniture? No

1. Do child related products dominate your storage facilities when they are not in use? No

1. Is the cost too high to purchase both adult and child luxuries? Do you find yourself having to choose? Space is more of an issue for us.

10. Are the kid’s toys/furniture clearly visible in your garden?

11. If you were to have an outdoor adult gathering would you move the child products out of sight of leave them where they are? Leave them

12. If you were to go to a gathering at a friends house and there were children’s toys cluttering up the garden would you feel that they ruined the ambiance of the evening? Or would you feel they were not a problem? Wouldn't notice or care.

13. If you felt the toys would be a problem; would you have felt the same way before you had children of your own? Not sure.

14. Does the idea of a large child’s toy that easily converts into a more mature item (such as a coffee table) sound like something that would be useful to a parent with young children? Yes

15. Do you think it would only be necessary if the whole convertible product was cheaper than the price of both the items (at a similar quality) it could switch between combined? Or do you think it would be useful anyway to save space? Useful for those with small gardens

16. Would you be interested in this product yourself? Potentially

17. If not is this because you believe there is a fault in the idea? Or because you are not of the right customer base and do not think it is suitable for you?

1. Female

1. Two

1. No

1. No

1. n/a

1. Yes

No - I rarely have mature gatherings in the garden :) If I do, we all ignore the toys.

1. If my friends do not like child's toys, they are no friends of mine - I dont want to be judged by my children's belongings, it is as much their house as mine.

1. Yes.

1. No.

10. Yes.

11. Leave them where they were.

12. Not a problem.

13. Would never even have considered it. people with children have childrens toys.

14. only if it is a toy the child would use.

15. I'd be interested in a piece of furniture that was storage rather than a toy? But I'm open to it. Can't see it being "useful" as such though.

16. Depends on aesthetics.

17. Probably because childrens toys do not bother me/ i am the wrong customer.

Good luck :)