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Imaginator Imagination Game Cards

Neringa Orlenok Imagination Game Cards Toy Tuesday, 15 September 2026

Imaginator

Imaginator is a card game created to encourage imagination and conversation. The deck contains 50 cards measuring 60 by 90 millimetres, printed in full colour on cardboard and packed in a box of thick black paper. Each card has two sides. One side shows a unique abstract illustration for association games. The other side carries a question about imagination and a growth mindset. The illustrations were first sketched on paper and then redrawn by hand with a digital pencil. Players may set their own rules, and the questions suit both children and adults.

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E yes Amblyopia Trainer

Chien-Chen Lai Amblyopia Trainer Toy Monday, 14 September 2026

E yes

E Yes is a game-based training aid designed to help correct amblyopia in children. Modular combinations guide children through visual zoom exercises, eye muscle training and color discrimination. Lenses on both sides of the telescope module work with augmented reality transparencies, so children can explore the surrounding environment without electric power. Switching focus between near and far objects exercises the eye lens and the ciliary muscle. A vision test panel allows regular checks, so changes in sight can be tracked early. The body is made of polypropylene.

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Dudo Synthetic Music Enlightenment Toys

HSIN CHEN LIN Synthetic Music Enlightenment Toys Toy Sunday, 13 September 2026

Dudo

Dudo is a modular synthesizer toy designed for children aged four to twelve. Dudo joins sound and light effects so that basic music theory can be learned through play. Five simple modules cover sequencing, wave change, filtering, rhythm and amplification, and nine connection methods allow expanded functions and multiplayer use. The difficulty level can be raised as children grow older. Capacitive sensing triggers drum sounds when the drum module is tapped. Non-toxic plastic is used, and the size follows the ergonomics of children.

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Zoo Animals Toy

Esmail Ghadrdani Toy Toy Saturday, 12 September 2026

Zoo Animals

How can children create what they visualize and have in their minds? The purpose of designing this different toy is to help children to create their imaginations and what they visualize from their simple and childlike world. Children have always particularly loved simple and elementary toys precisely because their imaginations can turn them into just anything. In their world, people, animals, birds, etc. are visualized in a simple way.

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Elephant Geometry Mathematical Early Education Toys

Sha Yang Mathematical Early Education Toys Toy Friday, 11 September 2026

Elephant Geometry

Elephant Geometry is a mathematics education toy for children over four years old. The design draws on the traditional Chinese story of Cao Chong weighing an elephant, in which equivalent replacement is used to find a weight. Small magnetic triangular and square blocks are joined on a magnetic board to form patterns such as animals and fruits. The area of each pattern is then found by counting the blocks. Cards inserted through a side groove guide play from simple to difficult tasks. The blocks and the board are made of ABS with magnetic discs.

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Kayoni Construction Set

D&D Contracting ApS Construction Set Toy Thursday, 10 September 2026

Kayoni

Kayoni is a modular construction set for children and adults. The blocks are based on a five millimetre cube module and range from a small plus-shaped part of five cubes to a larger block of sixty-seven cubes. High accuracy interconnecting pins and pockets allow vertical, horizontal and angled assembly in multiple orientations. The blocks are injection moulded in high grade ABS in several colours. Sets contain 100 to 3200 blocks with illustrated assemblies. Kayoni is intended to support creativity, learning and logic through play.

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