Monday, September 29, 2008

Apple Picking (Continued): You Pick Fun

Many people like to go apple picking (You Pick) as a recreational activity. Why not make the activity even more fun for kids? Here's the concept for a Dr. Seus apple picking machine. Basically, an apple is picked and put into a kinetic sculpture (like a Dr. Seus contraption) that feeds the apple though a vast labyrinth of interesting stuff. At the end of the apple's journey, the apple is made into juice (or possibly baked into pie?) and given to a child who watched the process.

There are other educational possibilities with this idea that I might explore, time permitting.
There are other FUN possibilities that do not need a kinetic sculpture as well. :)














Some examples of kinetic sculptures in Vancouver? Try the entrance way to Science World, or the cement factory on Granville Island. Imagine a apple making its way through the maze of metal... and getting juice at the end of it! :)




















2 comments:

Langara CS - Tak Yukawa said...

Hi Eugene,
Just lurking around. Love your ideas and apparently, so do a few strangers.

Keep up the good work.
cheers
tak

eugene_huh said...

Thanks Tak!