Children learn what they live. Then they grow up to live what they learn.” — Dorothy Law Nolte (Marilyn Price-Mitchell, 2020)

What Children grow up with, which can include the influences they encounter, encompassing their choice of toys, interactions with those around them, and even their familial relationships, ultimately contributes to the individuals they become in adulthood. This literature review explores the area of designing for children to enhance their play experiences. Various things have contributed to children being disconnected from play time. This paper aims to delve deeper into these factors and how designing for children helps ease these factors. It also highlights how through design it can enhance and shape the way children play. By looking at why kids aren’t playing as much and suggesting new design ideas, it argues that we should focus more on making play a big part of growing up. The paper also examines how playtime can boost children’s creativity by looking into various approaches to designing for children, encouraging and even motivating them to develop their imaginative and creative skills.

The project title is called ‘Out of the Box’. Out of the Box is a play kit designed to enhance children’s play experiences. The kit fosters opportunities for children to interact and play with one another, in fun, creative and imaginative ways while promoting a harmonious blend of indoor and outdoor play. To encourage kids to freely run, shout, tumble, play with friends, and fully immerse themselves in the joys of childhood. A modular play kit.