To-Go Kits
As a Human-Centered Design Consultant for the Pomona Community Engagement Center, I designed a community engagement initiative for the newly opened center. My team designed take-home arts and sciences kits for elementary school students that spark curiosity, encourage repeat visits, and foster trust between families and the center.
Role
Consultant
Project Type
Human Centered Design & Community Engagement
Timeframe
4 weeks
Electro Kit
Pom-pom Kit
Origami Kit
This science kit teaches kids basic electric engineering activities! The materials can be reused to do a variety of project.
Contents:
Instructions for a few different starting projects / Breadboard / LEDs / Resistors / Rechargeable / Battery / Wires/ Wire Stripper
This craft kit teaches kids to make fluffy pom poms from scratch! Includes a full roll of yarn so activity that can be repeated.
Contents:
Scissors / Cardboard / Tinfoil / Yarn / QR Code to instruction video
This art kit teaches kids how to do origami! Designed to be an activity that lives beyond the kit, the skill can be used anytime with access to paper.
Contents:
Origami Paper & Instructions
Why this design?
We chose to make a product for lower school kids because we identified that the best way to connect with the community was to start with the youth. The product works as a starting point to engage kids with a support network, providing them with a safe space to hangout, to educational support and opportunities throughout their childhood.
The to-go kits are catered to children, providing them with an interactive skill building activity. We considered family members in our design, creating an activity that can be completed independently avoiding burden on caretakers. By having multiple kits, we strived to incentivize parents and their children to keep coming back to the center.
This Design was Implemented!
The Pomona Community Engagement Center implemented this program as "Try It Out Tuesday".
Background Research
Background Research
Background Research
The Pomona Downtown has historically been underfunded and has had several issues with infrastructure. Over the last few decades, there have been a series of attempts to revitalize the area but they have largely ended prematurely. The most successful of these projects was led by. local artists who painted a series of murals. Other artists have created other art pieces all throughout the downtown area. This angle of the thriving arts in Downtown Pomona is what the team chose to build off of for our solutions.
The Pomona Downtown has historically been underfunded and has had several issues with infrastructure. Over the last few decades, there have been a series of attempts to revitalize the area but they have largely ended prematurely. The most successful of these projects was led by. local artists who painted a series of murals. Other artists have created other art pieces all throughout the downtown area. This angle of the thriving arts in Downtown Pomona is what the team chose to build off of for our solutions.
