I went to Sutradhar, Mother Earth and Maya organic to get somethings that I could probably work with and that would be made in Channapatna. I got an assortment of things. Some of the things i got and the ideas for it are:
Photo-frame: I thought it would me nice to have a button on the photo frame and if u press that it gives you a message or tells you the name of the person in the photo. Another suggestion that I was given for this was to maybe make the photo appear when a person stands in front of the photo frame for more than 30 seconds. But these circuits could take very long to make and cannot be done in 3 to 4 weeks.
Parrot: This toy works with the movement of the ball which is hanging, when this happens the birds beak bangs the wooden piece on which it is sitting and creates a knocking sound. I thought if we use something to amplify this sound and use it as a knocker outside doors instead of a normal bell that everyone has. This doesn't really work because it will just be removing an amplifier from something else and putting it in this.
Wooden Blocks: These are the shape blocks with which little children play to recognise two shapes which are the same. I had thought of using sound with this toy. everytime you put a correct shape in the correct place it would say the name of the shape. so the child doesn't get familiar only with the shape but the name of the shape as well. This again cannot not be done in 3 to 4 weeks. It needs a lot more time for this thing to work.
Top: Use one of the Channapatna toys and cut of the bottom n put a pen there instead for it to rotate on. When the top rotates it will make very interesting designs.
Jewelry Box: Have an alarm with motion sensor and light. If you don't open the jewelry box in a certain way the alarm goes on. When you open the box the light also comes on so that your jewelry is clearly visible. This product is not feasible as it works out to be very expensive. The alarm costs Rs400 and the motion sensor another 250 and the light and battery another 50, then you have the cost of the box and velvet as well.
Pencil Caps: A bunch of wooden pencil caps would be used on a platform and it would have some sort of mechanism under it which would make them topple over every-time the noise level goes up and they would stand back up when the noise level is low again.
Wooden Jar: This would capture the essence of the place. If you opened the lid and tilted the jar it would be able to record a sound and if u help it straight again it would play back that sound. This was interesting to capture the essence of a place. But the things needed for this circuit is not available right now.
Scale: A wooden scale which would beep if it shook while drawing a line.
Pencil Box: A pencil box which would open up and work as a table lamp as well. This idea seems feasible and i have made a prototype for it.
Table Light: A table light with a fan also attached to it. It has the light on one side and the fan on the other. A table lamp is something which I haven't seen people in Channapatna making. it will be a completely new product for them. This product is also feasible and i have made a prototype of it with bamboo.
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