Friday, April 29, 2011

The best thing a child can do with a toy is break it...

Meet Arvind Gupta...


Arvind Gupta is an Indian toy inventor and popularizer of science for kids. Creating simple toys out of trash and everyday goods, he illustrates principles of science and design in a memorably hands-on fashion. He works at the Children's Science Centre in Pune, India.
He's the author of numerous books available in English, Hindi and other Indian languages, including Little Toys, Science from Scrap, and Science Skills & Thrills: The Best of Arvind Gupta. His Low-Cost Equipment for Science and Technology Eduction is available as a PDF download through UNESCO. Many of his toy designs are explained in one-minute films >>

Here's a TED talk by Arvind

http://www.ted.com/talks/arvind_gupta_turning_trash_into_toys_for_learning.html

And (if you haven't gone there already) is his wonderful website where he shares his ideas-

http://www.arvindguptatoys.com/toys.html

Enjoy!