The Wooden iPhone by Kyle Bean is Perfect for the Modern Family
Felicia Moursalien — December 6, 2011 — Life-Stages
References: kylebean & cielbleu.ch
Adult communications and gadgets are changing faster than the speed of light and the world of children's toys is changing with it, as seen with this wooden iPhone toy. Designed by Kyle Bean, the iPhone uses blocks to represent various apps. Geeky moms and dads everywhere are drooling for this modern way to teach children about their spacial senses.
As Swiss Miss describes it, the wooden iPhone is a "sign of our times." Gone are the days where children play with silly blocks with symbols of apples and letters on them? Probably not, but this neat designed phone is a step in modernizing simple children's toys, as kids always desperately try to emulate their parents. Rather than playing with the expensive real thing, toddlers can get the wooden iPhone to toy with, leaving parents and older siblings everywhere at ease.
As Swiss Miss describes it, the wooden iPhone is a "sign of our times." Gone are the days where children play with silly blocks with symbols of apples and letters on them? Probably not, but this neat designed phone is a step in modernizing simple children's toys, as kids always desperately try to emulate their parents. Rather than playing with the expensive real thing, toddlers can get the wooden iPhone to toy with, leaving parents and older siblings everywhere at ease.
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