Rib Cage

Duration | 5 weeks | Spring 25

Avian Sanctuary Procject

Connecting Kids to Nature

With kids glued to electronics, young minds need more activities to draw them into interacting with the environments as well as build on logic and motor skills. Constructing a degradable home for birds not only gets them involved with nature but also with the struggling environment by not adding to the almost 80% of kids toys/activities that are thrown away.

Approximately 80% of toys end up in landfills

Design Focus

Use a material that can be recycled/biodegrade on its own

Product Inspiration

Create a 3D puzzle a child can put together

Puzzle creates a sanctuary/home for a bird

Biodegradable Material

Plywood with a natural binder:

Can last up up to 15 years outside
- If composted it only takes 1-3 years to break down
Accessible
- recycling wood scraps and smaller trees, plywood takes pressure off forests and can be easily produced
Low carbon footprint
Low Cost