Take Home Crafting Kit
Take Home Crafting Kit
Adobe Illustrator, Canva | 2026
Adobe Illustrator, Canva | 2026
An interactive kit for kids to craft and learn about park history.
An interactive kit for kids to craft and learn about park history.
Skills
Skills
Product Management, UX Research, Graphic Design
Product Management, UX Research, Graphic Design
Goal
Goal
Create with clarity and make learning fun
Create with clarity and make learning fun
Time
Time
2 months
2 months
Understanding the audience
Understanding the audience
Parents are typically the ones picking up crafts
Parents are typically the ones picking up crafts
I observed that the popularity of the previous crafting kit seemed dependent on awareness of their existence. Parents weren't inclined to pick up crafting kits until given verbal cues or after reading the flyer next to the kits.
I observed that the popularity of the previous crafting kit seemed dependent on awareness of their existence. Parents weren't inclined to pick up crafting kits until given verbal cues or after reading the flyer next to the kits.
Potential Causes and Solutions
Potential Causes and Solutions
Ambiguous packaging (brown paper bags)
Ambiguous packaging (brown paper bags)
Bigger, customized packaging stickers
Bigger, customized packaging stickers
No feedback loop
No feedback loop
Kit includes QR code with survey
Kit includes QR code with survey
Instructions difficult to translate
Instructions difficult to translate
Picture instructions, simple steps
Picture instructions, simple steps
Text too dense for children
Text too dense for children
Add graphics and visual cues, space out wording
Add graphics and visual cues, space out wording
Lack of quantitative data
Lack of quantitative data
Structured spreadsheet with costs and trends
Structured spreadsheet with costs and trends
Outcome
Outcome
Packaging Sticker
Packaging Sticker
+ Graphic signals what's inside, solving ambiguous packaging confusion
+ Style caters to children
+ Sustainable Material
+ Multi-purpose packaging, since the bag is also part of the craft
+ Graphic signals what's inside, solving ambiguous packaging confusion
+ Style caters to children
+ Sustainable Material
+ Multi-purpose packaging, since the bag is also part of the craft
Instructions
Instructions
+ Instructional pictures reduce reliance on text, providing explanation across languages
+ Feedback survey QR code will inform the production of future kits
+ Instructional pictures reduce reliance on text, providing explanation across languages
+ Feedback survey QR code will inform the production of future kits
Trading Cards
Trading Cards
+ Interactive and collectable form of learning
+ Graphics and color coding strengthen comprehension of historical information
+ Real picture connects craft to the park and encourages exploration
+ Interactive and collectable form of learning
+ Graphics and color coding strengthen comprehension of historical information
+ Real picture connects craft to the park and encourages exploration
Reflections
Reflections
Learned : Canva tools, planning and management of large quantities
Went wrong : Theme and details of the kit had to be changed due to limitations in storage space, repeatability of craft, and funding
Change : this project is currently in progress
Learned : Canva tools, planning and management of large quantities
Went wrong : Theme and details of the kit had to be changed due to limitations in storage space, repeatability of craft, and funding
Change : this project is currently in progress
Psst down here!
Psst down here!
