I created this project as a final deliverable for my Creativity and Design Class with the Learning, Design and Technology Program. I'm most proud of the interactive aspect of the book which encourages children aged 6-8 to explore a recipe with pretend-play ingredients. It also functions as a sequencing activity, guiding children through the steps to create the final bowl of food. Many children struggle with eating and exploring new foods. Research suggests that actively engaging in the process of making the food, children may open up to exploring new foods--this book has been designed with that aim in mind. The most powerful thing that I learned through the process of creating the work was that bringing out my inner child to play while designing this helped me to design something that children would enjoy and engage with.
![Top down of the closed book cover with the painted illustration](/sites/default/files/styles/large_840/public/2023-05/Top%20down%20of%20the%20closed%20book%20cover%20with%20the%20painted%20illustration.jpg?itok=IvUTkYwo)
![Opened completed book with ingredients scattered around as if just used](/sites/default/files/styles/large_840/public/2023-05/Opened%20completed%20book%20with%20ingredients%20scattered%20around%20as%20if%20just%20used.jpg?itok=bqJrJPEX)
![Part of the written story with an illustration instructing not to snap off the spine of the book](/sites/default/files/styles/large_840/public/2023-05/Part%20of%20the%20written%20story%20with%20an%20illustration%20instructing%20not%20to%20snap%20off%20the%20spine%20of%20the%20book.jpg?itok=iv4J-vfS)
![MDF book lying open unfinished](/sites/default/files/styles/large_840/public/2023-05/MDF%20book%20lying%20open%20unfinished.jpg?itok=jCOAH-CG)
![close up of the left side of the book with ingredients inside](/sites/default/files/styles/large_840/public/2023-05/close%20up%20of%20the%20left%20side%20of%20the%20book%20with%20ingredients%20inside.jpg?itok=cxFI2KiB)
![close up of the right side of the book with ingredients inside](/sites/default/files/styles/large_840/public/2023-05/close%20up%20of%20the%20right%20side%20of%20the%20book%20with%20ingredients%20inside.jpg?itok=QFprl9ht)
![Perspective view of the book cover after painting](/sites/default/files/styles/large_840/public/2023-05/Perspective%20view%20of%20the%20book%20cover%20after%20painting.jpg?itok=VCvcqC-Y)