Year 9 - Designing a Child's Toy

image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/electrobot5000/ May 12, 2008

Task Description
You are to research, design and present a child's toy for children aged 3 and above.

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission provides a booklet on safe toys which can be downloaded as a PDF.
http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/742396/fromItemId/654309

The NSW Office of Fair Trading has listed a number of toys on the banned list
http://www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au/corporate/aboutus/2005/20051027bannedtoysfoundinproductsafetysweep.html

Standards Australia website
http://www.standards.org.au/cat.asp?catid=138

Australian Toy Association Code of Practice
http://www.austoy.com.au/code.html
More infromation from the Australian Toy Association -
BUYING SAFER TOYS - 10 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW BEFORE BUYING A TOY
http://www.austoy.com.au/toysafety2.htm

Safe toys for kids from DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND EMPLOYMENT PROTECTION
http://docep.wa.gov.au/cp/dev_publications/product_safety_notes/safe_toys.html