Japanese Father Creates A Toy Switch To Keep His One-Year-Old Son Away From Real Electrical Switches

His post about the toy blew up on Twitter, with parents wanting to create the same thing.

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• Published in Interesting
• May 18, 2022

Humans are curious creatures from the moment they were born. The level of curiosity is even higher the younger they are.

Toddlers, in particular, are always searching for new adventures. They begin learning to speak, walk, and run and start establishing their independence.

Parents can't allow their toddlers the freedom to play anywhere. That's because too many things at home can put the little ones in danger.

Still, they want to let their children satiate their curiosity. Parents can do so through supervision.

Others choose to toddler-proof their children's play area, allowing safe exploration. After all, those mini-adventures are the only way to discover more about the world.

Exploring the world, whether indoors or outdoors, is vital to the physical, emotional, and social development of a toddler. Let's take the beach as an example

We can't just show pictures of it. Children need to experience walking on the hot sand, feeling the cool, blue waters, and smelling the salty breeze.

Today, we're looking at a safe way to let children play with switches inside our homes. Twitter user banzainuigurumi is a Japanese father who had a brilliant idea for his son who's fond of playing with the switch of the exhaust fan in their kitchen.

He created a toy switch using materials he bought from a hardware store.

Children tend to play with appliances even if parents prevent them from doing so.

So it's not a surprise if they want to play with switches. The clicking sound they produce can be enticing to the little ones.

It's part of their exploratory behavior. They want to touch and try things that catch their attention.

But we all know that playing with electrical switches can be dangerous. So it's better to help them refocus their attention on an activity that's safe for them.

Twitter user banzainuigurumi was at a hardware store when he saw a box with switch components being sold.

That was the moment when the idea struck him. He immediately remembered that his son likes playing with the switch in their kitchen.

So he decided to create a toy switch.

It was a simple one. He didn't add any lighting or sound mechanism.

According to the dad, who is a circuit bending enthusiast, it only took him one minute to assemble the whole thing.

The toy switch is easy to assemble, and anybody can do it.

See how the toy switch works below.

According to the Japanese dad, his toddler was so happy about getting the toy switch. His son plays with it to his heart's content.

Banzainuigurumi just hopes that his son doesn't find out that it's a fake switch and doesn't start playing with real electrical switches again.

He shared his creation on Twitter, eventually gaining the attention of users online.

His post gained more than 3K retweets and 12.2K likes. Parents found the idea amazing and want to create toy switches for their children too.

Did you like this Japanese father's idea? If you want to stop your children from playing (and eventually destroying) the switches in your home, why not assemble a toy switch for them?

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