Forget about those sharp, skinny Barbies which made us thought that becoming an adult would have meant wearing high heels and being super tall and blonde. There is a new bunch of toys out there that is shaping a new generation of little girls, inspiring them to become engineers and scientists instead of, well, just blonde.
This is the idea behind
Roominate, a dolls house which is every girl (and boy)’s dream. Created by
Stanford graduate students Alice Brooks, Bettina Chen and Jennifer Kessler, Roominate consists of three kits of building pieces and circuit components which enable children to design, build, wire and decorate their very own interactive rooms. The rooms are attachable so that children can build and design expandable structures. Crafted for girls aged 6 to 10, Roominate is the first product released by
Maykah, Inc. and has three kit options, including original, suite and chateau sizes, whose prices range between 59 and 225 Dollars.
The idea behind the toy came from the creators’ wish to see more women in their upper level math and science classes at Stanford. They thought that a good way to bring more women into
STEM (
science, technology, engineering and math), could be to develop young girls’ confidence and enthusiasm for these subjects. Funded through a
very successful Kickstarter campaign, the first Roominate kits will be delivered by December. Before going into production, Maykah, tested the prototypes with more than 200, very happy girls.
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