Creations of 5 and 6 year olds with the collection Makedo

I got the incentive for making the diploma thesis Creations of 5 and 6 year olds with the collection makedo system when i saw the collection at my friend and i saw how useful the ‘’makedo’’ system is and saw the countless possibilities for creativity it offers. The diploma thesis consists of theoretical and empirical part. In the theoretical part of the thesis I presented the arrangement of stimulative environment for children, features and stages of the project, characteristics of the children aged 5 and 6 and the initiative of a child with technique. I also discussed the issue of ecology, recycling of waste material and presentation of creative modular ‘’Makedo’’ system. I presented the impact of gender on playing and creativity associated with technical education in more detail. The empirical part describes and presents the activities of the project which was carried out. I researched the influence of age and gender of the child regarding selection of material for constructing of toys using ‘’Makedo’’ system. The results showed that children aged 6 and more are more self-initiative than 5 year old children. There were no apparent differences between genders except higher persistence of girls. Together we have created the ‘’Winter City’’ and gained new playing space in the kindergarten, which was an interesting toy also later on. I presented the manufacturing process of the ‘’Winter City’’, the final project and the interaction with children with the new made toy with inclusion of photos. I evaluated and described the activities that I carried out in the kindergarten