Cassidy Crowley created “The Baby Toon” for an elementary school science fair project. At the age of 7, she scoured her home in search of a problem she could solve. She noticed that her baby sister Emily always played with her spoon. Her mom was always worried that Emily might hurt herself with the spoon because of its long-ended handle. She noticed that the design of a long-handled spoon was not ideal for babies, as they could scratch the inside of their mouth or throat. Due to her care and concern for her little sister, she set out to change the design of a regular spoon and make it more suitable for infants.
Her new design eliminates the traditional design of a regular spoon and can also be used as a teether. Due to the rectangular shape, babies can easily feed themselves. The Baby Toon is made out of 100% soft silicone, making it gentle on babies teeth and gums. As an added bonus, it can also be attatched to a pacifier clip to prevent babies from throwing their spoon on the ground.
Cassidy’s idea is great because she transformed the design of something that seemed set in stone. Nobody had ever thought to change the design of a traditional spoon. Her idea is also great because it serves as both a spoon and teether, giving consumers more for what they pay for.
Cassidy demonstrates innovation, risk taking, and motivation. One of the most important traits she demonstraits is curiousity, without it she would have never came up with such a thoughtful design. Her appearance on Shark Tank at the age of 7 shows her confidence and persistance that her design was something worth sharing with the world.
Cassidy gives me the courage to think outside the box and reminds me not to ignore everyday problems I see.
Taking the problem of young infants being at risk of playing with regular spoons and creating a solution to the problem by making a safer and more interactive type of spoon is brilliant. True entrepreneurial spirt of making a Soultion to a problem.
I love this idea! I think it’s great how Cassidy saw a problem happening right in front of her and fixed it by changing the product in a way no one else had thought of before. She was able to create a whole new shape of spoon that is more infant-friendly, and also doubles as a teether. She is a great example of how entrepreneurs should not be afraid to look at typical objects and things around us and test out ways to change them for the better that others haven’t considered before.
I’ve never heard of this idea before. I think it’s an awesome idea! I loved learning about how she took a problem that was close to her and found a fun solution through innovation. Good job!