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1. A method of facilitating childhood learning comprising:
- providing fastening devices for use on apparel articles;
modifying the shape of the fastening devices to give the fastening devices an appearance of characters which are portrayed in a story;
teaching a child how to manipulate the fastening devices by relating the story in a selected media wherein the shape of each fastening device is modified to give the fastening device a personalized appearance by adding features of a human being, the features comprising at least one of eyes, ears, a nose, a mouth, arms or legs.
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Abstract
A system of facilitating childhood learning uses a select group of familiar domestic articles which are rendered or portrayed or developed as characters in a story. The devices are fastening devices for use on clothes or different apparel articles, selectively including a zipper, a snap, a button, a buckle and a string or a lace. Features of the human being, for instance at least one of eyes, ears, a nose, a mouth, arms or legs are added to the devices. The story is related in a selected media, which can be a book, television or radio rendition, movie, video or cards.
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1. A method of facilitating childhood learning comprising:
- providing fastening devices for use on apparel articles;
modifying the shape of the fastening devices to give the fastening devices an appearance of characters which are portrayed in a story;
teaching a child how to manipulate the fastening devices by relating the story in a selected media wherein the shape of each fastening device is modified to give the fastening device a personalized appearance by adding features of a human being, the features comprising at least one of eyes, ears, a nose, a mouth, arms or legs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
- providing fastening devices for use on apparel articles;
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7. A method comprising:
- providing a fastening device;
modifying the shape of the fastening device to give the fastening device an appearance of a character which are portrayed in a story; and
relating the story in a selected media, in order to facilitate childhood learning on how to manipulate the fastening device, wherein the fastening device is for use on apparel articles media,the shape of each fastening device modified to give the fastening device a personalized appearance by adding features of a human being, the features comprising at least one of eyes, ears, a nose, a mouth, arms or legs;
such that each fastening device represents a different character in the story. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
- providing a fastening device;
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10. A system comprising:
- a group of fastening device for use on apparel articles, the fastening devices having an appearance of characters which are portrayed as characters in a story; and
a selected media for relating the story,each fastening personalized by adding features of a human being, the features comprising at least one of eyes, ears, a nose, a mouth, arms or legs, such that each fastening device represents a different character in the story;
wherein association between the fastening devices and the media facilitates childhood learning on how to manipulate the fastening devices. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
- a group of fastening device for use on apparel articles, the fastening devices having an appearance of characters which are portrayed as characters in a story; and
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15. A system comprising:
- fastening devices for use on apparel articles, the fastening devices having an appearance of characters; and
a media, the media being selected from the group consisting of at least one of a book, television or radio rendition, movie, video, cards,the shape of each fastening device personalized by adding features of a human being, the features comprising at least one of eyes, ears, a nose, a mouth, arms or legs, such that each fastening device represents a different character which is portrayed in the media;
wherein association between the fastening devices and the media facilitates childhood learning on how to manipulate the fastening devices. - View Dependent Claims (16)
- fastening devices for use on apparel articles, the fastening devices having an appearance of characters; and
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