Lighthouse project

[quietguy]

Very bad idea - that makes it too much like a competition, and the little
kids get the short end of the stick.

Yes, but for some reason that is what the lighthouse people want to do
(buggered if I know why though)

The way to do it is to have a 42" tall gateway to the toddlers' play area,
and say, "You can only go in here if you can fit through this door,
otherwise you have to go upstairs with the rest of your family."

That is a very cluey idea, but I am not sure if lighthouses have toddler
areas

 

[YD]

Just as an idea, but what about mounting a touch plate - 42" + kids arms
length, plus allowance for tippy toes, on a wall etc, and only let kids
who can reach to touch the plate go up. A touch plate circuit which
operates a light and perhaps a recorded message might be fun

Put a capacitive or pressure pad on the floor underneath to sense if
they're jumping up to the plate. Alternatively, make the floor sticky
to make it harder for them to jump. Just don't make it too sticky.

- YD.