1) My toy represents the many masks and costumes we put on as people to cover up our true selves and fit in. Here, the dog has put on a rabbit costume, with whiskers, duck feet and patches and a pig patch, yet his true self is showing through by the rip in his stomach, his tail and his face. Like us, we sometimes try to patch together different personalities and ideals that aren't our own so we can fit in with others. But when we do that, we start to look ridiculous and we begin to fall apart, like the dog is pretending to be like other animals, but has to keep himself together with messy patches. Instead, we should be working on just being ourselves and taking off our costumes, which would look much better.
3 things to do better:
First, I would have liked to have the batteries for the voice box, especially if it was a dog barking, because it would have represented my theme even more because although you're not sure what this animal is, it's true form still shows through. I would have also liked to do a better sewing job on the head, but it was my first job and I wasn't used to it yet. Finally, I think I should have mixed more styles of toys instead of just stuffed animals
3 things I like:
I like the way it's still cute and attractive to kids even though it's a hybrid of many animals and a lot of others look really creepy. Plus, I like the way the duck feet turned out looking like they could really have been a part of the bunny's body originally, my sewing job wasn't too bad. Finally, I like the way it all kind of fits together in the end, and I think the message could be guessed without me explaining it
3 things to do with more time:
I would have had more animal parts to add, like a horn or different paws. Next, although this would have taken some sewing skills, it would have been cool to make the costume removable so as to teach a lesson to kids that you can take off your costume and you look a lot better just as yourself anyways. Also, I would have liked to find a way to make my project interactive
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