User experience design for an application for children's activities
Background
FunKid is an app that helps parents find interesting ideas to keep kids busy. Many times parents look for ideas for activities with their children, usually from recommendations from friends but also from an extensive search around the web. Parents are interested in hearing from parents who were there. They recommend visiting there, but don't always know other parents, and don't always ask. So we put everything together on one website without having to sit for hours and search the internet for ideas if filtering options for a region in the country, ages, duration of activity, we included diverse activities: such as activities at home, activities outside, distance from home, all in one place with an emphasis on recommendations from other parents and we designed an app that will help Find activities and attractions for children.
The problem
It was during the Corona period, a period of isolation for children at home, that the idea for the application was born. I thought about what could be done to help and make it easier for parents of children who are with them at home and want to keep them active so that they don't get bored all day in front of screens and I discovered that even when you want to get out or even to something close to home it is not very easy to find where to visit and what to do. Parents are not always aware of the things around them. When they travel on a trip, they don't always know where to visit with their children and what to do to keep them active.
Parents' problems:
They don't know entertainment places and attractions suitable for children.
Parents want recommendations from other parents.
Even if you find an activity for children, there is a lack of information regarding accessibility, ages, how to get to the place, is it free, etc.
Parents want quality time with their children and an experience.
Personas
Research
The research population is parents of children. It is suitable for every parent and doesn't matter what their children's age is, big or small. Usually parents of small children enter the application and look for ideas. This is because it is usually more difficult to engage small children, but the activities are varied and suitable for all ages.
The number of times parents spend on family outings with children
Places where parents find ideas for activities for the children
User scenarios
User Flow
The goals of the application
To help parents find a common activity for their children through people's recommendations.
Find ideas for trips or attractions for times like free.
.Find quality time with your children
Wireframes
Clean and innovative design for a Funkid app
01
The main page is designed innovatively and simply. Search button at the top followed by main categories divided by topics, then suggestions of places promoted by: recommended for you, free attractions, attractions on sale, etc.
02
The main search results page brings all the results to the user. There are options to filter by kilometers and results by accessibility, location, age and length of activity.
03
An attraction page is a page that contains all the relevant information about the place. There are details such as phone, website, map and sending a message. There is general information about the place, a photo gallery, the possibility to see surfers' recommendations and write a recommendation for other parents. The recommendations and ratings are the most critical things in the application, so ratings are on all pages.
04
The ticket ordering page is designed to help parents pay without standing in lines for seats. Payment in the app is convenient and fast and allows you to enter the attraction quickly and conveniently.
