Do it Yourself Inventor Kit – Gifts for Young Inventors: There’s no age requirement for getting a patent, and the youngest person to be granted a patent (so far) was a four-year-old Houston girl who invented an aid for grasping round knobs.
A little-known holiday called “Kid Inventor’s Day” is celebrated on January 17 – Benjamin Franklin’s birthday. Franklin, a renowned inventor of things like bifocals and the Franklin stove – got his start at age 12, when he invented swim flippers.
Do it Yourself Inventor Kit
Inventing isn’t just fun for kids – it can even be lucrative.
Kids have come up with all sorts of profitable inventions, including the “Makin’ Bacon” vertical microwave bacon cooker, created by eight-year-old Abbey Fleck. The company her family launched as a result earned more than $1 million in royalties annually.
Eleven-year-old Richie Stachowski created an underwater communication device that he pitched to Toys “R” Us – which promptly ordered 50,000 units.
As Wired reported, ten-year-old Owen Nannarone invented a golf tee that records the angle and speed of a golf club and sends the information to a smartphone. You can see what Wired called the “World’s Cutest Patent Drawing” here.
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As Wired reported.
Owen’s parents believe drawing patent applications and thinking of new inventions is a great way for Owen to focus his energy, which might otherwise get him in to trouble.
Here are some Christmas present ideas for young inventors.
CAD Software
There’s a variety of CAD (computer-assisted design) software designed for kids – some of which interfaces directly with 3D printers.
CAD files are the basis of most modern patent drawings for patent applications.
Kits
The littleBits Avengers Hero Inventor Kit ($111) allows kids to build an Ironman-style gauntlet that can be controlled with a smartphone.
Similarly, the littleBits Star Wars Droid Inventor Kit ($100), which won more than 50 toy awards, lets kids build and program their own R2-D2-style robot.
Makey Makey ($50) is an open-ended invention kit that lets kids do things like turn bananas into touchpads.
Books
Kids Inventing! A Handbook for Young Inventors by Susan Casey ($16) explains the invention process from finding an idea through patent drawings and prototypes. It even explains how to apply for a patent in kid-friendly language.
The Most Magnificent Thing ($12) is a picture book for ages 3-7 about a young girl who creates drawings of her inventions that “supportively portrays the sometimes-frustrating process of translating ideas to reality.”
Magazines
Cricket Media offers several publications on inventors and inventions, for kids of all ages, for just $6.95.
Subscription Boxes
Creation Crate (from $29.99 per month) delivers kits that parents and kids can work on together to build things like mood lamps and FM radios.
Do-It-Yourself
Parents on a budget can create their own Young Inventors kit using common household items.
Donate to a Worthy Cause
Little Inventors, a UK-based non-profit, is dedicated to giving “children across the world the opportunity to develop and showcase their creativity and problem-solving skills, build their confidence, curiosity and resilience to become caring citizens of our planet.”
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