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9 Inventions I Hope to See on Kickstarter in 2017

January 31, 2017December 13, 2017Robin Brooks1

There is lots of brilliant and crazy stuff on Kickstarter, but for 2017 I want more! Starting with something to pair my socks.

‘Timeline’ Gets All Your Dates in a Row

January 27, 2017Sophie Brown1

‘Timeline’ is a cute card game that’s all about getting your dates in a row.

Kickstarter Tabletop Alert: ‘Great Scott!’

April 30, 2016December 13, 2017Sophie Brown6

In ‘Great Scott!’ the whimsical 19th-century parlour game that never was, players use cards to build ridiculous inventions and explain them to each other.

Daily #DadJoke for March 30, 2016

March 30, 2016December 13, 2017Judd Schorr

Daily #DadJoke for March 30, 2016: On this day in history, the shovel was invented…

4 New Books and Activities For Indoor Fun

September 23, 2015Jenny Bristol

For those weekend afternoons when your kids come to you, yet again, saying, “Mom, I’m bored,” here are a few new suggestions to give their play some direction.

Kickstarter by a Kid: Kevo Is a Simple and Affordable Vacuum Former

July 7, 2015December 16, 2017Dave Banks

Ted Brull, a young inventor from Kansas City, has a Kickstarter project to promote his vacuum forming tool.

Seattle’s Innovators Assemble for LEGO’s Build for Good

April 13, 2014Kelly Knox

LEGO, inspired by a 7th grader who combined his love of LEGO with the genuine desire to do something good for people, issued the Build for Good Challenge to seven companies in Seattle.

Get Creative! Win Money! Inspire Science!

October 22, 2013December 13, 2017Rebecca Angel

Write a science-fiction story or comic, or create a new chemistry set. New competitions award your creativity and love of science!

33-year-old Sikorsky Prize Claimed by Kickstarted Craft

July 12, 2013December 13, 2017Kevin Makice

Almost a year after a record-setting 50-second flight by the University of Maryland, a team from Canada made a successful claim on the 33-year-old Sikorsky Prize for human-powered helicopter flight. They earned $250,000, thanks to a $34,000 Kickstarter campaign.

The GeekMoms Podcast #35: Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam Program Inspires Kids to Invent

November 21, 2012December 13, 2017Nicole Wakelin

In this episode, GeekMom Nicole Wakelin gets to do a face-to-face interview with the kids on the Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam from Nashua North High School in Nashua, New Hampshire

Playing With Lego Mindstorms at FIRST Place Robotics Camp

July 30, 2012December 13, 2017Nicole Wakelin

FIRST stands for “For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology” and is part of Dean Kamen’s mission to promote his own love of science and technology. One of his most well-known efforts is FIRST Lego League, which reaches kids as young as six years old.

MaKey MaKey: An Invention Kit for Everyone

May 24, 2012December 13, 2017Anton Olsen

I stopped by the MaKey MaKey booth at Maker Faire on Sunday and was very impressed by what I saw. They appear to have everything needed to make a successful Kickstarter campaign: a cool product, working versions of the product, …

Boy Scouts Partner With Edison Nation to Host Innovation Challenge

January 27, 2012Dave Banks

Hey, kids, do you have an idea for a product or an invention that could help people in their daily lives? Then you should check out the Innovation Challenge, a new contest from the Boy Scouts and Edison Nation, the …

Breakthrough Awards Salute Innovators

October 16, 2009John Baichtal

Popular Mechanics’ 5th annual breakthrough awards, held last week, honored 250 technologists, scientists and journalists. The test pilot for Sikorsky’s radical new X2 helicopter rubbed shoulders with astronomers seeking life in other solar systems via the Kepler space telescope, while …

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