kid inventors
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Kid
Inventors!
Bubb
le W
rap
Kid
– In
vent
or o
f the
Year
“Wris
ties”
10 yr old Kathryn Gregory invented “Wristies” which are protective winter gear that are designed to be worn under your gloves and coat to block the snow.Kathryn became the
youngest person to sell on QVC, the TV shopping channel.
The
Doub
le-H
eade
d Br
oom
5 yr old Sam Houghton was just 3 when he came up with the idea.
The broom collects large debris with the first head and fine dust with the second.He got a large elastic
band from the shed and put it over the two brooms, holding them just the right way to use both together.
The
Batti
e Ca
ddy
Austin Meggitt was 9 when he invented a way to carry a bat, ball and glove safely on the handlebars of a bicycle.He received a patent
and the Battie Caddy was sold in stores in the U.S.
The
Pum
ping
Po
go
Daniel – He invented the pogo stick that inflates footballs or basketballs that are low on air!
The
Pops
icle
Frank Epperson was 11 when he invented the popsicle or ice lolly in 1905.He had the idea when
he left a fruit drink out during a freezing winter night.
More kid inventors
!
John Pemberton –
tried to create a medicine that helped people who drank too
much
Instead he accidentally made
Coca-Cola.
The Frisbee…invented by some college students who were toss some Frisbee pie pans around their campus
Spencer Silver -
accidentally invented Post-It
Notes when trying to create a new
kind of glue
Mary Anderson - Windshield Wipers
Bette Nesmith Graham - Liquid Paper
Ann Moore - Snugli
Margaret E. Knight - Paper Bags