Three young creative children were honored yesterday with the Chester Award for their one-of-a-kind inventions and games.
The Chester Awards honor outstanding achievement by kid inventors. The awards are given out in conjunction with the Invent-a-Toy World Games and sponsored by marketing and patent consulting firm By Kids For Kids and Xerox Corp. to recognize the spirit of innovation among youngsters.
This year’s winners include:
Russell Moore, a sixth-grader from Trumbull, CT, for his Water Tag game. In the touch football-like game, players wear a custom-designed vest containing four built-in water pouches. Each pouch has plugs with ribbon cords of fabric. When players tag another player, they pull the vest cord and soak them in water.
Ana Lingenfelder, a seventh-grader from Hanover, PA, for her Hands on Hands Clap hand rhythm game. Players hang a game board on a wall or place it in their lap, select a rhythm and difficulty level. The hands on the board light up as players clap to the music beat. If players make a mistake, a new game begins.
Jacob Schwartz, a kindergartener from Colfax, CA, for his EZ Transitional Training Wheels, which is designed to make bike riding fun and easy. Training wheels are extended all the way out to give riders maximum stability. As kids get more comfortable riding, training wheels are moved closer to the bike.
Winners receive a licensing contract from BKFK, legal support to patent their invention if patentable, professional expertise to help bring the product to market and a Xerox Phaser printer valued at $1,000. In addition, each winner may name a teacher of their choice to receive a $1,000 savings bond.
This year was the second year Stamford, CT-based By Kids for Kids distributed the Chester Awards. Xerox Corp. served as the title sponsor and Mattel as presenting sponsor of the competition.
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