In 1994, a10-year-old Massachusetts native Kathryn “KK” Gregory was playing in the snow when he got the idea of ‘wristies’. Her wrists began to hurt from the cold. She was determined to find a way to keep her forearms warm during the winter, she invented Wristies – fuzzy “sleeves” that can be worn beneath coats and mittens. It is surely one of the coolest inventions thought up by a kid.
In 1997, she appeared on the QVC Network to promote her invention. She was the youngest person to sell a product on the network and earned $22,000 in sales within six minutes.
Hart Main was 13 years old when he observed that the candles his sister was selling weren’t very good to attract people. She sister was doing it for a fundraiser but it wasn’t manly enough. Hart thought of taking it one step ahead and his parents also encouraged him to run with the idea. He invested $100 and made candles. The candles smell like coffee, bacon, and a baseball mitt. He makes the candles out of soup cans. This product also serves a dual purpose and the cans are donated to soup kitchens across Ohio, before cleaning the recycled cans and using them for the candles. More than 80,000 cans have been donated till now.
Six-year-old Spencer Whale is the youngest inductee ever into for America’s Young Inventors for his invention, the KidCare Riding Car. In 1998, during a visit to a hospital, he saw sick children in the hospital, many sick patients were unable to freely play. His toy car invention had a built-in IV that allowed sick patients to play without having to risk interfering with the IV. This toy car is not just one of the coolest inventions but also give sick kids the ability to play and have fun.
One summer in 1922, the 18-year-old Ralph Samuelson questioned why you couldn’t ski on water if you could do it on snow. Ralph and his brother tested out his ideas on a local lake. The successful skis were made out of lumber with leather strips to bind them to his feet. He kept improving his technique until he discovered the key to successful skiing and it was leaning backward and keeping the skis at an angle.
In 1966, Ralph was recognized as the first recorded water skier by the American Water Ski Association.
These coolest inventions by kids prove that they can be way too creative. All they need is support from their family members to implement the ideas. So, if your kids ever dream of doing something, encourage them.
