Our kids are our future. We’ve heard this expression used often and in many, many ways.  It’s well known that kids have creative, untethered minds. As a result, the youth of the world come up with a lot of good ideas, concepts, and inventions. All you need to do is encourage them, and then listen and see what happens. It’s only fitting that Kid Inventors Day exists to recognize kids for their past, present, and future achievements and inventions. This January 17 holiday also encourages kids to dream up new inventions and pursue their creative ideas.  

Never underestimate the value of the brilliant, young creative minds in the world. Untethered by why “you can’t do this”, or “you can’t you do that”, these inquisitive and ingenious young minds conceive and create countless ideas for products, processes, art, foods, and a whole lot more things that make our lives better, more fun, easier and more enjoyable. 

There are many great examples of kid inventors. According to Lee Ward, the creator of this day, children and teens invent over 500,000 gadgets and games every year! Perhaps the best example is Benjamin Franklin, who at the age of 12 invented swimming fins. As we all know, Benjamin Franklin grew up to be one of the greatest inventors in American history. With their “can do” attitude, youthful inventors and thinkers have brought countless inventions into existence. Among them are earmuffs, popsicles, and water skis. Every parent knows full well the impact of a kid’s creative thinking. We’ve all witnessed the seemingly wild and crazy concoctions they make in the kitchen. More than a few of these culinary creations turn into huge hits.