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Little Inventors @LittleInventors

Little Inventors aims to inspire children to gain a passion for creative thinking and doing. We take children's ideas seriously by bringing them to life!

Joined June 2017
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Little Inventors@LittleInventors
27 Jun 2023
#Teachers and parents, are you on the lookout for creative, inspiring activities for children? Our free, curriculum-linked resource packs and #STEM challenges have a range of themes to please even the pickiest little inventors... #schools #teachertwitter littleinventors.org/resource…
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Today we're going to join Caroline and Angela for a mini tour of the Stockton and Darlington Railway. So hop on because the train is about to leave the station! @sdrfestival To discover more about the S&D Railway Challenge visit buff.ly/uaBrMp0 buff.ly/3iKHWMa
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This has to be one of our favourite makes from last year by one of our most long standing makers @lottiesmith. The Floral Turbine invented by Rosie age 9 is Lottie's fourth make for us and they just keep getting better! #lottiesmith #cardboardart #littleinventors
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Last week, our Little Inventors from Preston Park went full steam ahead in our S&D Railway Challenge! 🚂💡 From inventing amazing ideas to building their own models of the iconic Locomotion 1 @sdrfestival #LittleInventors #Locomotion1
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Ever had your phone run out of battery when out on a long dog walk? Well never again! Take a look at the ingenious Leash McLeashy invented by 10 yr old Lilli-Rose youtube.com/shorts/8f3vQ66tv… @DogsTrust @dog_rates @guidedogs
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A winner of our #PoweringtheFuture challenge visited the @DoggerBankWind base to see his invention realised (and explore the premises of course!) Meet Harris and Hi Fish! 👉 tinyurl.com/232p62mz
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So here's the brief, our Next Stop: The Future! challenge with @sdrfestival will get children inventing something fun, clever, or unusual that can travel on or make use of train tracks! 🚂 Find out more and join in at sdr200.littleinventors.org.
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How much do you know about the Stockton & Darlington Railway? You're about to learn a whole lot more...it's here! Our challenge with @sdrfestival, Next Stop: The Future! 🚂 Stay tuned to find out just what we’re asking participating children to invent…🤔 sdr200.littleinventors.org/
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The Tallhouse was invented for homes where flooding is common. 9-year-old Lily invented a mechanism whereby the whole house and garden rises up to 20 feet in the air and is covered by a protective dome. This idea was a winner of our MISD: Born to Invent challenge! @Team_PTI
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We could all use some extra zen this time of year... The Raz (Relax and Zen) was invented by Delilah, age 10. It calms babies and helps them sleep. It plays relaxing sounds, has a gentle hand and even a bottle warmer! Delilah was a winner of our MISD: Born to Invent challenge.
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Our new challenge is sure to broaden your horizons! Making Waves: Inventing for a better ocean is being delivered to children in South Tyneside, in partnership with @DoggerBankWind and @STyne_Council. Dive in and read more below! #STEM 🌊 southtyneside.littleinventor…
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Six incredible makers are bringing to life the ideas of our #PoweringtheFuture challenge winners! @DoggerBankWind @STyne_Council 👋 Meet them all: littleinventors.org/press/th…
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Sun Aqua, invented by 12-year-old Arianna and Meghan, utilises solar energy to heat and purify water, promoting the use of #renewableenergy and providing access to clean and hot water, especially in areas where it is scarce. We brought it to life with @OCAD student Edgar Du!
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One of the fantastic winners of our #PoweringtheFuture challenge! How gorgeous is this design?! 🤩
South Tyneside Works@STyneWorks
23 Sep 2024
Rosie submitted her Floral Turbine invention idea as part of our Powering the Future challenge with @LittleInventors and @DoggerBankWind - we loved it so much, we brought it to life. Find out more about the Floral Turbine and other winning inventions at: southtyneside.littleinventor…
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Dogs. We love 'em. Plants. We love 'em! 'Collar-árbol', invented by Diego, age 10 from Chile, was a winner of our Climate Champions Chile! challenge. It enables you to plant seeds whilst your dog is out on a run. Efficient! We brought it to life with product designer Marcos.
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Finally, a composter that minimises waste, nourishes nature and looks beautiful too! Invented by Kyle and Jaden, both 12 from Canada, Compost Table was a winner of our Sustainable Development Goals #STEM challenge. We brought it to life as a 3D render with maker Craig Fox 🌱
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Young V&A@young_vam
8 Aug 2024
Creating real toys from kid’s drawings 🐱 Liepa, aged 8, who designed this toy with @IKEA: 'I love cats and this one is blue, the colour of dreams. A mischievous, happy friend who's interested in everything'.
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South Tyneside Works@STyneWorks
25 Jul 2024
Hot on the heels of our Powering the Future challenge with @DoggerBankWind, @LittleInventors are running a series of free workshops in @SouthTyneLibs this summer to get your creative cogs spinning. Workshops run throughout July: southtyneside.gov.uk/article…
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This week's Feature Invention: 🐹 The Hamster Powered Breakfast Machine! 🐹 invented by Fabian, age 10, from Belfast. Read all about the idea: littleinventors.org/ideas/th…
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Always warms our hearts to see little inventors getting stuck into our workshops! 🥰 We enjoyed a creative, sunny Sunday in #BittsPark at the Show and Tell event organised by Carlisle Matters and supported by @CumberlandCoun. #STEM #Cumbria
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Flexible Educator-STEAM/STEM@AndreaMango1
11 Jun 2024
4th had so much fun making straw rockets🚀as their last #STEAM class before heading to middle school! Im going to miss this class of creative problem solvers. 😁🥰😥jpl.nasa.gov/edu/learn/proje…
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