By Kids For Kids Co., Xerox Present “Chester Awards” to America’s Best Kid Inventors

By Kids For Kids Co., Xerox Present “Chester Awards” to America’s Best Kid Inventors

As winners of the By Kids For Kids (BKFK) Xerox National Invention Competition, four enterprising young inventors will be presented today with “Chester Awards” at the International Licensing Show in New York City.

The kids, ranging in age from 10 to 17, submitted their winning entries for unique inventions of toys, games and sporting goods. The Chester Award, named after Chester Carlson, the inventor of xerography, symbolizes the spirit of innovation that all children possess.

Congratulating the winners in person are celebrity inventor Jenna Boyd, star of Warner Bros.’ “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” and her brother Cayden Boyd, star of Miramax’s “The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl in 3-D.” This year, while in 6th grade, Jenna invented the “Scripture Connecter Projector.” Xerox’s chief engineer, Sophie Vandebroek, and Norman Goldstein, CEO of BKFK, are presenting the Chester Awards to each of the winners.

The 2005 Chester Award winners are:
Justin Euliano, 17, from Oceanside, N.Y., for his “Aim ‘N Fish,” a unique fish-shaped rod that actually casts for the young angler. The spring-loaded rod allows a person to aim the fishing line, and with the press of a button it shoots to that location.

Kirsten Martin, 10, from Novato, Calif., for her “FroBow,” a flying disc featuring a marker and writing surface to create new fun ways to play and communicate. Kids can send aerial messages back and forth, play games like tic-tac-toe, or integrate into a team game where the secret is written under the disc.

Kevin Lim, 15, from Rochester, N.Y., for his “Customizable Water Blaster,” a powerful water shooter featuring interchangeable functional and cosmetic parts including nozzles, blasters, hoses, side panels and other features. This brings new fun and role-play to water games.

Taylor Hernandez, 10, from Cincinnati, Ohio, for her “Magic Sponge Blocks,” large building blocks made from sponge that can safely stack high without worry that they could fall and hurt a child. These magical blocks feature embedded magnets to hold them together and compress almost like a pancake for easy storage.

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