Let’s say you’ve got an up-and-coming little inventor in your hand, and he or she comes to you asking for advice on some invention ideas for school aged kids. Not only do you succeed in his or her’s idea but something of value to spark those entrepreneurial juices? Remember that these inventions are usually much more geared towards children from kindergarten through twelfth, though you may have found even at adult levels… So, what are you going to tell an inquisitive little inventor? Of course, you’re not going to tell them not to invent! You want them to do just that!
Of course, there’s no reason you shouldn’t advise them on the best ideas to pursue first, and the best schools to apply those ideas in. But it can be especially frustrating coming up with ideas yourself, or finding that they’ve already been adopted by someone else. So, what are the easy invention ideas for school projects that are both feasible and educational? Well, there are many…
Of course, the most obvious is always going to be the idea for a toy, which we all know does sell. That means if you’re going to make money off of a toy, your invention ideas should probably have some educational value to it. Toy ladders are hugely popular for example, so why not consider making a toy version of them – think about what could be taught with a wooden or metallic ladder?
Other non-toy inventions are often great ideas too, though often harder to patent. For example, the idea of a mobile phone is hardly patentable but why not consider how the technology behind phones could be used to improve on existing products? Aided by new applications in wireless communications, it may be possible to improve the functioning of phones without needing to make them entirely digital. It also makes sense to look at the way that people use their phones now – maybe a smaller version of a smart phone would be a good idea.
The invention idea that we’re all concerned about here is the idea of an invention. And there are actually several problems with deciding what an invention is. The first is that it’s always open to interpretation by courts, since it doesn’t exactly define what an invention is. For instance, it’s certainly not clear whether a computer is a new invention or merely an improvement upon existing technologies.
In addition, inventors must carefully consider whether their invention ideas to meet the requirements for legal protection. There are only a few easy things that courts will consider as being “good enough,” which makes it difficult to get a patent. If an inventor wishes to obtain protection for their new ideas, he should certainly consult a patent attorney to help him decide what needs to be done and how best to do it.