ChiTAG Young Inventor Challenge

The Young Inventor Challenge provides an opportunity for children ages 6 to 18 to showcase their own original toy & game inventions to toy & game industry professionals, members of media and the general public. www.chitag.com/yic

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The judging is split into two categories, 6-11 (junior) and 12-18 (senior).

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Young Inventor workshops are ideal for a classroom activity, school-wide competition, after-school program, summer challenge, Scout merit badge-earning activity, even for library programming.

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Use our Young Inventor Workbook as a guide to help kids imagine, design, test, and create their own toy or game inventions. Whether you hold a one-day workshop or a series of workshops, use it to engage kids in a positive and challenging endeavor.

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The Young Inventor Challenge can provide a means of taking the inventions to even greater heights, with professional critiques from our industry experts and the opportunity to show their work off to the public, toy industry, and members of the press.

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Deadline to register October 28, 2017! All entry materials and videos must be submitted by November 4th, 2017.

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NEW THIS YEAR! 

Online and video entries!  We are asking each student to submit a 2 minute video pitch with their entry, as well as giving us information about their invention through our online submission portal.  This will give our judges time to review your entry before the actual competition day, as well as allowing students to compete who can’t come to Chicago in person!  At the completion of the event you will receive feedback from judges on your invention.

We have an additional optional challenge/category this year!  Submit a one minute commercial, and sell us your product!  This is different from your video pitch, and is your opportunity to get silly and creative. It can be edited, have music, costumes, and even additional actors (such as your best friend, sibling, grandmother or even a pet!) This commercial is about having fun and selling your amazing game or toy to the public. 

New categories!  Prizes will be awarded in the following categories:  

• Most Marketable Concept

• Most Creative Concept

• Most Outstanding Presentation

• Best Commercial/Video

• Best Educational Concept​

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If attending in person, the Young Inventor Challenge is an all day event on Saturday, November 18th, 2017. You must be available at Navy Pier between 9am and 10am to set up, and stay until after the winners have been announced (approxinately 5pm). 

We thank our sponsors who make this event come to life! Target, Pressman Toy, Goliath Games, Mattel, Hasbro, LEGO, PlayMonster and Spin Master