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Event Details
During last 10+ years, over 10,000 kid entrepreneurs — Kidpreneurs — between the ages of 6 and 18 have entered the Young Inventor Challenge hosted by the Chicago Toy and Game Fair (CHITAG), North America’s largest consumer toy and game fair!
This event enables kids to expand their creativeness and show off their hard work and dedication to their craft and imagination. This is a great event for a variety of ages to experience! Whether its creating inventions, to pitching them, participants develop confidence, creativity, and presentation skills at a young age. Join the celebration of young innovation and see the future of toys and games unfold!
The Chicago Toy and Game Fair will be hosting the 19th Annual Young Inventor Challenge® (YIC) this November 9th, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois!
One of last years inventors, Wolf Danzer, from Superior, CO entered the Young Inventor Challenge, and WON under the Most Authentic category. Check out their invention here
More about Wolf’s post challenge experience here, “ I have been hard at work updating my game and working to incorporate the judges' feedback as I am preparing it for a submission to a game company. I have really loved the chance to participate in this great competition!”
The Young Inventor Challenge is about inspiring the next generation of inventors and proving that no matter what age, you can achieve great things! Wolf’s experience shows just that!
Will YOU be the next winner of the Young Inventor Challenge?
Registration for this year’s Young Inventor Challenge opens August 5! Anyone from ages 6 to 18 may enter, and it is not required to be local to Chicago.
More info can be found at: https://www.chitag.com/yic
People of Play (POP), the toy industry's leading networking and resource hub, is looking forward to seeing all the entries and can’t wait to see all the creative inventions! For more information, visit www.chitag.com or contact [email protected] .