Babies love to play with blocks. As kids age they move on to building things. My sons are no exception. TJ started out with those huge Duplos. He then moved on to Lincoln Logs and Legos. From there he moved on to K’NEX, which he still has on his shelf. He was always trying to see what he could build. He came up with some pretty intricate designs. Had I been a member of Team Mom when he was younger I might have known that K’NEX had an annual building contest that he could enter.
The 2009 K’NEXpert Search is going on now. Children ages 5 to 12 are eligible to enter. The contest divides entrants into age groups of 5-6, 7-8 and 9-12. One grand prize winner from each age group will receive $10,000 for college. An additional 7 winners will each receive $1,000 for college. These ten winners will also each receive $500 worth of K’NEX building sets, discounts on online K’NEX purchases, a trip for three to New York City for the awards ceremony, an invitation to visit the K’NEX headquarters and a page in the K’NEX online photo gallery. The 2009 K’NEXpert Search is running now and ends on September 30, 2008. The winners will be announced at the end of October.
To enter children need to create something in one of four categories – Futuristic, Vehicles, Amusement park thrill rides and Ultimate K’NEX Model (made from 3 types of K’NEX – bricks, standard and micro). Then the entry form on the K’NEX website needs to be completed and sent in with a one minute video or one page summary of how they came up with their idea, how long the design took to build and how many K’NEX pieces were used to build it. A panel of judges from K’NEX will choose the semi-finalists. Entries will be judged based on creativity, uniqueness and detail. An online vote will determine the ten winners. The man who invented K’NEX, Joel Glickman, will choose the Grand Prize winners.
About K’NEX
Founded in 1992, K’NEX Brands, the world’s most innovative construction toy company, was established to make and sell what has become one of the world’s leading integrated construction systems for children. Winner of over 200 international awards and recognitions, K’NEX seeks to build young minds with its exciting product line and critically acclaimed K’NEX Education program. For more information, please visit www.knex.com.
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I didn’t know about the contest also. That could be a great info for my kids as they adore K’Nex. I can’t wait to see their reactions 🙂