Announcing the Kool Kontraptions/Groovy Gadgets Contest 2005 (a.k.a. the Krazy Contest)
Dear Parents, Teachers & Kids,
EducationRevolutions.com is hosting the Kool Kontraptions – Groovy Gadgets Contest 2005 (a.k.a. the Krazy Contest) here.
We’d like to invite you if you are ages 5- 16 (or overseeing those in this age bracket) and FD or MM, to participate in this inventive & exciting contest.
Here’s How:
1.)Go ahead & sign up.
2.)Begin concocting your big ‘Krazy’ idea.
3.)Finally, enter it in the contest for tons of fun and a possible winning place!
Note: The contest is being held for homeschooling families of the Family International. Participants must be FD or MM members of the Family International living in North America.
- There will be prizes!
- There will be winners!
- There will be fun!
- -Care to join us?
The contest will be held from September 1st ‘“ October 15th at which time all creations must be turned in (more on this below) to be judged & awarded prizes (more on this below too)
The Categories:
- Craziest looking
- Most artistic
- Most original
- Most useful
- Largest
- Smallest
- As well as 1st, 2nd, 3rd, & 4th prizes for each age group of which there are three
When you sign up & fill out the informational form (which you can find here) Please state which category if any you are competing in.
Division of age groups:
To make it easier & fairer for all involved we’ve divided the participants up into 3 groups-
- Ages- 5-8
- Ages- 9-11
- Ages-12-16
Please specify what age groups you are entering.
About the prizes:
There will be a 1st prize only for the categories listed above except for the final which as it states will have 4 prizes- this means that there will be @ 20 prizes to be had ‘“ will one of them be yours?
When you’ve finished your masterpiece:
After you’ve completed your project what do you do with it & how is it judged?
Thanks to the Internet it is no longer necessary to snail mail items- you can just photograph or digitally film them & upload it.
That’s the idea for this contest- there are two ways you can go about documenting your project to be submitted for judging & prizes.
Digitally record on film (i.e. video) your work, giving a commentary (i.e. answer the questions on the informational form you received) & then email editor@educationrevolutions.com for instructions on how to upload your footage.
Digitally photograph the process of creating your masterpiece, fill out the form & email all of this to editor@educationrevolutions.com
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Important notes to Parents/Teachers/Caregivers:
These are some important points to keep in mind if you hope to win a prize. WLY!
The idea is to make ’something out of nothing’. Not to find or buy a cool contraption to assemble. Please do not use any pre-packaged or store-bought models etc for this project. Creations must be constructed from household materials (you may need to buy or provision single/smaller items that you need to round out or complete your project) only. If we find that this is not the case we will have to disqualify your project. A good rule of thumb is that anything you might buy or obtain that comes with any form of ‘instructions’, would not considered your ‘invention’ or ‘creation’.
We suggest that you combine children of the same age group (i.e. MCs, Ocs,) together to work on a single project as this creates less work for you & more chance of a prize for your children. Plus, it’s fun and uniting to work on as a class or team!
Please feel free to contact your local National FED boards if you have any questions regarding this contest.
Most importantly’¦ Have a blast! Take lots of pictures! And let us know about it!
