Monday, July 07, 2008
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Ready for some chic fashionistas? We've selected Our Top 5 fashion ideas from our Talented Young Designers!
Signature Style Challenge received an overwhelming number of amazing ideas and our judges confessed they had a hard time choosing our top 5. Now, they want YOU to help them pick the best idea, and mind you it's a tough job!
I am still juggling with my pick - I love the
afrikana dresses, the colors are so amazing; then again I feel nothing beats the
retro modern style; but
all dolled up outfit is a must have for my wardrobe; and I totally want that cute
crane purse;
autograph jeans would be so cool too! Oh boy... I'm confused. If you have a favorite, vote for it and help it win $10,000!
Vote. Vote. Vote!
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
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Annie Wignall could not stand the thought of having to flee from home without anything - not even a toothbrush! That's when she decided to help all those kids who had to leave their home without their belongings. Annie founded
Care Bags Foundation in January 2000 when she was eleven years old. Her care bags are filled with new fun and helpful items for children who are in need. Annie wants to make a difference, one care bag, one child at a time.
Read about Annie.
You can make a difference too! Enter our
DoSomething Advertise Your Cause Challenge and get your voice heard! If you have business idea for a service, you can enter the
CosmoGirl! Mind Your Own Business Entrepreneurial Challenge.
Contests end August 31, 2008.
Enter now & you could win $10,000 for your project!
Monday, June 23, 2008
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You can now vote for the finalists in the
BKFK Sports Evolution Challenge from today through July4th, noon (EST). If you're a volleyball player, have we got an idea for you! Baseball fans might like new training equipment - a new training bat! Hockey players around the world can improve their game with a new idea from a kid in Boston. Maybe you're bored in your backyard this year? Got a great game there too! Or maybe you're a bit of a skateboarding daredevil? Well, we've selected the top 5 sports and sporting good ideas and now it’s your turn to choose.
Vote Today for the BKFK Sports Evolution Challenge Winners and help us decide who wins the grand prize of
$10,000 & a connection to reality!
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
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Tiger woods will miss the rest of the season to undergo reconstructive surgery on his left knee.
Woods said, "Now, it is clear that the right thing to do is to listen to my doctors, follow through with this surgery, and focus my attention on rehabilitating my knee."
It sure is the right thing! I was surprised to even see him walk following his win on Monday.
Did you know that Tiger Woods began to play when he was two years old?
Did you know he became the first player to hold all four professional major titles at the same time?
Read More about this child prodigy
Monday, June 16, 2008
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The upcoming Space Chimps movie got me thinking about space exploration and recognizing things that make kids and people excited. It reminded me of the story of Homer "Sonny" Hickam of West Virginia.
In 1957, Sputnik raced across the Appalachian sky and ignited a passion in a young West Virginia boy. Homer Hickam was inspired to build rockets. Like many kids who have great achievements, he had a supportive parent and a teacher to help him along his way.
He and his friends taught themselves to build a rocket - it took a lot of practice, and help from a valuable teacher. They kept trying, blowing up garden gates and failing time and time again. Finally, they managed to shoot one 5 miles in the air. They entered their project into West Virginia's State Science Fair and won first place. That rocket project received the gold medal in the 1960 National Science Fair and sent Homer on his path. He was a NASA engineer and eventually wrote a book called Rocket Boys which became the movie "October Sky".
Recognizing kids and their ideas and helping them move from "wow, I wish I could make a rocket" to winning a National Science Fair is no small task. But every recognition, every effort, every encouragement is worth it. Dreams, big and small, are all important.
We've also announced our statewide winners of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. They were celebrated during a special awards ceremony at the International Licensing Show held at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City on Wednesday, June 11, 2008.
New York Challenge Winner: Sara for Volleyball PassBack
New Jersey Challenge Winner: Noelle for Afrikana fashions
Pennsylvania Challenge Winner: Martin for Bat Gripper
The awards were presented by Zach, inventor of Repeat or You're Obsolete game and Russell, past BKFK winner for Water Works and Water Tag.
Congratulations to all Winners!!!
Friday, June 06, 2008
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You can now vote for the finalists in the
BKFK Going Green Challenge from today through June 20th, noon (EST). From cloud seeding to environment friendly reward programs, these ideas are the top tier in going green. We've selected the top 5 earth conscious ideas and now it’s your turn to choose.
Vote today and help us decide who wins the grand prize of
$10,000 & a connection to reality!
Thursday, June 05, 2008
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We have our winners of the
BKFK Maryland Challenge & the
BKFK Virginia Challenge! The winners were celebrated yesterday during a special awards ceremony at the Maryland Science Center, Baltimore, MD.
12 years old
Edward won first place from Maryland. His idea is to
seed clouds with calcium carbonate, which is an acidity reducer used in many industrial plants to reduce carbonic acid emission, to seed clouds potentially containing acid rain.
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12 years old
Elizabeth won first place from Virginia. Her idea ,
the Water Watcher is a device that hooks up to any faucet, and makes a beep every time half a gallon of water has come out so you can try to finish up what you are doing and not waste water.
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Congratulations to MD & VA winners! Next week, we will announce winners of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Stay Tuned!
Friday, May 30, 2008
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Garrett Yazzie invented a solar home heater out of a 1967 Pontiac radiator and 69 aluminum soda cans! The then-13-year-old was merely trying to heat his family's trailer on Arizona's Navajo Indian Reservation, which had no running water and limited electricity.
Garrett also invented a water wheel using an industrial-size cable spool connected to a 10-speed bicycle and an alternator. The wheel produced enough electricity to power a refrigerator or light up a mountain cabin. Arizona State University has created a scholarship in his name; and ABC's "Extreme Makeover" TV show presented his family with a new house.
Do you have some great ideas too? Enter the Design Squad Trash to Treasure Competition and you could win $10,000! Competition closes on June 30th, 2008.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
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Our judges are ready to share their secrets with you. Well, Almost.
They have tirelessly flipped through thousands of pages of amazing ideas and are almost done with their final round of judging. The finalists of the
Going Green,
Signature Style,
Digital Arts &
Sports Evolution challenges will be notified shortly - starting this week!
You will also get to see our
Top 5 entries for each challenge and get a chance to vote for your favorite! Online judging will start late May. Make sure you are
registered with us to receive updates on online voting and contest winners.
Keep your fingers crossed, YOU could be one of our innovative winners!
Click here to see our past winners.