It Is Kid Inventors Day!
By Miss Nikki
@MissNikki (5237)
Maple Ridge, British Columbia
January 17, 2019 12:09pm CST
Good morning, everyone! Did you know, today is Kid Inventors Day!?
According to some studies that I read online this morning, 65 % of children that are heading into pre-school this year will end up working in jobs that don't even exist yet! (Future of Jobs Report from the World Economic Forum)
That means that today's children are going to learn new skills, be more flexible career wise, and invent new products and jobs for the future!
Kid Inventors Day is meant to celebrate the creativity in children. It also is a way to inspire and encourage children to use their imagination and create something new.
Something fun to do with your kids today might be to visit a museum of inventions, go on a nature walk and gather materials to "build" something new, or do some online research on an invention of your child's choosing, such as the light bulb or the steam engine.
Oh, a fun fact I also found while reading about all of this: Benjamin Franklin invented water skis at age 12! 
(Photo is of me reading the Kobo out on my back deck.)
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11 responses
@MissNikki (5237)
• Maple Ridge, British Columbia
17 Jan 19
Thank you 
Yes, that is a very interesting fact, isn't it?
Yes, that is a very interesting fact, isn't it? 1 person likes this
@Courage7 (19633)
• United States
17 Jan 19
@MissNikki Yes it really is. I hope I may be alive to see some of those.
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@MissNikki (5237)
• Maple Ridge, British Columbia
19 Jan 19
@Courage7 I'm sure you will be!
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@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
3 Mar 19
@MissNikki
That is a good way to look at it and for children to get the opportunity to show what they can do. Good luck to them.
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@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
18 Jan 19
I want anti-gravity boots, and I want them now!!!
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@MissNikki (5237)
• Maple Ridge, British Columbia
19 Jan 19
LoL yes!! Those sound awesome. 
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@Hate2Iron (15727)
• Canada
21 Jan 19
Imagine a twelve year old coming up with water skis... Pretty impressive. I don't think that I was thinking up inventions at 12!! I was too busy listening to the Beatles lol!
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@MissNikki (5237)
• Maple Ridge, British Columbia
22 Jan 19
I thought that was a pretty nifty fact as well.
@LadyDuck (471421)
• Switzerland
18 Jan 19
I can imagine that some kids will end up doing jobs that do not exist right now. The previous generation grew up with computers and they had many job opportunities in this field that those in their 50's never had before. Interesting about Benjamin Franklin.
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@LadyDuck (471421)
• Switzerland
19 Jan 19
@MissNikki I would like to see how any new interesting things we are going to see in the next 10 to 20 years.
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@MissNikki (5237)
• Maple Ridge, British Columbia
19 Jan 19
It's exciting to imagine what might be in store for the future
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@Happy2BeMe (99380)
• Canada
17 Jan 19
The kids are our future. We can only imagine what life will be like when they enter the workforce. What a beautiful backyard you have.
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@VivaLaDani13 (60794)
• Perth, Australia
23 Jan 19
@MissNikki I didn't even know this day existed lol But cool either way!
And that's some really interesting information. I didn't know any of this. If anything I was thinking jobs would be taken away since robots are doing almost everything lol
Lovely backyard too!
@joseprince123 (58)
• Lagos, Nigeria
22 Jan 19
Absolutely fascinating and impeccable post, it educative.
@ThreeTeddies (2038)
• United Kingdom
18 Jan 19
Kid inventors day sounds like a good idea for fostering young people and the businessmen of tomorrow
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@MissNikki (5237)
• Maple Ridge, British Columbia
19 Jan 19
Yes, I'm sure lots of schools were doing activities surrounding inventions that day.
@MissNikki (5237)
• Maple Ridge, British Columbia
17 Jan 19
I learn something new here almost every day as well
