Saturday, May 1, 2010

Nick's Invention...The Travel Buddy!

For the science fair at school, the 5th graders are assigned to do an invention project. Nick knew right away what problem he was going to solve with his invention idea.


The problem? Ben drops things in the car and then complains that he cannot reach his toys, books, coloring pages, etc. Mom gets frustrated because she is driving and cannot help Ben.

The solution? The Travel Buddy! Special features include sides so that toys cannot roll off onto the floor, holes to hold coloring materials, side pockets to hold toys, books, and coloring books, a lap pad so it is soft on the legs, the lap pad is removable to be used as a pillow if the child gets tired, the desktop is painted with chalkboard paint to use as a chalkboard, numbers and letters stickers for educational uses, a strap that holds the whole thing onto the child lap securely so it will not fall off.

Here is Nick with his display board... Good job! He included photos of himself actually building the Travel Buddy and photos of Ben using it.


His display board (click on photo for larger view to read what he has...)


Nick had me bring Ben into the classroom for his oral presentation so that he could demonstrate how to use the Travel Buddy. Ben was a big hit, he is such a little celebrity at that school! And Nick's invention was a big hit too! A few kids want to buy one!


Nick is such a great big brother! Ben loves his new Travel Buddy and really loves his Big Brother! We used the Travel Buddy on our road trip to Idaho over Spring Break. It was very successful and I am very happy with Nick's invention! Thank you Nick!

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