Crabtree Publishing Company www crabtreebooks com L E Carmichael Innovations in Entertainment
Inventing Entertainment Inventors and innovators solve a problem or meet a need When it comes to fun many inventors and innovators are kids just like you So next time you’re bored invent something Tomorrow’s kids could have a whole new way to play a way that’s all because of you All work and no play would be totally boring But thanks to hardworking inventors there are a million ways to have fun Do you own a Barbie doll a Frisbee or a bucket of LEGO bricks How about a snowboard a Slip N Slide or a television set These are just a few of the toys games and sports that make life more entertaining And none of them existed 100 years ago The American International Toy Fair takes place every year in New York Buyers and sellers gather to see the latest toys games and entertainment available for kids 4
Inventors and Innovators Inventors create products or processes no one has ever thought of before such as Silly Putty invented by chemist James Wright Innovators improve on an invention that already exists Thirteen-year-old Tom Spring created Putty Monsters an innovation with extra-soft silly putty and eyeballs to build monsters again and again In 1950 a toy store owner began selling Wright's invention in plastic eggs This new toy later named Silly Putty became a best seller Engineers use science and math to solve problems or meet needs Sometimes engineers can also be inventors and innovators when they make new solutions or improve on existing ones Inventors innovators and engineers all share the same traits such as curiosity and creativity 5
