Young Inventor Reaches Semi-Finals In Bubble Wrap Competition
Meredith Bush plans on putting the $10,000 saving bond towards college – or maybe a car – if she wins the third annual Bubble Wrap Competition for Young Inventors.
The 12-year-old inventor created a system for helping her grandmother remember what pills to take and when to take them using Bubble Wrap.“I made a calendar of my grandmother medication because she takes so many she doesn’t usually remember what she’s taken and when she’s taken it,” Bush said.
The packaging material encases the pills and labels them by color, the name of the medication and the correct time to take the medication.
“Whenever my grandma takes her medication, she can just pop the bubble and it will help her remember,” she said.
Bush is one of 15 semi-finalists in the competition and is already guaranteed a $500 saving bond. More than 2,000 students in grades 5 though 8 entered nationwide.
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Jaclyn on December 8th, 2008 12:56 pm
That is by far the cutest story and invention that i’ve heard of! that is so sweet for that little girl to make such a thoughtful invention for her grandmother, i bet the grandmother just loved it and was incredibly proud of her young granddaughter.
Matt Helphrey on December 8th, 2008 3:47 pm
Very inventive. This young girl is going to go far!
cassy on December 8th, 2008 4:46 pm
wow! how did this 12 year old kid make such a nice invetion for her grandmother. i think this kid is so talented and she made her self a verry young entrepreneur. keep up the work kid,we call it kid power.
SEO Software on December 9th, 2008 3:42 pm
I wish i could have come up with something like that at 12. I was busy with my pet rock. A lot of good that did.
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