What is your (kids) invention inspiration?

A penny for your thoughts?  How about "a chance to win $22,000 for your invention inspiration"? The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the National Inventor Hall of Fame Foundation (NIHFF) and the Ad Council are giving away a $22,000 prize to some lucky elementary, middle, or high school student group. To enter, you have to write a public service announcement that will inspire invention.

Other articles that may be helpful:

• Kid Invents Suction Tires, January 30, 2009: It’s hilarious, inspiring and makes you want to play with your bike. Maybe you saw this on TV last year, but I don’t watch TV with any regularity. It’s a 30 second TV commercial to inspire kids to invent. This is part of a TV campaign to inspire children. If you need to inspire our...
• Kid, you got a killer video game you want to share?, January 22, 2009: Trade your video game idea for a chance to win $10,000 or a chance to have Electronic Arts (EA) build your game! As cool as this contest sounds, great care should be taken before entering any contest with an idea, artwork, manuscript, poem or other intellectual property. Why? Most contest rules will claim ownership or...
• Be “America’s Top Young Scientist”, March 5, 2009: Make a video about science, your science, to enter this contest. Communicate your understanding of a scientific concept on video and enter the video to win. Video will be judged on Creativity (20%) Content meets stated contest criteria (30%) Persuasiveness (10%) Classroom suitability (10%) Overall Presentation (30%) The Science Channel and 3M want 5th to...