Joy Lab
Calling inventors of happiness! To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Little Inventors, we’re inviting people of all ages to take part in JOY LAB: Inventing for Happiness.
Little Inventors Open Challenge!
What is the Open Challenge you ask? Well, it's what it says on the tin, it's wide open for you to let your creativity flow and invent whatever you want!
Mini Challenges - time to be creative!
There's problems aplenty, serious or funny, that you can use your incredible imagination to solve!
It's time to get creative and take up a Mini Challenge!
Run your own Little Inventors activities!
Are you a teacher wanting something fun to inspire your students or a parent looking for a creative activity for a rainy day? Sift through our free curriculum-linked resource packs and challenges and bring on the creativity!
The Hamster Powered Breakfast Machine
by Fabian, Age 10. Belfast
The Hamster Powered Breakfast Machine is a new and unique way to power your appliances. Using sustainable hamster energy, the hamsters spin wheels to generate electricity which in turn fries your eggs, grills your sausages and toasts your bread. Requires no batteries (remember to feed the hamsters though).
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Joy Lab Invites Sunderland and South Tyneside to Invent for happiness.
People of all ages across Sunderland and South Tyneside are being invited to take part in Joy Lab - a major new creativity project asking one simple question: What can you invent to bring a moment of happiness to someone’s day?
Young inventors at Epinay School create climate-saving ideas
Students at Epinay Business and Enterprise School in South Shields have been turning their imaginations towards the planet, creating inventive solutions to environmental challenges as part of the Climate Action Heroes challenge from Little Inventors.
Three young inventors visit Orbital FX as their Making Waves ideas move closer to reality
Three young inventors from South Tyneside have taken an exciting step towards seeing their ideas brought to life, after visiting Orbital FX on 24 February as part of Little Inventors’ Making Waves: Inventing for a Better Ocean challenge.
OCAD University Placement with Little Inventors 2026
In March we welcomed our fourth OCAD student for their university placement!
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