What is BKFK?
At BKFK, we know that while kids have great ideas, they often have no place to take them. BKFK recognizes the ingenuity and creativity that young people possess, and is dedicated to inspiring the innovative spirit within every young innovator. We provide the support needed for young minds to create great ideas and inventions.

BKFK runs national and regional competitions, where kids can enter ideas for a shot at winning the grand prize. All of our programs work to develop critical 21st Century Skills. BKFK also transforms outstanding ideas into commercial products where the young people earn self esteem, business experience and royalties. BKFK represents some of the most brilliant young minds in America.

Our Sponsors
We are backed by sponsors like Sports Authority, Best Buy, NYSE, Sears, Electronic Arts, Kauffman Foundation, Mattel, Xerox, Pearson Foundation, Tommy Hilfiger Studios, The Weather Channel, Newell Rubbermaid and more. Please click here to read more about our sponsors. 

Our alliances and partners include the National Education Association, NFTE etc. Click here to read more

Recognized Internationally
With teachers and administrators using our program in 30 countries, our work has been recognized by global organizations, Fortune 100 companies, and the United States Government.

  • BKFK.com was voted as one of the Top 100 Educational Websites of 2007 at Homeschool.com
  • We have received Congressional Recognition via the 2005 ET3 TEC Championship Award
  • BKFK was honored with Congressional Award For Empowering Youth through Exemplary Public-Private Partnership 
  • BKFK and Xerox have been awarded The Connecticut Economic Development Association and the Connecticut Economic Resource Center's "Eddy" Award for developing "Inventive Thinking" programs for Connecticut children. Each year the "Eddy" goes to outstanding economic development professionals, companies, projects and programs that exemplify the Team Connecticut spirit and positively impact the Connecticut economy. 
  • The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), a United Nations agency dedicated to ensuring the recognition and protection of the rights of inventors and authors worldwide, lists only 6 web sites including M.I.T. as online sources for information on inventive thinking. BKFK is one of those sites. Click here to read more

How We Support Teachers
Your encouragement and support are important ingredients in their creative process and success. As such, we give you the grounds to use our resources to help shape your students' thoughts, motivate them to win prizes, and earn yourself free gifts for your efforts! You can download our lesson plans and activities for your classroom. We encourage you to register, free of charge, so that we can continue to update you on new resources, competitions, and events that relate to your interests.

Free Programs
There is NO charge to kids, parents, or teachers for any of our services. Access to idea development on the web site, idea submission, contest participation, and any resulting further work we do with our members are all free.