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 entirely dedicated to inspiring the inventive spirit within every young inventor, innovator and entrepreneur. We provide the support needed for your kids to create great ideas and inventions.

BKFK runs national and regional competitions, where they can enter their ideas for a shot at winning prizes and life changing experiences. BKFK also transforms outstanding ideas into commercial products where the young people build 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, Sears, Best Buy, NYSE, 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

Internationally Recognized for Excellence
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, 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 Parents

We at BKFK believe young people are significant contributors to innovation and inventing. It is our job as adults to provide inspiration and a path to realizing their dreams. We hope your family will find inspiration and exciting information in our pages.
We also run competitions to instigate innovation & encourage them to think big. We also bring you parent guides and activities to help you encourage your child to enter the contests. For now, you may click on the links below to download family inventing activities and educational materials. Support your kid inventor at home!
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. In the coming months, we will be bringing new activities and announcements for you to help turn every day into a teachable moment.

All Programs are Free
There is NO charge to youth, parent, 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.