Children's inventions call on people to join the fight against global warming and to preserve Estonian nature 27.06
Out of the ten finalists and the more than 130
entries for the 2020 invention competition, the invention ‘Save our planet’
proved to be the favourite of both parents and children. Taking into
consideration that almost every other work this year was related to the topics
of climate change, environmental protection and rubbish clean-up, Emili’s work
summed up the main message of the invention competition – children sense what
is taking place in nature and are trying to think about ways to improve the
situation.
Second place in this year’s competition was won
by the three-year-old Kermo Kleen, from Järva County, with his ‘Machine for Drawing
Inventions’ and third place was
won by Magnus Erik, a four-year-old from Tallinn, with his ‘Lamp of Strong Dreams’. All three winners and their families will be able
to fly to London, Berlin or Copenhagen, with the support of SEB and airBaltic,
after the end of the emergency situation.
Emili Matyushenko, winner of the invention
competition: ‘There are many problems facing our environment right now – some
of which seem to be very large and complex – such as plastic mountains in the
ocean or acid rain. So it can be the case that a child may be left with the
feeling that there is nothing he or she can do. However, the opposite is true:
each child can clean up after themselves and plant trees or other plants, take
care of them and, if necessary, water them’. Now you can also take an envelope
with seeds home with you from Lotte Village, from which you can sow a tree. The
invention, built with the help of the State Forest Management Centre, provides
guidance on how and where to sow spruce or pine seeds. A sample area
introducing forest trees of different ages has been established next to the
invention.
‘For the third time, Lotte Village is set to
receive an attraction where children are the authors of the idea. The invention
competition shows us how precisely children see the problems that have arisen
around us, and thanks to the competition they are also able to express their
concern and support. While the aim of the sweet opener invented during the
first year was the conscious consumption of sweets, last year we had an
invention related to maintaining mental health. This year, nearly half of all
the entries were aimed at solving environmental challenges, which is a sign for
both Lotte Village and parents that the topic needs to be discussed with
children’, commented Margit Toodu, CEO of Lotte Village theme park.
The SEB and Lotte Village invention competition,
which lasted from January to March 2020, received more than 130 works.
Invention projects came from all over Estonia, works were submitted in both
Estonian and Russian, and primary school children were most actively involved
in inventing. The youngest participant in the competition was a three (3) year
old inventor. Several inventors submitted as many as five works to the
competition.
The ending of the competition and the festive
unveiling of the grand prize winning work will take place on 28 June, in the
Lotte Village theme park. On 28 June, every child who brings their invention
along with them may enter the park free of charge. You can take part in the
invention competition’s awards ceremony, which is being hosted by the best
inventors from Gadgetville.
For the third year in a row, SEB, in cooperation
with Lotte Village, is organising a children’s invention competition, the aim
of which is to spread the values of innovation and entrepreneurship among
Estonia’s children.
Further information:
Margit Toodu
CEO of Lotte Village
E-mail: margit@lottemaa.ee
Telephone: +372-522-8228
www.lottemaa.ee
