Guinness World Records is today happy to announce the launch of their second annual kids contest, The Records of the Future Challenge.
The contest challenges kids aged between 7 and 12 to think about a record THEY would like to break in the next 20 years.
The national competition kicks off on September 1, 2015, with entries accepted until December 1, 2015. The entries can be a poem, song, video, rap, poster or short essay. The grand prize winner will be awarded a $750 check, a Guinness World Records 2016 book and will also be featured in the 2017 Guinness World Records book!
On top of this, the grand prize winner will also be able to nominate a teacher who will receive a $250 check for classroom supplies. Ten semi-finalists will each receive a copy of the Guinness World Records 2016 book. Entries will be judged on creativity and originality. Kids can enter online or by mail at futurerecords.guinnessworldrecords.com
Over the past 60 years, Guinness World Records has inspired millions of people to achieve record-breaking feats and they continually look for new ways to encourage people to create and break new records. Last year, Guinness World Records received hundreds of entries for the 60 Years/60 Words Challenge.
Last years’ grand prize winner was Brett Burch age 11 from Washington D.C. Brett’s winning 60 Years/60 Words entry was about the largest bubblegum bubble blown. In 2004, Chad Fell from Haleyville, Alabama broke the world record.
Educators, youth groups, and parents can also access fun English Language Arts activities on the program website under the Parents and Educators/Youth Groups tabs, with a range of activities to help get kids’ creative juices flowing!
“The Records of the Future Challenge is a fun and creative way to encourage kids to read and write,” says Tavia Levy, Marketing Executive from Guinness World Records. “I am looking forward to seeing some of these kids break these records in the future!”
The brand new Guinness World Records 2016 book is available to buy from September 10. Pre-order it here: www.guinnessworldrecords.com/2016.
