Creative elementary students try their hands at inventing Clever
and innovative Mukilteo Elementary students showcased their
inventions and science projects on the night of Feb. 7 during
the school’s Invention Convention & Science Fair. A honky-tonk
student band also performed songs from yesteryear throughout the
evening. In a unique twist, the musicians played on their own
handmade instruments, many of which were made from recycled
materials. Speaking of recycling, there was an entire row of
inventions at the convention that were eco-friendly, from fourth
grader Lauren Collison’s reusable and washable grocery bag
liners that keep your groceries fresh and clean every time to
fourth grader Dan Joshwa’s solar powered motorbike. Some
students had inventions focused on ways to make disabled
peoples’ lives easier, like third grader Jackson Calawa’s Feel’s
Right tactile puzzles for blind children or fourth grader Kelly
Grace Richardson’s colorful, personalized accessories and
attachments for those who are wheelchai