After School Challenge

School might be out for the day but there’s time left to be creative, learn, and make!

In this challenge, we want to see your best kid-friendly projects! Share favorite after school snacks, fun science experiments, outdoor activities, art ideas and more for your chance to win a $250 Amazon gift card.

Never published an instructable before? Enter your first instructable into this contest to be eligible for our First Time Author Judges' Prize!

The After School Challenge is closed.

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Grand Prize

WINNERS

Winners Finalists All Entries

Judges' Prize: First Time Author (1)

Pyramid Marble Run by Yubisen

Grand Prize (1)

Making an Electronic Quiz Board for Kids by farbulouscreations

First Prize (3)

Make a WiFi Camera Bird Box - Cheepy Cheap! by Hey Jude

DIY Ping Pong Ball Launcher by RosieResearch

Disc-O-Math Tool by mkaercher

Second Prize (5)

Jungle Diorama by Sean of Earth

Intro to Stop Motion by inkybreadcrumbs

Hydro-Dipped Dirt Bike by Wes the Mess

Scrappy Articulated Rod Puppet by BigBrownFarm

FUN WITH CIRCUITS USING MODELING CLAY by _kamini

20 PRIZES

Judges' Prize: First Time Author (1)

One Judges' Prize: First Time Author winner will receive:

A $100 Amazon gift card
An Instructables t-shirt prize pack

Grand Prize (1)

One Grand Prize winner will receive:

A $250 Amazon gift card
An Instructables t-shirt prize pack

First Prize (3)

Three First Prize winners will receive:

A $100 Amazon gift card
An Instructables t-shirt prize pack

Second Prize (5)

Five Second Prize winners will receive:

A $50 Amazon gift card
An Instructables t-shirt prize pack

Runner Up (10)

Ten Runner Up winners will receive:

An Instructables t-shirt prize pack

HOW IT WORKS

Write an Instructable

Create a new Instructable that fits the guidelines outlined in the contest description above. To be eligible, Instructables must be published between Feb 10, 2020 and Mar 9, 2020 (11:59pm PT).

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Enter

Upon publishing your Instructable you'll see checkboxes for open contests. Select After School Challenge. If you have entries currently eligible for entry, it will also show up by clicking "Enter this Contest" on the right side of this page.

Accepting

Entries are accepted by Instructables staff within one business day Monday - Friday. What matters is the submission time, not acceptance time.

Voting

Instructables members can vote for an entry during the contest plus 3 days after the contest closes.

Judging

A panel of judges made up of Instructables staff and respected members of the community rate the finalists. The averages of the ratings determine the winners.

Winners

When the winners are decided they will be announced here on the contest page. All entrants will be notified when this happens.