Can you engineer a smarter way to water your plants?
Your Mission:
Design and build a creative watering system for a potted plant or seedling.
No hoses required. No fancy kits. Just your brain, some simple materials, and a little engineering magic.
Deadline:
Prize:
Winner will be randomly selected from all of the entries.
🌱 The Problem
Plants need water to grow. But watering can be:
• Messy
• Easy to forget
• Too much or too little
• Hard when you’re away
Can you invent a system that helps plants get the water they need, when they need it?
đź› Your Challenge
Design a watering system that:
âś” Delivers water to the soil
âś” Works without you holding it
âś” Uses simple, everyday materials
âś” Helps control how much water the plant receives
Bonus: Make it reusable or adjustable!
How to Participate
Anyone can complete the challenge, but you must be 12 year old or younger to enter the contest.
Build your watering system.
Take a photo or record a 30–60 second video showing how it works
Upload your photo/video using the form below by April 2, 2026
We will randomly select one participant on April 8 to receive our prize.
Selected entries may be shared on our social media to inspire others.
đź’ˇ Ideas to Spark Your Thinking
You could create:
• A drip irrigation system
• A bottom-soak watering tray
• A gravity-powered water feeder
• A timed release system
• A Crazy Contraption that pours water in in the most complicated way possible
• A recycled bottle watering spike
• Something totally new that no one has ever seen before
There is no “right” answer, just awesome ideas. Remember: Things don’t always work the forst time, Engineers test, improve, and try again.
🌼 Think Bigger
Gardeners, farmers, and greenhouse engineers all design watering systems to conserve water and grow healthy plants.
Today you’re not just watering a plant.
You’re solving a real-world problem.