Overview

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.

Grand Prize

20 Prizes

Grand Prize (1)

One Grand Prize winner will receive:
  • A $250 Amazon gift card
  • An Instructables t-shirt prize pack

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

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).

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.

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 notified and announced here on the contest page.