For hundreds of years, kids have been been making advances in science, technology and food, all before they're old enough to drive a car.
From everyday toys to life-altering creations, here some of the best inventions that have come from the word's youngest minds.
Robert Patch invented the toy truck at the age of 6
The toy truck was first patented by 6-year-old Robert Patch in June 1963.
The tiny play vehicle, now a favorite of young boys everywhere, could be taken apart, rebuilt and transformed into different kinds trucks.
Benjamin Franklin invented swimming flippers (for hands) at age 11
As a young boy in Boston, Benjamin Franklin enjoyed swimming and got quite good at it. To increase his water speed, at the age of 11, Franklin took lily-pad shaped instruments and wore them on his hands as fins or flippers.
Though the modern invention uses flippers on their feet, Franklin was the first to come up with the novel idea.
Frank Epperson invented the Popsicle at age 11
In 1905, at the age of a 11, a San Francisco boy mixed soda powder and water in a cup and stirred it with a wooden stick.
After leaving it overnight on his cold porch, he found a tasty treat when he awoke the next morning.
Epperson got his patent in 1923 and the Popsicle has been a worldwide summer staple ever since.
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