For the September/October 2025 contest (winners published in January/February 2026), design a brand-new type of shoe.
Avery D., age 9, NY
Beatrice T., age 12, CO
Benjamin K., age 13, IL, "Rocket Kicks"
Cynthia Z., age 8, CA, "Wet-Snow Waterproof Ball Boots"
Gigi H., age 11, Liepāja, Latvia, "Shoe of Paradise"
Giulianna S., age 12, AZ
Joel M., age 14, NY
Juliana C., age 11, PA, "Color Pop High-Tops"
Landon C., age 10, NY, "Turtle Shoe with Portable Metronome, Percussion, and Other Instruments"
Margaret M., age 10, MA, "Invisible Baby Dragons Singeing Holes on Shoes"
Olivia B., age 11, TX, "The Morphing Boots"
Xochitl T., age 10, CA
(Honorable Mention) Elizabeth W., age 12, OH
(Honorable Mention) Elowen E., age 10, OK
(Honorable Mention) Evelyn B., age 8, PA
(Honorable Mention) Judah W., age 11, NH
(Honorable Mention) Julianne G., age 10, NC
(Honorable Mention) Lauriel M., age 11, MI
(Honorable Mention) Leonardo C., age 12, CA
(Honorable Mention) Megan D., age 13, IL
(Honorable Mention) Oliver W., age 9, NY
(Honorable Mention) Winifred N., age 12, MA