This year’s Cracking Ideas® competition is all about developing unique ideas and having fun with creativity. The Intellectual Property Office are celebrating the 40th birthday of the world-famous Aardman studios and, with the help of Wallace and Gromit, Morph, Shaun the Sheep and Timmy too, we need young people aged 4–18 to develop some cracking ideas to help celebrate this special birthday. Get cracking and take part!

This year Shaun the Sheep takes over Cracking Ideas! The lesson plans introduce the concept of innovation and creativity, intellectual property and its role in everyday lives. The lesson plans are designed for Key Stage 2 students (aged 7 – 11 years old) and support this year’s competition to get Shaun back to Mossy Bottom Farm. Both lesson plans link to the curriculum and can be used in the classroom, youth group or at home.

The ‘Wallace & Gromit Innovation Session’ introduces young people to the world of innovation and invention. It focuses on products which young people will be familiar with in their daily lives and defines innovation and how it occurs via a process including inspiration, decision-making and design.

The ‘Wallace & Gromit Innovation Session’ introduces young people to the concept of innovation. It highlights how innovation surrounds us in everyday life and how some household products may have been designed. The session is split into four activities focusing on innovation in product design.

The ‘Wallace & Gromit Innovation Session’ introduces children to the concept of innovation. It highlights how innovation surrounds us in everyday life and how some household products may have been designed.

‘Who thought of that?’ introduces Key Stage 2 learners to the world of innovation and the four types of intellectual property: Patents, Trade Marks, Design and Copyright. Inspired by Wallace & Gromit and Aardman, it is filled with fun facts and activities to encourage curiosity about how things works and ideas to make things better and includes activities on inventions, branding, design and music.

‘Who thought of that?’ introduces Key Stage 2 learners to the world of innovation and the four types of intellectual property: Patents, Trade Marks, Design and Copyright. Inspired by Wallace & Gromit and Aardman, it is filled with fun facts and activities to encourage curiosity about how things works and ideas to make things better and includes activities on inventions, branding, design and advertising.

Fun facts, stories and inspiring activity ideas introducing innovation, creativity and intellectual property with Wallace & Gromit.