Design and create a form of entertainment using electronic components.
Whether it is a toy, puzzle, or game, the choice is yours! Potential projects could include, but are not limited to:
- Electronic toy to get your kids interested in STEM
- Board game with electronics built into it
- Rubix cube that solves/shuffles itself
- A modified musical instrument or item of sports equipment
There are plenty of prizes to be won with a First-Place spot, three Second-Place spots and three Runner-Up places available. Each winner will have their choice of one prize from a selection of three for each category.
Interested in competing? Read on for the prizes, how to win, the dates, and the rules.
THE PRIZES
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Don't worry if a prize is out of stock in your region or does not have the right plug for you. We can ship from global stocks, include a plug adaptor, or find a local equivalent of a prize.
HOW TO WIN
To be in the running to win, write up a project blog sharing how you finished your project by midnight (UK time) on Sunday 1st March 2026.
Submit An Entry
Just one project blog covering all the aspects of your project is required.
Want to get inspired? Check out just some of the prize-winning projects from our previous Spring Clean competition to get an idea of what kind of detail, layout, imagines and videos are normally included:
- The Perfect Pepper ! Arduino based Seed Growing Environment Monitoring System
- Audio toy! Or not really!
- Miniature TV for a Model Railroad (Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3)
All our competitions in the project14 space here are designed to be open to new community members as well as community regulars. Even if your project does not end up how you wanted it to, we still strongly suggest submitting it.
We are all learning together as we go so discuss with other community members, and write up your project however it ends. Tell us about your successes, your challenges and your learnings.
Your hard work will not go unnoticed regardless whether your project is working as intended or not.
THE DATES
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Competition Phases |
Dates |
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Build Period |
26th September – 1st March 2026 |
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Projects Due |
Midnight UK time 1st March 2026 |
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Winners Announced |
6th March 2026 |
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Prizes Shipped |
March 2025 |
THE RULES
Submit your creation as a project blog using the button below. Whatever electronics project you share with the Community:
- Explain step-by-step how you made it in the project blog.
- Explain how your creation relates to the theme of creating a form of entertainment using electronic components.
- Demonstrate your project's capabilities with a video and pictures. High-quality images and videos are always appreciated.
- Originality, innovation, and technical merit are all considered when evaluating each project.
Submit An Entry
Use the forum here to discuss your progress, challenges and solutions with other participants 
Go To The Forum
Check out the full Terms and Conditions below, happy creating!
