Great Toy
I have to second Glenn Reynolds recommendation of this Snap Circuits electronic kit. This is BY FAR the most user friendly electronic building toy we have found, and it works great. I don't see that many kids with these so its a great gift for nieces and nephews who you are not sure what they already own.
Ben:
Seconded. My 7-year old loves it so much, it's like he doesn't even realize he's learning :)
February 17, 2011, 4:51 pmIronman:
And then, there's the next generation of building toys, now in development!
February 17, 2011, 7:05 pmMikeinAppalachia:
And a third endorsement-any toy that got my grandson away from his playstation would be wonderful and this one is a great teaching tool as well.
February 17, 2011, 11:29 pmNoumenon:
I never learned anything from the Radio Shack version of this. I put together several of the recipes (like a light-activated alarm clock) but the only part that was any fun was making the light light up and the speaker do a theremin noise. This will either take a special kid or an interested parent to create a future engineer.
February 18, 2011, 4:46 amJohn R:
Not just a great toy - a great company. We broke a switch and I contacted the company to get a replacement. They sent it free (did I mention that it was our misuse that broke the switch and I offered to pay for the replacement?) and were, in general, a pleasure to deal with.
February 20, 2011, 7:06 amDouglas2:
Between you and Glenn Reynolds I'm never going to get the Ebay deal on one of these that I've been waiting for. Blast!
February 20, 2011, 6:42 pmEscapedWestOfTheBigMuddy:
Bought one at a garage sale a few years ago for my brothers kids.
Pulled all the bits out to test them after I got home, and spent hours dinking around with it.
Great toy.
The niece took to it instantly, but the nephews never gave it a second glance.
February 22, 2011, 11:37 am