DD - age 10 wants an electronics kit - any recommendations....

[ByTheWay1]

She is showing an interest in electronics - my former career so wooohooooooooo!! - and wants a starter kit for Christmas - something you can light up a bulb, make an alarm that sort of thing - there are loads of kits out there - some good some crappy, so wondered if anyone has any recommendations - and ones to avoid please... many thanks..

[iseenodust]

Have you thought of the raspberry pi ?
People on the pressies for husbands Xmas thread discussing now but they are aimed at kids.

[izzyishavingababyAGAIN]

On one of the christmas bargains threads is a link to a very good one I'll see if I can find it

[smee]

The John Adams Hot Wires kit is fab. We got it for our DS last year and he and his mates all love it. You can make everything from a radio to a lie detector. It's on offer on Amazon atm.

[izzyishavingababyAGAIN]

this one

[trice]

Another vote for hot wires.

[ByTheWay1]

LOL iseenodust hubby is getting a raspberry pi from us for Christmas - so maybe it can work with an electronics kit - program it to make the switch go etc...

Hot Wires looks good! oh - and the other one too.... need to spend some time researching I think......

[roisin]

ds2 got his first soldering iron for his 7th birthday and loves mucking around with kits and components from Maplins.

The John Adams thing I would say would be quite simplistic for a keen 10 yr old.

[iseenodust]