Gifts for gears, motors, electric mad 7yo DS

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Hello,

My DS is absolutely crazy about anything gear, motors, electronics related. We have had so many Lego sets and want to try and avoid this where possible as he just wants to do his own thing with it instead of building them 🤣

Hes had michano (?sp), kinex and an electric wheel thing with wires, plus a mechanics tractor which we thought was a bit naff.

Does anyone have any suggestions for a good toy for Christmas or something just like it please?
Costs no issue as we are severely struggling for ideas 😆

Thank you!

Raspberry Pi kit or something from Science Hut?

Kiwi Co boxes - they have individuals rather thsn just subscriptions.

Tinkerer boxes too but thsyre subscription

g. Gears playset https://amzn.eu/d/7aTBkTb
Snap circuits https://amzn.eu/d/bEL739e

science kits

look inside science book
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Is this any good ?https://www.argos.co.uk/product/7718632?utmcustom6=LIA&utmsource=google&utmmedium=freelisting&utmcampaign=merchantcenter&deeplink=true

Or if he's got an adult to help him how about a proper radio controlled car kit? https://www.jadlamracingmodels.com/products/tamiya-rc-58570-lancia-delta-tt-02-1-10-standard-stick-radio-bundle?

Has he got a marble run? Days out to a science type museum

Action man toys worked treats for me.

Has he made an internal combustion engine yet? My eldest loved it and then made a little video explaining how it works. Now a physicist 😂

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If cost no object, and you live in the countryside and have space, a car. Some old banger MoT failure which can be driven around a field as soon as he can reach the pedals.
And a toolbox, which may then be gradually filled.
I did this for my son at nine. He grew up to be a very competent engineer.

Geomag mechanics
Vtech marble rush
Georello Tech

How about a Turing Tumble?

The Science museum online shop has some great kits.

Spintronics is excellent

On a thread about advent calendars yesterday, someone linked a build-a-radio one from Amazon.

so many Lego sets and want to try and avoid this where possible as he just wants to do his own thing with it instead of building them

But that is the point and beauty of Lego. Leave him to it.

The klutz lego books may interest him as more about building machines.

Thank you!

Are those the gear bots books? I see them regularly but unsure as they seem pricey for a book. Do you know what they’re like and if they’re worth the cost please?

I was thinking of chain reactions or the gadgets book def more of a toy rather than book https://amzn.eu/d/dBMUDGJ

I was coming to suggest Turing Tumble too. Absolutely brilliant.

DS also enjoyed a set called Laser Maze. You have to build mazes with mirrored pieces to bounce a laser light round different routes.

The Klutz Lego chain reactions book is also quite good. Not a set, just some extra pieces and details of how to use them.

Lazer maze sounds like good fun! Do you have a link to the toy as there’s quite a few online. Thank you 😃

It's the ThinkFun one :)