Really surprised that there was no mention of Raspberry Pi. As soon as they hit 6 or 7 (or an age where they can sit down and not have to fidget), buy them a R

Really surprised that there was no mention of Raspberry Pi. As soon as they hit 6 or 7 (or an age where they can sit down and not have to fidget), buy them a Raspberry Pi. Possibilities are endless, you can have weekend projects where you build and play a video game or install a camera etc. (Plenty of well-written guides and demos online) Not only can they have a great time learning and playing with a real piece of technology but it can teach delayed gratification, putting in X amount of time building something before they can reap the benefits.