This is actually why I want to get my 6yo a real, old-fashioned boot-to-BASIC computer. We've minimized her screen time (she gets ~1hr TV per week and no phone

This is actually why I want to get my 6yo a real, old-fashioned boot-to-BASIC computer. We've minimized her screen time (she gets ~1hr TV per week and no phone/tablet/computer time outside school) and the result is she knows how to entertain herself with drawing, writing, reading, or just playing. My kid is still entertained by typing words and sentences onto my computer (the one computer activity I've occasionally let her do). It feels like the window for her to be entertained by typing in commands and seeing them do something is still open ... but maybe not for long. Unfortunately, many of the "hackable computer for kids" products like Kano assume a full UI, Internet access, etc. Which seem like a counterproductive distraction. Relevant HN discussion about boot-to-BASIC: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18228740 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18228740