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Not in time for Christmas but I'll still keep an eye on this one. I think this is great for anyone who wants to get their 4 year old interested in electronics,

• csmuk 13y ago
  Seriously give it a few years. At 4, they'll eat the components when you're not looking. 8 is a much better age to start electronics.
  • munificent 13y ago
    > At 4, they'll eat the components when you're not looking. This is highly dependent on the kid. My experience is that some are "eaters" and take a long time to outgrow it while others just never really get into the mode of learning by mouth.
    • csmuk 13y ago
      I didn't think my eldest was an eater until a BNC sheath went AWOL off the table when she was 5...
• VLM 13y ago
  "professional" solderless breadboard, obviously. Aside from 80 bazillion kit oriented "snap together" technologies and wire/spring technologies both present and past. Also around age 5 I was soldering, there's some obvious "tricks" to it like wear cotton (never synthetic) gloves such that the cotton burns instead of skin, and attach the cord firmly to back of desk (stick a power supply on top of the cord?) such that its physically impossible to reach the lap, etc. And eye protection when you're snipping off leads if you're doing old fashioned thru-hole. Old timers don't need it because we're good at blinking every time a wire snips, probably because it smarts when you hit your eye which makes it very motivational. Oh, and wash your hands. Even if using Pb-free, don't be licking that stuff.