Lego Mindstorms are probably the best fit . . . I coached a lego robotics team for the first time this year . . . FLL starts at age 8/9 till age 13/14. It was

Lego Mindstorms are probably the best fit . . . I coached a lego robotics team for the first time this year . . . FLL starts at age 8/9 till age 13/14. It was a great experience. There is a Jr. FLL you might want to check in to for him. http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/jr.fll http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/jr.fll Mindstorms will be challenging for a 5 yr old but you can help him build his ideas . . . The retail version has everything you'd need to get started . . . and would make a good christmas present. Our local science center has a class you can sign up and take to get some hands on time with the kit before investing in one or maybe you have a friend that has one you can borrow. Also the next generation of mindstorm came out in the last 18 months or so . . . there are lots of FLL teams upgrading from NXT (old version) to EV3 (new version) so you might be able to get an NXT version from a team that has moved on to EV3 (every team usually have 2 to 3 kits). Good luck with robotics . . .