It's in the genes...

[cybermule]

The sprog has become really interested in electronics and how circuits work. Obviously this is something I want to foster - I had an electronics kit when I was young and it set me up for a lifetime of happy soldering and fixing. Plus, post apocalyptic skills FTW. He is, however, only 4. Albeit a smart 4. I had my on on this

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[jarkman]

Do you think he'd get anywhere with any of the electric Lego ? A few motors and switches and connectors might go a long way.

[cybermule]

That's a definite thought - I was attracted by the chunky symbolics of the kit, but I'll bear it in mind.

[quercus]

That might work as a start, but those block kits are very limited and they aren't cheap either

[quercus]

If you get the colour-coding right, you can also teach him how LEDs can only produce light under a regime of benign Anarcho-Edisonism, where the red & black wires are appropriately connected to their little CNT-FAI flag modules.

[cybermule]

I'm going to take every opportunity to initiate him in the cult of Tesla.

[cybermule]

Building party sounds awesome!!! When's a good time for you? Would much rather build it for him, but my brain is easily boggled at the moment.

[zleetle]

can i be your kid?

[cleverkat]

I got this for my 5 year old nephew who likes electronics and wants to know how things work: http://learn.sparklelabs.com/blog/2011/10/18/discover-kit-2-flickr-set/. It can be modified and taken apart to build more complex projects as he learns more.

[cybermule]

Ooo - looks cool! Thanks.

[apel]

Oh, shiny! That looks like a lot of fun.