Electronics Construction Kits

Educational electronics construction kits make excellent gifts for children. The kids won't realise that they are learning stuff because they will be too busy building diy projects and clicking together the experiments. This is one of the few kids 'toys' that encourages you to build things that really work and make it fun. More...

Snap Circuits Extreme electronics kits for kids make an excellent gift for a wide age range. The videos on this page demonstrate how much kids love the kits. I got started in electronics with a kit very similar to these. Not only did it provide me with endless hours of fun back then but it also propelled me on my career in electronics and I have never looked back. Take a look at what these kits have to say about it. More...

Forget the latest video games, smartphones and action figures. Give your kids something to bring out the electronics engineer within them. I might be biased because I am an engineer but I also like to think that everyone has an engineer in them somewhere just waiting to be unlocked. Unlock the scientist inside your children by encouraging them to build stuff.

I love tools. I like to feel that I always have the right one for the job and I treasure the set that I've built up over the years. But starting out in electronics does not have to be expensive. You can start with just a few inexpensive tools and build up from there. The essential tools that I believe that you must have are a pair of wire cutters and a small screwdriver. A pair of long nose pliers will come in very handy also. These tools can be bought very cheaply. More...