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electronics hands-on. Great gift for girls or boys and it makes a real product.

With our hands-on KITS

WHY OUR KITS?

Hands-on fun 'STEAM' projects

Kids make it (production) instead of watching it (consumption)

Wood, not plastic

Modern electronics - learn real skills

Eco-friendly

NZ designed and made

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WOODEN TORCH KIT

Start with our Wooden Torch Kit - eco-friendly wood and less plastic. Your child learns electronics hands-on with our quality kit and instructions.

Kids learn by doing.  They love having their own torch they made themselves and can use when camping, or keep beside their bed at night.

Just by making it, they also instinctively learn the correct names for electronics, use a screwdriver, connect up a circuit and see the difference a lens makes as it focuses a beam of light.

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EVERY COLOUR LANTERN

Using potentiometers or POTS, our electronics lantern kit enables your child to learn about resistance hands-on as they make every colour on the spectrum!

 

Do you have someone who needs more challenge?

This packs a lot of skill and learning into one kit.

See for yourself how potentiometers work as you turn the knobs and change the colours!

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DIY BLUETOOTH SPEAKERS

Now kids just plug and play but are they learning? Our kits enable kids to see how it fits together so they can learn electronics hands-on. Our popular Bluetooth Speaker Kit has had great reviews and kids love it.

This kit enables you to make quality Bluetooth speakers to connect with your smart device.

Carefully designed so it's challenging enough to be fun, and the recipient will make a successful project that they can use every day.  No soldering required and clear photo instructions.

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All our kits are recommended for ages 8+.  The lantern and speaker kits may need adult help.

You will need a Philips screwdriver, glue and batteries to make your kits.

Get inspired with STEAM at Home!

I look all over the web for family friendly, hands-on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Maths) projects.

I curate these into a newsletter that we send out every 3-4 weeks.  I look for projects that I've tried myself or that have clear instructions.  Sign up below if you're keen!

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What customers say...

We've finished the lantern!  I helped the boys (7 and 5) by reading and interpreting most of the instructions, and the boys took turns following the instructions.  It took us about 45 minutes and the 7 year old was engaged the whole time.  We had heaps of fun 🙂  - Emily

"Wow, this is really cool!" - Lucy connects her Bluetooth speaker for the first time.

Thanks SharperThinker - the kids were so excited getting these on Christmas day!  They loved making their torches - Kylie

Watching my son put his thinking cap on and making a flashlight that he could be proud to say he made himself was a real treat and created a neat family time experience as his younger brothers would pop by from time to time to see how he was doing.  - Jo

The Speaker Kit was so cool - I liked that my 14-year-old son could make it himself.  Anything that promotes real skills and learning gets a big tick from me.  It also looks attractive and is compact so he likes that.  Thanks! - Kim

1st September 2019

dad and son making something together at the table

make memories this father's day