I gave one of my nieces a "Electronics 101 Snap-Kit" from RadioShack when
she was seven.
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2102914

I found it to have good educational value and the carefully designed system
makes it very safe for young children.

Paul

> -----Original Message-----
> From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu On Behalf Of Alexandre Guimaraes
> Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 11:42 AM
>
> Hi,
>
>     My 5 years old son is starting to be VERY interested in what
> I do and is asking me more and more to teach him "how to make boards" :-)
I
> am lost here and I would like to check if anyone on the list has started
to teach the
> kid's so early and how I should do this...
>
>     I thought about a breadboard, some LED's, some resistors, a
> buzzer, some switches, potentiometers and if I can grab one a analog
miliamp meter..
>
>     Is it too soon ? Is there any way to make it fun for him ? I
> would hate to let him loose interest and he is very interested now...
Almost
> everyday he looks at my garbage can looking for "boards", wires and
> anything that I throw away..
>
> Best regards,
> Alexandre Guimaraes

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