I don't know whether this works for you or not, but I've seen "electronic l= ab kits" in toy stores where you snap components together to make lights turn = on and off and spin motors, etc. This may be a good start. But if your kid is anything like me, he'll want to get to use the = soldering iron instead of snaping pieces together, just because it is not the same to = his eyes :) But getting back to the age thing, if he is showing that degree of interest, then, no, I do not think it is too early, but you will have to keep an eye = on him to make sure he does not get hurt with a soldering iron or shorting thi= ngs here and there and have a polarized tantalum cap installed backwards = explode on him (once he sees it happena few times, he may get the taste for making them explode on purpose, I did :). -Mario Quoting Alexandre Guimar=E3es : > 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 h= ere > 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, s= ome > 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 ha= te > 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 > > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. -- = http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist