A while back I wrote about the new Arduino Inventor's Kit from SparkFun. It's quite the package, including an Arduino, a bunch of sensors and output devices, and a dozen or so projects that are easy ...

There are plenty of toys and board games that can teach kids about electronics, science and how things work, but few are as effective as an Arduino kit. These bundles include everything you need to ...

Fig 1. Electronics are not only fun but also relatively easy to learn. Kids age 10 and above can easily pick up useful electronic skills like soldering. Fig 2. SparkFun’s Simon Says product is a ...

There are plenty of toys and board games that can teach kids about electronics, science and how things work, but few are as effective as an Arduino kit. These bundles include everything you need to ...

I’ve been watching STEAM and/or STEAM toys with great interest and great skepticism. While many parents and teachers report great success with programming toys like Cleverbot and whatever this thing ...