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Whats A Good Electronic Hobby Kit For An 8 Year Old Kid Interest In Electro/Mechanics

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My eight year old nephew is interested in Electro/Mechanics as I was, sorry to say that I am not close to nurture and guide him. What is a good hobby kit to get him.

My sister say he got a bunch of broken home electronics in his room and that takes me back to my younger days.
 

He's probably a little young for soldering so that leaves the spring connected experiment kits or the snap together kits. I'd recommend something small until you see where or how far his interest goes. **broken link removed**

The five levels of skill development:
1. Take things apart to see how they work.
2. Put them back together.
3. Repair stuff.
4. Modify stuff to enhance or alter function.
5. Design from scratch.
 
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Eight years old might be just a bit young, but I'm fond of any of the Radio Shack kits that are created by Forrest Mims. The Electronics Learning Lab is a fantastic introduction to basic electronics. Radio Shack sells these for $70, but you can find them on eBay for $30-40 all day long. I actually just picked one up recently as they make testing small circuit ideas extremely quick, with the on-board breadboard, power supply, potentiometers, LED's, 7-segment display, switches, buttons, etc.


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