As a parent of an elementary-grade kid, I'm always on the lookout for ways to inspire kid-engineering: the mindset of building anything you can imagine. Here's four great ones I've come across recently:
- The Electric Loog Guitar (Kickstarter) - electric followup to last year's popular Loog 3-String Guitar
- The Kano Computer (Kickstarter) - Raspberry Pi-based self-assemble starter kit for kids w/ Scratch programming + games
- LittleBits Synth Kit (link) - Self-assemble music synthesizer
- GoldieBlox (link) - pulleys and gears kit for kids