Snap Circuits Jr. Select SC-130 Electronics Exploration Kit | Over 130 Projects | Full Color Project Manual | 30+ Parts | STEM Educational Toys for Kids 8+

We bought this for my 4 year old son about 7 months ago. It comes with a book to make 133 different projects that range from fairly simple to hard. You will need to provide your own AA batteries so don't forget those before you give this as a gift.Pros:*A large variety of projects*The connections are very solid and seem like they would take some abuse from little hands.*The connections are easy for young children to make.*The box provides a great carrying case where each item has it's own "place". If you put the items back each time then you will be unlikely to lose anything.*The toy will "grow" with your child with increasingly challenging projects.Cons:*Definitely above the ability level of a 4 year old even though the product information states that this is for 3 years old and up. If you give this to a young child you will need to help them step by step and it might not hold their attention long.*The box advertises it is for children 8 and up even though the product information doesn't match the description.This is an amazing toy but I would only recommend it for children older than 4.

One of my son's favorite things to play with and its educational! Win! Win! I love the colorful, kid-friendly pieces, and he loves that he can actually build something and make it work! The instruction are easy enough to follow. We plan to add to his collection of Snap Circuits as he continues to be interested in them.

My 12 year old saw these at the Science Center so I ordered for her birthday. She loved it. Great product they sell in Science Center gift shop,

My 10-year-old had been playing with a smaller set of these (the “Beginner” set), and with an Amazon gift card, he ordered this kit. It’s definitely more fun than the smaller kit—there are many design ideas in the accompanying booklet that you'll find in not the box. The experiment which he involved him placing two components into a glass of water to sound an alarm, and then pouring increasing amounts of salt into the water to raise the volume of the (admittedly pretty cool) sounds this thing was making as he would hover the components just above the water and then plop then in—he really liked that activity and about three or four others. (Plus, it sparked in my mind the idea that he and I would make a theremin (one of the very first, and extremely cool, electronic music instruments—but NOT with this little kit, of course).An evening of trying out the designs—and creating a few of his own, using parts with both kits he has—was fun for him, but he complained (& I was thinking the same thing), "You know, this is neat and all, but I really don't learn anything from it—like much about electricity—how it all WORKS."So, the kits are pretty neat, but after your kid simply follows some instructions to make the circuit designs that interest him or her, this may well end up in a shelf, never to be touched again, as ours has, after only a few hours play.,That's okay, too, I suppose. I was just hoping for something that would engage his mind more, especially as he's fascinated by electricity (and virtually every other "science thing" to which he's ever been exposed).

Great toy for our 4-year-old. Fun and educational. He loves putting the different parts together, and he does a good job of getting it together correctly. We do (mostly) supervise his play with it. Meaning, we're in the room and there to help when he has trouble getting it to do what he wants. This Junior Kit has been great, and we'll move up to the next kit once he has this one down.

This kept my 8 year old grandson's attention for almost 3 hrs...he loved it

Using this to teach my 5 year old the basics of electricity. He's able to follow the diagrams and snap the boards together with heavy supervision. He really likes his creations!

We got it for our almost 6 year old boy for Christmas and he loves it! The items are clearly labeled with numbers and words, so even though he didn't understand the words, he can still follow the instruction booklet by looking at the shapes/colos/numbers. He can spend a long time playing with it. I look forward to get the next level one when he's outgrown this.