Personal Circuit Construction Kit

Fantastic toy! My 6 year olds can do this themselves. They received this for their 6th birthday last night. They have a little trouble snapping the pieces, but are quickly getting the hang of it. They really like what it can do. Plus they got it for their birthday and it sings "Happy Birthday"! I showed them how to do the first 4 projects, then they did the next 2 on their own. I am having to emphasize putting back the pieces from one project before starting another, but the rest of it they are doing on their own now! They received this for their 6th birthday and it is the perfect age for this. I would recommend at least a minimum supervision to make sure the kids don't lose the pieces. They are big, sturdy and durable, but little kids don't put things away and durable doesn't always mean able to be stepped on. We will likely do all 100 projects on this, then get the next kit or an extender kit.
I also explained to my kids about the short circuiting. So far they are just following the book (knowledge to read not required), so it likely won't be an issue, but I told them don't do just black parts or black parts and switches, it will break it.

Bought this for my 6.5 year old son. He seemed to have an interest in electricity and how it works, so I got this for him even though the box says age 8 and up. I must say... this kit is AWESOME!

He loves it so much, he wanted to do all the circuits as soon as he possibly could. We were able to do almost all of them in a few days days! (Literally spent hours playing with this. Great toy to keep him busy and learn things over the summer!). He is still not bored with it and wants to do them again!

A side note - you cannot complete all the circuits listed in the book. You have to buy an expansion kit or additional pieces. This was a little frustrating but I plan on getting more of these kits anyway so no big deal for me.

It comes with a book and it is super easy to understand and follow (although I have a background with electronics how circuits work).

However... it does require parental supervision at all times, as there are dangerous parts (spinning fan, etc), plus the danger of incorrectly assembling circuits and causing them to short out.

These are Great for teaching young children are older children or anybody even about electricity about energy , about sensors about solar about how cameras work . Well the book that explains everything doesn't really word it in a way that makes the reader understand Easily. Its not too complicated , but do you really internalize what was happening I had to reword the lessons . But the book is easy enough to use for an adult. There are multiple short projects for the kids to do with this . I am at Montessori teacher. This will be perfect for any parent to buy a child and teach their child all about electricity. I would consider it the number one way to teach a child about electricity. Quality product. Keep the box and teach the kids to be careful with the pieces if they drop or crash against each other they can stop working. Get the largest expanded set if affordable so you have more features. Either way is fine though. But if you end up really liking the thing your wishes but the larger set that there's a picture of in the back of the booklet included . Because the largest that might include something extra like a fan or a siren or an alarm or something cool like that .
We taught a class of 15, each kid had a set.

My 8 and 10-year-old granddaughters opened this Friday and played with it all weekend. The parts are easy to snap on and off, and the illustrations are very clear for each of the projects. It just took a few minutes of identifying the pieces (they are clearly labeled) and making sure they set it up exactly like the illustrated layouts and they had a ball. They especially liked the flying saucer. Sometimes i would read aloud the "objectives"--otherwise, the kids might just go on to the next project without realizing what they have learned (e.g., "parallel" vs "series" circuits). But if they just want to play--let them play! Note: One granddaughter has some manual dexterity issues, but she was able to snap the pieces on and off just fine, and this was good exercise for her.

I use Snap Circuits Jr SC-100 in my K-6 technology classroom in a public school. My students absolutely LOVE them! The directions are simple enough for my first graders to follow after a short demonstration, and the projects range in difficulty to keep even the sixth graders excited. Several projects require a cup of water to demonstrate that water is a conductor, which leads to the students experimenting what other materials are also conductors. There are also blueprints to add speakers, play "Happy Birthday," make sirens, motion-activated alarms and a doorbell. I have also purchased this kit for my 8 year-old son, and he will sit for much longer than usual working with the snap circuits.

One of my favorite aspects of the Snap Circuits is the company Elenco Electronics Inc--of the 11 kits I ordered, one piece in one kit was defective, and two pieces broke after weeks of heavy classroom use. I got on Elenco's website and filled out their replacement parts order form and they sent me the three pieces free of charge within 10 days. Excellent costumer service! I do and will continue to recommend this product to parents to support creative family (or, if the child is older than about 7 or 8, individual) play and to encourage STEM and electrical engineering.