Playz Electrical Circuit Board Engineering Kit for Kids with 25+ STEM Projects Teaching Electricity, Voltage, Currents, Resistance, & Magnetic Science | Gift for Children Age 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

My 8 year old son chose this from a long list of possible options for a gift. He thought it sounded fun and cool to play with electricity (safely) and make things happen because of him connecting a bunch of stuff together. He was beyond excited when we received the product and could not wait to open it. The circuitry set comes with the base already put together. The outlying parts such as the bell, spinning light, top spinner, etc. need to be assembled before use. All are relatively simple to assemble and should not take more than 30 minutes before you are ready to begin experimenting. The base has a storage compartment on each side where you can store the wires, magnet, and other accessories. The instruction manual that comes with the set is full of educational insight and 329 experiments. It begins by giving a basic lesson on electricity and circuitry, including how to read a circuit diagram. The next couple of pages lay out the parts list and terminology used in the manual as well as a Table of Contents for all 329 experiments so you can easily find which one you want to try. Every experiment gives you a title, explanation of what the experiment will do and how it will do it, a circuit diagram, and an easy-to-follow numbering sequence for the wiring if you are struggling to read a circuit diagram. They have made it extremely easy to wire up everything, so anyone at any age could easily connect the wires to the base. They use a coiled metal spring for every terminal, so you simply push the spring to the side and slide a wire in. No difficult latching, screws, soldering, etc. When done, you can easily just pull the wire out of the spring without needing to push the spring to the side again. The best part of all of this --- You CANNOT be electrocuted by this circuitry set as sold by the company! The system works on 2 or 4 AA batteries, so it does not have the ability to provide enough voltage or current to harm you. This gives you the perfect opportunity to teach electrical safety without the possibility of someone being hurt. (Note that any modification done to the set outside of what is specifically listed in the manual is not recommended and could result in potential harm) My 8 year old son has already spent hours playing and experimenting. He has had no issues wiring up the most complicated experiments in the manual because they make it so easy to understand, follow, and wire. He's even helped my 4 year old son wire up experiments with ease. Highly recommended educational product for all ages, even adults!!!

Awesome educational toy for our 7 year.old granddaughter! Hours of fun every time she comes over!

Great product. A lot to set up initially. The initial instructions could be better

Super fun and great gift, our 11 year old loves it

Great product to help get kids introduced into wiring circuits and changing circuit behavior.

Fun product and a good next step for kids who like snap circuits. It took my 7 and 10 year olds some help with set up but they got the hang of it pretty quickly and have had fun experimenting.

We got this kit for our daughters for Christmas hoping they'd learn a little about electrical engineering. They are 7 and 10 years old. We got them an Arduino kit(not from this company) earlier in the year and by comparison, I think this was more appropriate for their age. While the Arduino kit came with lots of components and required one to build everything piece by piece, this kit comes with only a minimal amount of set up and then it is simply connecting individual wires from one spring post to another so it's very easy to use. The setup up is more about putting some plastic parts together and applying stickers than about the actual electrical circuit board. The directions it comes with are a little overwhelming for children. There's a two-page spread, in the beginning, to show the setup up but then the rest of the book is made up of minimalist illustrations (schematics) that can be confusing at first. But as long as you read from the beginning it all makes perfect sense. The schematics show you step by step which connections to make and allow you to perform very basic functions all the way up to wiring an FM radio with controls. We just opened this up yesterday so we have not had the chance to go through all of it. That will take a while as there are over 328 schematics you can complete. The book is set up starting you with a basic connection and if you complete them in order it will slowly work one through circuits, resistors, diodes, capacitors, etc. The book does not go into much detail about the science behind all the parts which I think is an area that could be improved upon. Overall it's an excellent kit to introduce young kids to electrical engineering.

Left plastic door came loose in the box. On the other side, the right door kept popping out when closing it. Had to reshape the plastic door pieces with a utility knife to make them fit and work properly. One LED wire became unsoldered when trying to connect it. Had to re-solder it correctly myself to allow my child to play with it. The "touch panel" is glued on crooked. Instructions are decent; whoever, the main switch in most circuits is shown connected to the negative battery pole, which is the opposite of EE guidance. Circuits work, but haven't tried all 300+ yet. Overall a good learning toy, hopefully your unit won't have the quality issues mine had. -- Update -- Upon posting this review, Playz offered an unsolicited full refund to compensate for the initial quality issues I encountered. Customer support initiated the communication; they were courteous, helpful and fast. It's worth noting in case you need support.

My children love this toy, great way to foster and cultivate intelligence in children. Thank you very much, I really appreciate this toy!

!!Muy buen juego didáctico!!! Con mucho que aprender y jugar con la electrónica, para niños y adolescentes. Nota: El instructivo solo está en inglés.

Muy chafa el tablero de cartón donde vienen montados los componente, falta una mayor descripción de cada circuito para que cumpla con cometido educativo