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I would like to start with simple robot kits to build with my 5 almost 6 year old boy. I have been searching around on different sites to try and find a good kit but I'm really not sure what would be good. I want this to be a great expierence for my boy and hopefully we continue the trend.

What advice would everyone suggest?

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Permalink Reply by Daniel Donahoo on October 14, 2012 at 11:34pm

Hey Ned - 

Welcome to the site...

Have you seen the Green Science kits by 4M...they are probably good for the age you are talking about - a good introduction  before moving onto the LEGO offerings - http://www.4m-ind.com/products.php?type=1

I've done both the solar and the tin can robot with students around 6-7 years: so with you at hand they should be right.

Of course...then it is on to LEGO WeDo... http://www.legoeducation.us/eng/product/lego_education_wedo_robotic...

And then windstorms and arduinos and raspberry pi and beyond...

Permalink Reply by Ned J Adams on October 16, 2012 at 10:44pm

Daniel!  This is awesome!  Thank you so much for the suggestions!  It doesn't look like I can order off of 4M.  Am I missing something?  The Lego stuff looks really awesome, but more advanced for my little guy.

Thanks again for your suggestions!

Permalink Reply by Natalya Segal on February 14, 2013 at 4:39pm

Have you tried WeDo? We started to use WeGo lego with Sctarch programming language with kid about half a year older then yours', so you can try. You can look for links and technical details here.

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