Comments on: ELECTRONIC PLAYGROUND 50-IN-ONE http://www.robotoyzone.com/electronic-toy/electronic-playground-50-in-one Review, details, and Rumors about Robotic Toy Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:31:06 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Michael F. Frey http://www.robotoyzone.com/electronic-toy/electronic-playground-50-in-one/comment-page-1#comment-224 Michael F. Frey Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:57:12 +0000 http://www.robotoyzone.com/electronic-toy/electronic-playground-50-in-one#comment-224 The Electronic Playground reminds me very much of the type of electronics kit I had when I was young. I bought this for my son who is 6. While the instructions and details were a little above his head the kit was not. The projects are very straight forward and the the wiring guides are as easy as "connect the dots" (really!). My only minor complaint is that the frame is a bit flimsier (paper and plastic)then I would like.<p>My son and I did two projects in about 2 hours (two of the smaller ones) and I was able to use the kit to make some customizations (leverage the variable resistor add a light to the electronic buzzer etc.) and show him how circuits/components can be expanded and improved.<p>But beyond the ease of use the instruction booklet is really quite an excellent resource on basic electronics. For an older child the kit could/should provide a pretty good grounding (pardon the pun). The combination of straight forward instructions (so you get get things to work) and well written explanations (so you know why they work) is great.<p>I really can't wait to do more projects with my son or ....<br>maybe I'll just borrow it at night and do them myself. Rating: 5 / 5 The Electronic Playground reminds me very much of the type of electronics kit I had when I was young. I bought this for my son who is 6. While the instructions and details were a little above his head the kit was not. The projects are very straight forward and the the wiring guides are as easy as “connect the dots” (really!). My only minor complaint is that the frame is a bit flimsier (paper and plastic)then I would like.

My son and I did two projects in about 2 hours (two of the smaller ones) and I was able to use the kit to make some customizations (leverage the variable resistor add a light to the electronic buzzer etc.) and show him how circuits/components can be expanded and improved.

But beyond the ease of use the instruction booklet is really quite an excellent resource on basic electronics. For an older child the kit could/should provide a pretty good grounding (pardon the pun). The combination of straight forward instructions (so you get get things to work) and well written explanations (so you know why they work) is great.

I really can’t wait to do more projects with my son or ….
maybe I’ll just borrow it at night and do them myself.
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.robotoyzone.com/electronic-toy/electronic-playground-50-in-one/comment-page-1#comment-223 Anonymous Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:44:13 +0000 http://www.robotoyzone.com/electronic-toy/electronic-playground-50-in-one#comment-223 This IS the best educational toy I have ever seen! With all the bells and whistles you could possibly want, it's the perfect way to start your kid learning electronics. I would suggest being at least 11 years old though because the going can get a little tough for younger kids after the 10th of 50 experiments! The only problem is you might not want to put it on something unstable because it is a little delicate. Otherwise enjoy a nice gift for someone just starting electronics! Rating: 5 / 5 This IS the best educational toy I have ever seen! With all the bells and whistles you could possibly want, it’s the perfect way to start your kid learning electronics. I would suggest being at least 11 years old though because the going can get a little tough for younger kids after the 10th of 50 experiments! The only problem is you might not want to put it on something unstable because it is a little delicate. Otherwise enjoy a nice gift for someone just starting electronics!
Rating: 5 / 5

]]> By: J. B. Kramer http://www.robotoyzone.com/electronic-toy/electronic-playground-50-in-one/comment-page-1#comment-222 J. B. Kramer Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:00:15 +0000 http://www.robotoyzone.com/electronic-toy/electronic-playground-50-in-one#comment-222 I got this for my ten year old son who was interested in electricity and electronics. We have been going thru the lessons one at a time and he has been learning a lot. The book that comes with the toy is written so that he can understand the concepts of resistance and capacitance which is as far as we have gotten so far. <br /> <br />The toy is lightly built and would probably be reduced to junk outside of adult supervision but it is sturdy enough for him to use when supervised. Rating: 4 / 5 I got this for my ten year old son who was interested in electricity and electronics. We have been going thru the lessons one at a time and he has been learning a lot. The book that comes with the toy is written so that he can understand the concepts of resistance and capacitance which is as far as we have gotten so far.

The toy is lightly built and would probably be reduced to junk outside of adult supervision but it is sturdy enough for him to use when supervised.
Rating: 4 / 5

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