Snap Circuits: Electronics kits for kids

I spent a lot of time this summer to find some kind of electronic kits for my eight year old. Finally, I found Snap Circuits made by Elenco Electronics. I bought Snap Circuits Jr. 100 Experiments (Model: SC100, $23 on amazon). This model has only 30 parts, but it is possible to build over 100 projects. What I like the most about this kit is that there is nothing to solder, all the components/wires have snap buttons at the end. It is very easy to connect components together for kids. All parts are mounted on plastic modules. Absolutely, no tools are required. The kit also comes with a manual.

Once all the experiments are completed, there are upgrade kits available. I upgraded SC100 to SC 300 using upgrade kit UC30; this makes it possible to complete another 100 experiments.  You can upgrade it to SC750, which allows up to 750 experiments.  Elenco also manufactures stand-alone kits for musical recorder, FM radio, motion detector, flying saucer, water clock etc. The kits have been priced very reasonably.

Links:

Snap Circuits: http://www.snapcircuits.net/
For complete list of products: http://www.elenco.com/