SNAP CIRCUITSPro SC-500 STEM Electronics Kit, 500+ Projects, Ages 8+

I have always lauded Amazon for it's excellent customer service. However, Elenco in my opinion has far exceeded the service that Amazon has provided over the years. The snap circuits set is amazing, there are so many different, fun, educational, and exciting projects you can do with this set that it is still going strong after years of use. I originally started my kids off with the Green set, but took the leap to purchase this set after learning of the service that Elenco provides to their customers. My kids played with the Green set so much that they broke a few connections with some of the pieces. I contacted the company to find replacement parts thinking that i'd need to purchase them and the response I received blew me away. Even though the damage was not due to the company's flaw, merely normal wear and tear of my children, they told me all I needed to do was tell them the part(s) and my name/address. They literally sent me 3 replacement parts, no questions asked, no verification, nothing. I was absolutely so shocked that I went out immediately & purchased this set from Amazon. Just to support a company that is doing the right thing. I love the fact that they are focused on the customer. So back on this product...I love playing with this set with my kids, even I learn things with this set. I'm no electrician, but know enough to work on my electrical system at home and repair computers. The projects range from easy to challenging even for a grown man. They are educational and sufficiently different to provide hours of fun. We have over 20 hours of time into this set alone. I feel that this set is better than the Green set not just due to the depth of projects but due to the worksmanship of this product. It definitely seems like this has been honed in over the years, whereas the green set is a newer product. The manuals are great, they are very thorough and educational. The projects are a lot of fun and all are complete with the addition of a few common household items (like water), so everything needed is included in this set. I would like to purchase additional sets, like the Rover, but at this point have not finished all the projects in this set and the green set, so I feel like I need to get 100% out of these projects before we buy another set. I completely recommend this to any budding scientists, and advanced children that love to learn, and any adults that are looking for something fun and educational that they can enjoy with their children.

This is one of the best "toys" I have bought in the last 8 years. I put "toys" in quotes because really as fun as this is for the kids and myself this is far more than a toy and is more an investment into my children's education. I originally bought this for my 8 yr old son but my 6yr old daughter was also having a blast with it. I am glad I bought the SC-750 as it has 750 projects(hence the name)and some of them are similar to each other but there are reasons for this since they teach about the flow of electricity and different types of circuits(series and parallel). There are 5 project books and they start off with the smaller projects in book one and gradually get more detailed and bigger as you advance to the next project book. You can create everything from an electric light switch circuit to an alarm to a door bell, sound effects to a flying saucer circuit using different motors, resistors, and capacitors that snap to a plastic circuit board. Each project has an Objective and Instructions to read but, even if your kid is just learning to read the diagrams by themselves are pretty simple and straightforward to understand. My daughter who is 6 caught on pretty quickly after watching my son and it is something that the whole family can get involved with. We are still on book one but there are some great projects yet to come as the last book involves circuits you will connect to your home PC. This is a 5-star product across the board as far as I am concerned.Hope this was helpful and enjoy!! *******UPDATE************************UPDATE*******************************UPDATE******************************UPDATE**************************** Almost 8 years later and still going strong. I originally bought this for my son for Christmas back in 2009 and since then it has been passed down to my two daughters and we are hoping our 4th child will love it just as much when she is old enough. I see the price went up a few dollars since I bought it but quite frankly, this set is well worth the price especially if you have more than one child. Now I see they have sets that connect to your phones, mp3 players and have all different colored lights. Looking forward to expanding our already existing set with a new updated one once my youngest daughter is old enough. Again, this is more than just a toy but an investment in your child's education. Hope you have as much fun with this set as my family has. Enjoy!

I had this toy exactly 12 years ago when I was super young. I loved playing with them so much. Super nostalgic and sparked up a passion in engineering. Just wanted to leave a review on it a decade later. It's easy to set up, the materials last a long time, and you can combine different snap circuits toys into one. I recommend ANY KID 5-12 interested in STEM get this toy. No regrets.

My girlfriend has a grandson about the same age as my grandson. We got the two boys together and put this game in front of them. They have developed the best friendship, they had hours of fun with this game.

Electronics Exploration Kit is a really impressive educational toy. The concept is fantastic — it offers tons of projects and is a wonderful hands-on way for kids to learn about electronics, circuits, and how components work together. The instructions were clear, and the variety of experiments makes it exciting and educational. That said, I was disappointed with the durability of the circuit pieces. The components felt quite fragile, and we experienced issues with parts not snapping securely or feeling like they could break easily with normal use. Since this is designed for kids, I was expecting something a bit sturdier. Because of concerns about the longevity of the pieces, I ultimately decided to return it. It’s a wonderful learning kit in theory, but I wish the components were made more durable to handle regular hands-on play. If durability improves, this would easily be a 5-star product.

If you have been contemplating buying this for your child, just go ahead and click “buy now.” This snap circuit set has brought us HOURS of fun! It’s made well, there are so many projects to make, it’s age appropriate, easy to use, and so much fun! For the budding little engineer in your life, I highly HIGHLY recommend this set. Wow!!

Excellent Kit for anyone who likes to build or enjoys shows like crunch labs. We purchased this for my Son's friends eighth birthday. They're both huge fans of crunch labs, they had a blast building after his bday party. It's a definite buy.

I have a 4yr old grandson who loves to take electronics apart. Usually his parents take him to thrift stores to buy old electronics just for him to take apart. I was trying to find him something more practical and these snap circuits were just wanted I wanted. He loves taking these apart and rebuilding new things with them. These keep him involved and he does not get bored with them. He loves them!! I have since bought him other snap circuits and from what I can tell they seem to all be interchangeable with each other. I absolutely recommend these if you have a little one that loves taking things apart and learning how things work.

I have been eyeing this for sometime for my kids and when I saw this listed at an amazing price, very close to the prices available in the US, I grabbed it. It also reached me very quickly. Thanks Amazon. The product is designed to get kids excited about electrical / electronics around them. You could pull together a breadboard and several of these components at a much lower price. You would be still stuck with messy / a little unsafe soldering etc. or with ugly wires sticking around. While for some, that could be well be the 'charm' of 'rolling up your sleeves', I don't believe that is a great first introduction. Because much of the bandwidth will be spent trying to 'make it work'. Now this on the other hand, has really high quality board and parts. The manuals (there are 5 of them with this set!!) are clear and easy to follow. There is enough basic information on not just 'what' but 'why' you do them. For those who want more detailed information, you could easily pull more content online from the web. The way I chose to use it, was to get the kids (11 and 5 years) to pull together anything that caught their fancy from the hundreds available. They started attempting the very complicated stuff, but quickly agreed they would rather go in sequential order :-) The 'experiments' are organized in sequential order of difficulty / complexity. When they pulled it together, they got great satisfaction from making the bulbs flash / sirens beep etc. I would then ask them 'why they think it happened'. So without getting into complicated IC circuitry which would be above them, they started understanding the need for logical gates and how circuits work or computers 'think'. I then asked my 5 year old what logical 'gates' (OR, AND, XOR) etc. he would use for him and his friends to reach the play park and use various equipment (swing : only one allowed at a time, see saw : perforce needs two etc.) This was great fun for him and terrific learning as well. My 11 year old is now trying to seriously decide whether the 'oscilloscope' principle is best served for engineers or doctors.. and therefore what she should become when she grows up :-) Absolutely love it!! I wish I had these things when I was growing up.

My grandson always played with the snap circuits whenever he come over to my place ever since I bought it for him. He will do different projects from the one listed in the books.

Very enjoyable way to learn about electrics. My kid loves it

Es lo mejor de lo mejor para niños curiosos y que les encanta armar cosas, me encantó el manual con muchos arreglos de circuitos y sus componentes super geniales. Me gustaría haber tenido esto en la escuela jaja, bueno lo mio era más profesional protoboards y pues alisar las patitas a los componentes pa que entraran en los agujeritos, pero esto es genial para niños en primaria que llevan algún taller de electrónica. Esta genial me quede fascinada y voy por más. Por cierto lo compre para mi hijo de 7 años y tmb le encantó pero su mamá le gusto más jaja.

really awesome stuff!! my kid is 6 yrs and she thoroughly enjoys the snap circuits. instructions are very simple and after a few guided projects shes able to do the rest projects by herself. it allows kids to develop basic knowledge on circuits like how current flows to control light, sound etc. really good product quality also.