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An ardiuno kit would be a fun start for her.
EDIT to add link: Something like this. She can code and program the unit to make it do a very wide variety things.
Arduino Starter Kit - English Official Kit With 170 Page Book - K000007 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B009UKZV0A/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_Jmq3BbTC4G6E5
Get an Arduino or something similar. You can get a small kit that contains projects to get you started. Here you go
don't even ask, I imagined this The one for toddlers. And to this day I don't even know which he really meant lmao
Yea, move far away.
But if you want to play around - https://www.amazon.com/Drinking-Bird-The-Original/dp/B00494GXUY - although he will see it. If you are into electronics you could build something that would spin something in the room in the range of the camera that it would detect as motion and send an alert each time. For the sound just have an auto loop mp3 play that has a sound every so many seconds.
You could unplug it every time he isnt home.
You could, you know, MOVE.
Try out one of the arduino starter kits. Search amazon for arduino kit.
The Arduino Starter Kit (Official Kit from Arduino with 170-page Arduino Projects Book) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B009UKZV0A/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_X0pywb51ZSDYK
For a soldering kit, I used this one on amazon, it was great practice.
As for a soldering iron, look on ebay/amazon for a "936" soldering iron. Any of them are about the same, most are clones of the famous hakko 936.
The original 936 is too expensive in my opinion, I'm using a sparkfun clone 936 that unfortunately is no longer sold. Most of the other clones should be ok though.
The only think I would really recommend getting legit is a hakko chisel tip, like this one. Don't get those 10pc tip sets, they are cheap and it is much better to use just one good tip than a bunch of bad tips.
Lastly, if you want your tip to last a longer time, don't use a wet sponge, that can damage your tip. Use one of those copper hard brush things, I forget what they are called, but you can buy them at amazon/ebay.
First of all props to you to introduce your son to electronics and ask to find a good method for him to learn it out of interest.
I remember having electronics kits which had a bunch of simple components connected by those metal spring terminals. They often came with booklets to go step by step through simple projects to gain some understanding.
Perhaps you could look at toy shops and see if they carry some educational electronics kits? I remember book shops also sold them though I'm not sure if they'd still.
I found this on Amazon, seems a bit different with magnets snapping together but looks like it goes step by step in explaining: https://www.amazon.com/Snap-Circuits-SC-300-Electronics-Discovery/dp/B0000683A4/. Looks a bit expensive but not sure if that's different in the US.
Oh boy I even found one of those kits with the spring terminals: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00000IUD2
Best of luck!
Lol just buy one of these prop your phone on something like a book, glue a rubber stylus tip on the bird and leave it pecking at the screen every so often to collect ads.
u/ihave_thoughts & u/onelittlericeball Please don’t kill spiders and insects. They are living beings just like you and they feel pain just like you. Our worlds overlap everywhere and sometimes they invade our houses and flats because it’s dry, warm and safe there. Please put the insects and spiders outside. It would be such a small thing for you but it’s about life or death for them. ❤️
Use this Insect catcher or this Snapy (that's the one I have and it works really well).
Get this dog some talking buttons!!!! I'm sure they would catch on.
My mom's dog knows my personal ring tone and will sit by the door when she hears it.
I got this one for Christmas and it's super simple to use. My rocks have all come out super smooth, but not polished like the ones in the video. That's an additional step and solution I have yet to do. Hope this helps!
These look like they're rated pretty well and will ship quickly! Keep in mind there may be a bit of a transition period when you change the buttons for the other set. If you keep the buttons in the same place and order that should help with the transition.
I got mine as a Chrstmas gift. I'm not seeing the exact one that I have on the Arduino website, but here it is on Amazon US. It's a kit with an Arduino, a bunch of parts and components and a book walking you through a bunch of different beginner projects to teach you how everything works. I haven't really dug into it much yet aside from reading through the first project. The packaging and presentation is beautiful though. I was really impressed with the quality of the kit.
Cool project. The soldering should be pretty simple, and it's fairly easy to learn. I would recommend buying a soldering project kit, something silly like this: amazon link that you don't mind messing up and learning on.
This is the kit I ordered from Amazon. Ive seen those elegoo kits and almost got that one because of the better price. From the little research I've done, looks like not all the programs and software work on some of the knock off brands. I'd rather go with the OG kit.
Snap circuts
Edit: Snap Circuits Classic SC-300 Electronics Exploration Kit | Over 300 Projects | Full Color Project Manual | 60+ Snap Circuits Parts | STEM Educational Toy for Kids 8+ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000683A4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_O8VhFbCG3V2JM
It's the Arduino Projects Book. It comes with the Official Arduino Starter Kit. https://www.amazon.com/Arduino-Starter-Kit-English-Official/dp/B009UKZV0A
Might be able to purchase it standalone but the projects require the components in the kit.
For me it was playing around with Scratch as a kid. I spent many many hours with it in middle and high school. You can make simple movies or games with it, and it's a lot more accessible and engaging to kids (or adult beginners) than a "real" programming language.
Your kid sounds like she's digging the hardware side of things. When I was a kid my mom bought me a snap circuit kit. I don't remember exactly what one it was but it was something vaguely like this that lets you put together simple circuits to light up bulbs or play sounds or whatever.
Hey, that's good work! I bought this thing and got my Dhamma buddy to do the same.
It's hard to say without knowing what kind of budget you're working with. If you can, I would stick with a board used by the lightsaber community (arduino nano isn't really used at large) because you will get better community support and better compatibility with additional community made soundfonts that could be added to the saber later.
If you're purely worried about frying an expensive board, I would get a practice soldering board to practice with before wiring whatever board you are going with. Something like this: https://www.amazon.com/Elenco-Practical-Soldering-Project-Kit/dp/B0002LUAL6/
Literally found our first about three days ago. Wife distracted it in the front by jabbing a big stick toward it yelling while I snucked up behind with the bug catcher.
Also, to everyone in this thread, buy this: https://www.amazon.com/Carson-Quick-Release-Catching-Magnifier-Children/dp/B000JQ5AZK/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=The+Best+Bug+Catcher&qid=1664286471&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIzLjAyIiwicXNhIjoiMy4xMiIsInFzcCI6IjMuMDQifQ%3D%3D&sr=8-5
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No squish, no mess, no touching. Just collecting the fucking bug and then releasing it wherever you want. I do wish it was a bit bigger. It was a challenge to fit that big ass spider in it. Also, those big centipedes here are a challenge to catch in it too.
Not sure about the funding. But I have always been annoyed by the price of the Big Mac switch. If anyone can explain, I'd really like to understand.
I've used game show buzzers instead. https://www.amazon.com/Learning-Resources-Recordable-Answer-Buzzers/dp/B00HT5HBMO/ref=sxin_19_pa_sp_phone_search_thematic_sspa?content-id=amzn1.sym.8ce8fa48-024e-4ed8-81a9-6b6922008e3d%3Aamzn1.sym.8ce8fa48-024e-4ed8-81a9-6b6922008e3d&crid=35YA...
That link looks terrible. But just go to Amazon and search for game buzzers. Just over $20 for four of them
That happened to me a month ago. Now I bought this handy little bug catching device. 😆
An hour?
Dude this is literally a game for children recommended ages 5 and up.
Did you wake up this morning and just think to yourself "You know what I should definitely do today, embarrass myself on the internet." then come straight here to write this comment?
> If you're meeting your deliverable requirements, just get one of those little birdies that can tap your keyboard every few seconds > > https://www.amazon.com/Drinking-Bird-The-Original/dp/B00494GXUY
Thankfully, OP isn't the safety inspector of a nuclear power plant.
> they're tracking activity
What sort of activity?
If you're meeting your deliverable requirements, just get one of those little birdies that can tap your keyboard every few seconds
https://www.amazon.com/Drinking-Bird-The-Original/dp/B00494GXUY
Dirt wouldn't do this, dirt just prevents pins from making contact, so the whole picture would be cutting in and out. This is 100% an electronic issue.
I would definitely recommend learning to solder, it's pretty fun in my opinion and it can be very useful. An excellent place to start would be watching instructional videos on youtube, and getting a practice board like this. I actually first learned to solder on that exact same kit 10 years ago. You'll need a soldering iron, this one is what I'd recommend, it's a bit pricey but it will actually last unlike the $20 ones you might find elsewhere, you'll need solder (I'd recommend lead solder, it is much easier to work with than lead-free), flux (I recommend a felt-tip flux pen) and solder wick for removing solder.
We got these cheap ones but there are nicer fancier ones too. We would just gauge what the animals wanted and press the button when we gave it to them. Our youngest kitten picked it up quickly. He even uses them to tell us when the dog wants out or when another cat wants food or pets. We really need to get more!
There's not a whole lot of overlap between raspberry pi and what electricians do. My father in law got our kid an electrical kit like this that's closer to electrical type work.
I don't get it. You made an LED light up by pressing a button? I did that with one of these kits in like 2 minutes of snapping things together.
https://www.amazon.com/Snap-Circuits-SC-300-Electronics-Exploration/dp/B0000683A4