largeimage-snapcircuitsSnap Circuits 300 is one of the best Christmas gifts of 2010 as a toy that invests in your child’s future.  Christmas toys like Snap Circuits, that combine fun and creativity with the learning experience and exploration of the fields of electronics and invention.

One of the unique features of the Snap Circuits SC-300 kit and other Snap Circuit options is that they combine the popularity of a Christmas toy on the “hot toys” list of major toy sellers, with the discounted pricing available at Amazon.  It’s rare to find such a great deal on such a popular Christmas gift toy.

Electronic Snap Circuits are a best Christmas gift for 2010  choice if you’re shopping for a child who loves learning, building, and creating.  This toy is also best if you’re shopping for a gift that will let you spend time with your child, learning and building together.

Creating a flying UFO from “scratch” with rudimentary electronic pieces was highly satisfying to us, and we think Electronic Snap Circuits 300 may well help young students gain and foster an appreciation for, and interest in, how electronics work and are built.

For students who are already learning about electronics in school, this Snap Circuits 300 set creates a hands-on experience that makes for more fun than reading about how these things work in a textbook. So don’t be surprised if report cards come back with higher grades after playing with this toy.

Electronic Snap Circuits 300 by Elenco is an award-winning toy for budding engineers, eight years old and up. The SC-300 model includes over 60 parts for creating more than 300 exciting projects. With lights, sounds, motors, and more, you’ll not only enjoy creating beeping games, but also learn about basic electronics as well.

Electronic Snap Circuits 300 includes real circuit components just like the circuit boards inside radios, televisions, computers, and other electronic devices. This set makes it easy for anyone to create simple electronic circuits and devices. To operate, you simply snap the electronic elements onto a plastic grid, and then connect them together with wire pieces that snap easily into place.

The SC-300 lets you build electronic devices such as a whistle chip, speaker, alarm circuit, LED, lamp socket, fan motor, and a speaker. Additional pieces can be purchased separately, or in different models, and they can all be used together to create larger and more elaborate projects.

Snap Circuits 300 Makes Electronics Fun and Easy

The instruction manual included with Snap Circuits 300 offers 305 projects ranging from a simple light switch to a noise-activated burglar alarm. We found the color-coded instruction manual clear and easy to understand, and we had no problems creating any of the projects we tried. The projects are organized by levels of difficulty, and each project teaches an objective such as “To show how electricity can only pass in one direction through an LED.”

We definitely experienced a sense of satisfaction as we completed each project, and we definitely learned about electronics concepts. The Snap Circuits manufacturer recommends the set for ages 8-108; younger engineers should be able to easily follow the diagrams for each project, but will probably require their parents to help explain how everything works. So a word of warning to parents: Brush up on your high school physics! Although the instruction offers some good information, we found that we still needed to brush up on the physics we learned years ago so we could understand concepts such as the difference between a circuit in parallel and in series.

Originally posted 2009-10-31 14:28:37. Republished by Blog Post Promoter