This is an excellent introduction to circuits, or as a follow-on to earlier SNAP CIRCUITS products. There are easy to follow, step by step instructions with fun, teachable results. The elements are durable and have the circuit drawings on them, too. Great toy.

Having learnt about Electronics the hard way, I often mused about creating a Lego like kit, that is until i came across this. It opens up amazing possibilities and I wish I had this when I grew up.One improvement could be that they provide an equivalent circuit diagram along with the usual snap-circuit diagram, for the more serious at heart.

The boy loves it! He is 8 and home schooled. I work from home and am able to do 2 classes a week with him and wanted to do something non-text book, a little unconventional maybe. I started him in electricity/electronics with some basic stuff, how it works, what is AC vs. DC, etc. Did a couple projects, made a lemon battery type thing. Then I started wanting to get a little more advanced and found this. We did ONE 'class' and then he spent the next 10 days building circuits out of the books on his own. I sill get to use it for classes because he didn't actually read the explanations, there are still 700+ projects he hasn't done, and there is a whole book of O-scope/analyzer projects yet too.

Snap Circuits seems to be greatly enjoyed by the recipient. After inspecting Snap Circuits was concerned that this was beyond the comprehension of a six year old. However, he is able to follow the instruction diagrams with little difficulty and terms Snap Circuits as a "great present".Snap Circuits Extreme SC-750

I as a child used extensively a electronics project kit by Radio Shack, and wanted the same for my son. Thirty + years later, the modern incarnation of that product by Radioshack only left myself and my 10 year old frustrated, confused, and with non functional projects. Along came snap circuits, which changed it all for us. The lessons and projects are laid out very well, explain the purpose and concept in simple English for each project. My son completed 6 projects in 45 minutes, but more importantly, he was able to tell me why they worked, how they worked, and what he learned beyond snapping the pieces together. All components seem to be very heavy duty, and very well made, and appears to be made to offer many years of service. My only regrets are that I did not buy the blow molded case version, but the extra $40 for it seemed a bit steep.

So many fun options for creative play. Great way to encourage logical thinking, understanding how things work, learning about technology and just having fun. It was a big hit.