Snap Circuits

For the inquisitive child who would appreciate a concrete hands-on education on how electronics work, the Snap Circuits SC-300 ($49) offers 305 do-it-yourself projects from a 60-piece set of components. Snap Circuits is the award-winning product for kids to build a radio, doorbell, burglar alarm, and much more from a clearly illustrated manual and without any tools. We only wish it showed how the Professor from Gilligan’s Island built a radio from a coconut, but alas, we’ll have to settle for this awesome set of real-life snap-together circuitry.