Finally, something he'll pick up instead of the tablet.
A 25-week electronics course and the kit to build it — he wires up real circuits and writes the code himself, from a first blinking light to a working door lock he opens with a keycard.
- Off the screen — the same thrill a game gives him, now from building something real with his hands.
- A real engineering skill — a genuine head start for his future career.
- Each project builds on the last — so he keeps coming back for the next one, not one more kit in a drawer.
- You don't teach it — the lessons do. Stuck? A real electronics engineer answers within a day.
Works out to about $5 a week.
30-day money-back guarantee — try it, and if it's not right, send it back even opened and used.
He's not hooked on the screen. He's hooked on making things happen.
You've tried the limits and the timers. Nothing else holds him like the screen does — so the tablet wins, and you're stuck being the screen-time police.
The drive isn't missing. It's just aimed at a screen. A game gives him a real loop: build something, press a button, watch it work. Take the screen away and you take the loop with it — which is why nothing else sticks. The fix isn't less screen. It's that same loop, somewhere real.
He builds something real — and watches it work.
No screen, no app — real electronics he builds by hand. He wires the circuit, writes the code, presses go — and the thing he made actually runs. Then he builds the next one.
It's the real stuff — an Arduino board, real components, real code — but taught from scratch, so a complete beginner (kid or parent) can actually build with it. No experience needed.
See what kids have built — and what their parents say.
"He's 10, and I honestly bought it hoping it might pull him off the iPad a little. Now most nights there are wires all over the kitchen table and he's the one showing me what he made. First thing in years he's picked over a screen."
"We've got a whole drawer of half-finished STEM kits, so I was skeptical. This is the first one he's actually stuck with — he's on week 12 and still asks to do the next one. The night the door lock finally worked, he made us all come watch."
"I gave this to my grandson for his birthday, two states away, half expecting it to end up in a closet. Now he video-calls me to show me what he's built — and when he got stuck, a real person on their team walked him through it, which I certainly couldn't have. Best gift I've given him."
Open the kit. Open the curriculum. Build.
The kit arrives
38 components. Arduino Uno R3, breadboard, sensors, motors, displays, jumper wires — everything they'll need for 25 weeks. Ships the next business day. Free worldwide.
They open the curriculum
Web-based learning portal (works on any computer, phone, or tablet). Two video walkthroughs to get started. Then 25 weekly projects with diagrams, full code, line-by-line explanations, and troubleshooting.
They get stuck. We help.
Circuit not working? They send a photo. A real electronics engineer replies within one business day — often faster. Forever. No bot, no FAQ wall, no upsell.
25 weeks. 25 real builds.
Each week introduces a new component and a new concept. By the end, your kid has built a working keycard door lock — wired, coded, debugged. Not a toy version. The real thing.
- W01Light Your First LED
- W02Build a Traffic Light
- W03Button-Controlled Lights
- W04The Dimmer Switch
- W05Your First Real Code
- W06Temperature Sensor Readout
- W07The RGB Mood Lamp
- W08Distance Alarm
- W09Servo Motor Control
- W10The Reaction-Time Game
- W11LCD Display Messages
- W12Light-Sensing Night Light
- W13The Weather Station
- W14Motorized Fan Controller
- W15Sound & Buzzer Melodies
- W16The Keypad Combination Lock
- W17Joystick Control
- W18The 7-Segment Counter
- W19Infrared Remote Control
- W20Stepper Motor Precision
- W21The Tilt-Activated Alarm
- W22RFID Card Reader
- W23Logging & Memory
- W24System Design & Wiring
- W25Capstone: The Smart Door Lock
Here's what a head start usually costs.
One payment. No class that ends, no box that bills you again — just 25 weeks that stay his.
Add to Cart · $129 →The questions parents actually ask.
What age is this for?
Do I need to know anything about electronics or coding?
What computer do they need?
Is this a subscription? Do I need to finish in 25 weeks?
How is this different from a $40 Arduino kit on Amazon?
How much time does it take each week?
Is it safe? Does he need to solder?
What families are building — and saying.
he's 10 and honestly i bought this hoping it'd get him off the ipad for five minutes. now there's wires all over my kitchen table and he keeps dragging me over to see what he made lol. not complaining
I wouldn't call this a toy. Real Arduino, real code — my son is actually learning how the circuits work instead of just snapping plastic pieces together. Alot of value for what you pay.
we've tried like 3 other kits and they all ended up in a drawer. this is the only one that didn't. he's on week 12 and still asks to do the next one. the weekly lessons are what did it i think
I know NOTHING about electronics so I figured I'd have to be the teacher. I don't — it teaches him. Only reason it's 4 stars is a part was missing from our box, but they shipped a replacement fast.
what got me is he comes and explains how the thing he built works, and he actually understands it. he used to just watch other kids build stuff on youtube. big difference
my daughter has always been the kind of kid who wants to make things, not play with them. she's built a little alarm and is working toward the door lock now. so good to see her heads-down on something real instead of a screen.
bought for my grandson two states away. he facetimed me the day it arrived to show me the first thing he built!! made my week
Kid loves it. Shipped fast, well packaged.
grandson is 9 and this keeps him busy for HOURS, no screen in sight. kind of wish i had something like this when i was a kid honestly
Got burned by one of those monthly STEM boxes that quietly kept charging my card. This is one payment and done. The projects just sit in his account, no deadline, no renewals. Thank you.
we paid like $400 for a one week coding camp last summer that he forgot by september. this has kept my 12 yo going for months and he actually keeps what he builds. way better value imo
took about 10 days to arrive which felt long since he was so excited. once it came though he's been obsessed. we did kiwico before and it didnt stick — this one did. the door lock project was a big moment for him
Open it. Use it. If it's not the real deal, send it back.
Open the box. Let your kid try the first three projects. If it doesn't click — for them, for you, for any reason at all — send it back within 30 days for a full refund.
Used. Opened. Missing pieces. Doesn't matter.
25 weeks from now, your kid will have built something real.
An Arduino-powered RFID door lock. From raw components. Wired and coded by them. Plus 24 builds of skill they collected on the way there.
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