Adafruit Gift Guide: Young Engineers

Close shot of two children side by side from just below their shoulders to just above the tops of their heads. Child on left is holding a circuit playground over each eye with their thumb and index fingers. The back of their hands are facing the camera, covering their cheeks and mouth. Part of this child's face is obscured by the elbow of the child on the right who has their arms in the air and is dangling a circuit playground over each eye. The child's left eye is partially visible. This child is smiling.

There's no better way to get your kid started with electronics than the Adafruit Young Engineers category. These kits, packs, and toys all offer introductions into the world of electronics for aspiring engineers. 

Check out our complete line of Circuit Playground Plushies based on our popular YouTube series that's designed to get your kid telling you what a capacitor does instead of asking. Or check out our line of GoldieBlox - one of the best ways to encourage girls to explore STEM fields. 

A number of Adafruit's beginner kits are also perfect for engineers of all ages. We carry kits like the  Drawdio - which turns your pencil into a theremin through conductive tape. Whether you're young, or young at heart, the Adafruit Young Engineers category is perfect for your all your electronics needs! 

Beginner Kits

Kit contents for Adafruit Beginner LED Sewing Kit
Adafruit Beginner LED Sewing Kit
$13.95
Angled assembled TV-B-Gone kit in dramatic lighting.
TV-B-Gone Kit
$19.50
Rectangular case for Circuit Playground Express - Base Kit.
Circuit Playground Express - Base Kit
$29.95
Top-down shot of a round dev board, alligator clips, a microUSB cable, and rainbow LED PCBs.
Code.org Circuit Playground Individual Kit Pack
$29.95
Hand squeezing a water bottle into a potted plant with metal nail stuck into soil. Nail connects to Circuit Playground lit up green.
Circuit Playground Express Soil Sensor Mini Kit
$35.00
Person watering sprouts with a Circuitry water sensor attached
4-H Grow Your Own Clovers Kit with Circuit Playground Express
$39.95

Intermediate Kits

A collection of electronic parts included in kit.
CircuitPython Starter Kit with Adafruit Itsy Bitsy M4
$24.95
Adafruit MetroX Classic Kit - Experimentation Kit for Metro 328 with lots of components, and booklet
Adafruit MetroX Classic Kit - Experimentation Kit for Metro 328
$84.95
A collection of electronic parts included in kit.
FLORA GPS Starter Pack
$89.95

Wearables

DIY Light Up Blinky Bow Ties Kit - 10 Pack
$19.95
Kit contents shot with circular microcontroller with copper pads, needles, coin cell battery holder, sewable LEDs, micro USB to USB-A cable, alligator clips, and conductive sewing thread.
Gemma M0 Starter Pack
$27.95
A collection of electronic parts included in kit.
FLORA Budget Pack
$39.95

Creative Fun

Topdown sot of four neon fluorescent paint discs in yellow, green, pink, and purple.
Fluorescent Pigments in Various Colors
$9.95
Assembled electronic parts included in kit next to a plush Owl.
GEMMA Talking Toy Guts Sound Pack
$19.95
Assembled snap circuits project with many parts connected together
Snap Circuits® Jr. 100 Experiments
$29.95
Bristlebot - 10 pack
$39.95
Front of PCB that looks like a game controller with holes in it
MaKey MaKey by Jay Silver and Eric Rosenbaum - Made by JoyLabz
$49.95
Front cover of "Ladyada's Coloring Book R is for Robots" A friendly robot, AdaBot, holds a blue crayon and a pink crayon.
Ladyada's Coloring book - "R is for Robots"
$9.95
open Conductive Silver Ink Pen with Micro Tip
Conductive Silver Ink Pen - Micro Tip
$59.95

Books & More

Top view of technical book, "Python for Kids: A Playful Introduction to Programming".
Python for Kids - A Playful Introduction to Programming
$34.95
Getting Started with Adafruit Circuit Playground Express book along with a collection of electronic parts included in kit.
Getting Started with Circuit Playground Express Book Bundle
$54.95
"Make Robot Friend" Jigsaw Puzzle
Make Robot Friend Jigsaw Puzzle
$0.95
Friendly robot AdaBot Lunch Box
AdaBot LunchBox
$9.95
Stack of Circuit Patterns Trading Cards from Arachnid Labs.
Circuit Patterns Trading Cards from Arachnid Labs
$16.95
A plastic storage box full of various electrical components.
Adafruit Parts Pal
$19.95
Stylized graphic with US dollar signs and "Adafruit Gift Certificate" in filigree font.
Adafruit Gift Certificates
$1.00
Bots! by Kathy Ceceri - Book and Parts Bundle showing many components, motors, LEDs, and more
Bots! by Kathy Ceceri - Book and Parts Bundle
$49.95

Crickit - Creative Robotics

Top down view of a Adafruit CRICKIT for Circuit Playground Express with a circular board connected.
Adafruit CRICKIT for Circuit Playground Express
$29.95
A Black woman's manicured hand holds a round microcontroller with lit up LEDs.
Circuit Playground Express
$24.95
Angled shot of a Adafruit CRICKIT FeatherWing for any Feather
Adafruit CRICKIT FeatherWing for any Feather
$29.95
Adafruit CRICKIT HAT for Raspberry Pi
$34.95
Angled shot of a Adafruit CRICKIT for micro:bit connected to a black squared board.
Adafruit CRICKIT for micro:bit
$29.95
5V 2A Wall Wart switching power supply
5V 2A (2000mA) switching power supply - UL Listed
$7.95
5V 4A switching power supply brick with figure 8 power port.
5V 4A (4000mA) switching power supply - UL Listed
$14.95

Learn Guides from the Adafruit Learning System

Adafruit's Wearables Platform
Getting Started with FLORA
Introducing Adafruit's mini wearable microcontroller
Introducing Gemma
All the feels!
FLORA Sensors
All you need to know to get coding with Microsoft MakeCode
MakeCode for Circuit Playground Express
Harness the power of the Adafruit Metro by making 18 Circuits!
Experimenter's Guide for Metro
The Gemma M0 will super-charge your wearables! Small, light, and it's easy to use, so you can do more.
Adafruit Gemma M0
Learn to build mechanisms, structures, and more with cardboard!
Cardboard Fundamentals
If your project needs to move, here is the guide to assist you.
Make it Move with Crickit
Todo lo que necesitas saber para comenzar a programar con MakeCode de Microsoft
Makecode para la Circuit Playground Express
Tout ce que vous devez savoir pour coder avec Microsoft MakeCode
Qu'est-ce que MakeCode?