Beginner's Gift Guide: $100 or Less

Here at Adafruit we want everyone to have access to tinkering and learning. If you're looking for great gifts for your favorite newbies to try or even an experienced maker looking for easy fun, these are some of our favorite beginner items that are also super affordable. 

Circuit Playground

Circuit Playground Express
$24.95
Circuit Playground Express - Base Kit
$29.95
Circuit Playground Express Advanced Pack
$99.95
4-H Circuit Playground Express - Base Kit
$29.95
Code.org Circuit Playground Individual Kit Pack
$29.95

AdaBox

Adafruit Circuit Playground Bluefruit + TFT Gizmo Project Pack
$64.95
AdaBox015 - COME TO YOUR SENSORS
$69.95

Wearables

Gemma Starter Pack
$27.95
FLORA Budget Pack
$34.95
Adafruit Beginner LED Sewing Kit
$13.95
DIY "Be a Unicorn" Light-Up Unicorn Headband Kit
$12.50
DIY "Twinkling Tutu" Light-Up Tutu Kit
$19.95
Day of the Geek Soldering Badge
$8.95
DIY Light Up Blinky Bow Ties Kit - 10 Pack
$19.95
Adafruit + Cartoon Network Cosplay Introductory Kit
$39.95

Books

Adventures in Raspberry Pi - Third Edition
$24.99
Love To Code: Volume 1 Add-on Booklet Kit
$4.95
Bots! Robotics Engineering with Hands-On Makerspace Activities
$14.95
Grace Hopper: Queen of Computer Code by Laurie Wallmark
$15.95
Python for Kids - A Playful Introduction to Programming
$34.95
Getting Started with Adafruit Circuit Playground Express
$19.45
Getting Started with Adafruit FLORA
$16.99
The Book of Cosplay Lights - Getting Started with LEDs
$19.95

Kits

Adafruit Metro 328 Starter Pack
$44.95
Assembled Drawdio fun pack
$25.00
CircuitPython Starter Kit with Adafruit Itsy Bitsy M4
$24.95
Circuit Playground Express Soil Sensor Mini Kit
$35.00
Discover Electronics Kit
$49.95
Snap Circuits® Jr. 100 Experiments
$29.95
Sew-Your-Own Owl Kit - Cynthia Treen Studio
$19.95
Pimoroni Scroll Bot - Pi Zero W Project Kit
$49.95

Learn Guides

Adafruit's Wearables Platform
Getting Started with FLORA
Your playground for exploring the world of electronics
Introducing Circuit Playground
Make faster and easier than ever with MakeCode, code.org CSD, CircuitPython or Arduino!
Adafruit Circuit Playground Express
Your turn to operate! Perform surgery on Adabot, but be careful not to touch the sides or the buzzer will sound!!!
Adabot Operation Game
Shark mask that starts chomping in response to your voice!
Sound Activated Shark Mask
Don't be afraid, this animated box just wants you to offer you some Halloween goodies!
Circuit Playground Express Spooky Laughing Box
Sew up a little warmth and seasonal cheer with a string of LEDs or programmable NeoPixels!
Twinkly Earwarmer Headband
Get up and running with programmable LEDs -- no soldering required!
Make It Glow - Your First NeoPixel Project