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The holidays are quickly approaching and Karen wants to know what ideas you have for electronics projects to keep kids age 8-12 busy while they are home from school for winter break.

 

During the holidays, it's tempting to go out and buy another toy to keep the kids occupied. Here at element14, we like to take the DIY approach. What projects can be made from basic household items, or parts you can pick up on the cheap? Share your ideas in the comments below.

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  • When we had "bring your kids to work" days, I'd give them something like an old printer and some tools and let them find out what was inside, then show them how to make the parts inside work by themselves.  You can find lots of switches, LEDs, motors, and all the wire you need inside some discarded gadgets.

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  • in reply to rsc

    That's one of my favorite workshops to run. In fact, I have one scheduled at our local library in the beginning of December. I've purchased a few precision screwdriver sets since the last time I ran the workshop. Hopefully that will help with some of the security screws that tend to be on the laptops I get.

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  • in reply to rsc

    That's one of my favorite workshops to run. In fact, I have one scheduled at our local library in the beginning of December. I've purchased a few precision screwdriver sets since the last time I ran the workshop. Hopefully that will help with some of the security screws that tend to be on the laptops I get.

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