Mallison’s Bread Board Electronics Starter Kit is a great to proper electronics but without the need to solder.

breadboard is a plastics board that is pre-wired so you can just poke wires or the legs of into the holes to connect them up into circuits. don’t need to use solder and you can easily the components in new projects.

Breadboard is used by and professionals to make prototypes of projects before they up a final version.

This is a proper electronics and it is possible to create short circuits and components so care needs to be taken. Responsible teens be capable of this, it’s important that parents give supervision.

Alternatives include:

Snap Circuits for a kids’ introduction electronics
littleBits for maker projects
This Breadboard kit is good way for a teenager or beginner to start with proper electronics components. The kit comes with a starter projects (and a few online) and has lots components that can be used to create further projects your own choice – either ones you find online ones you design yourself (once you reach the appropriate level.)

You can buy components individually, but when you’re started you don’t know what to buy yet! This nicely packages a good range of beginner components that get you started. Later you can add individual components you have a specific project in mind.

Learning to is a fun and useful skill to have, but not necessarily one you need to be learning at same time as you are getting to understand the of electronics.

I studied electronics as a teenager and did learn to solder. This kit has been a way for me to refresh my knowledge now that kids are getting interested in electronics. I’ll be sharing with them when they get older.