Hi folks,
As much as I loath the winters in New England here is where I'll be. Outdoor activities, while doable, can only be for short periods of time. Therefore I'm looking for projects that can be completed indoors that are interesting and take 6 months to complete. :) (Long winters up here...)
My son has shown an interest in both electronic and mechanical type projects. He'd like a hammer for his birthday so he can break rocks. Cool, geologist. Can't find rocks too well under the snow and ice, sand and salt, in the wintertime.
He'd also like an electronics kit but I'm not sure what to to get him that will last a long while. I think at this point he's more interested in building something, electronic or not, rather than learning theory. He often mentions robots but to get something that would last for months would cost me more than the budget allows.
I'd certainly appreciate suggestions and I'm sure there are other parents who might benefit from your experiences!
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 13 2016, @05:11PM
Minecraft is a good digital builder. I'm sure you're looking for hands on, but MC can be good with tutorials and direction. 8 is a bit young for real coding, but some mods let you program robots that can build and mine for you.
(Score: 2) by edIII on Thursday October 13 2016, @08:53PM
Although rather ambitious for an 8 year old, I've seen Minecraft used to simulate a full 8088 processor. Yeah, you can build stuff with Minecraft.
Can't find the original article for the 8088, but here is something simpler [youtube.com].
Technically, lunchtime is at any moment. It's just a wave function.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 13 2016, @09:02PM
Or he could try building an actual nuclear bunker by digging down below the basement.