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Technology Will Save Us "DIY" Electro Dough Kit
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ā”Conductive dough
š63.5 x 38.1 x 12.7 cm
š4 AA batteries
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Description
ā” Spark your imagination with the DIY Electro Dough Kit!
DIY EXPERIENCE - Make your own conductive dough for endless experimentation.
AGE APPROPRIATE - Perfect for ages 4 to 18, fostering early STEM skills.
INTERACTIVE FUN - Bring your creations to life with lights and sounds.
HANDS ON LEARNING - Dive into the world of electricity and circuits.
UNLEASH CREATIVITY - Craft shapes and sculptures with conductive dough!
The Technology Will Save Us 'DIY' Electro Dough Kit is an innovative educational tool designed for ages 4 to 18. It allows users to create shapes and sculptures using conductive dough, which can then be animated with lights and sounds. The kit encourages hands-on learning about electricity while providing a fun and interactive experience.
Specifications
Product Dimensions
63.5 x 38.1 x 12.7 cm; 210 Grams
Batteries
4 AA batteries required.
Manufacturer recommended age
4 - 18 years
Item model number
TKIT_0134
Language:
English
Assembly Required
Yes
Batteries Required?
Yes
Batteries included?
No
Remote Control Included?
No
ASIN
B00OLYO016
Power source
Battery Powered
Item weight
0.21 Kilograms
Item dimensions L x W x H
63.5 x 38.1 x 12.7 centimetres
Operation mode
Automatic
Number of batteries
4 AA batteries required.
Reviews
A**R
Four Stars
Great product, 11 year old and 8 year old both love this.
P**G
Get me dough... lots of dough!
Two very excited children when this arrived... opened quickly... electrical items noted and explored... then no DOUGH! Just a booklet advising how to make your own... seems a little 'mean', surely Playdo could have come and board and made this a bigger experience. Since opening the girls has not returned to it... the ideas are there but the immediacy 'waylaid' on the dough issue!
M**H
Four Stars
Kids had loads of fun playing with this. It's been a good school holidays project šš»
@**S
Good idea, but pricey pack
Will technology save us? I don't think so, but at least we can teach our kids something about how it works. This is a clever little kit of what you need to create a bit of electrical magic in things you can get your hands on. It is recommended that this kit is used with playdoh, but you could use anything really. We have experimented with using cardboard made robots. My concern about this is that you can pretty much collect all the items you need to replicate the contents of the box by visiting a hardware store at a fraction of the price. Yet again, you cannot offer as a gift a bag from the store can you? Good idea, but rather pricey (plus you need your own playdoh, but I do not think this will be a problem).
K**D
Five Stars
Brilliant for little scientists. My boy loves it
L**H
My grandchildren thought it was pretty boring and I can see why.
The box it all comes in is bright and obviously aimed at younger aged children. It contains the following:A battery box (batteries NOT provided),10 shortish inter-connecting wires,6 much longer wires with crocodile clips attached (3 Black and 3 Red with very strong, non-child friendly springs),A 12v sounder,2 tilt switches,20 LEDs (light emitting diode 10 red and 10 green) and3 small and cheap shaped plastic cookie cutters.The above is complemented by a double sided A4 sheet passing as the instructions.There is also a website (Amazon won't allow the link to that in reviews but suffice it to say that starts with 'techwillsaveus' and ends with the normal '.com')And is that worth a visit? Not really to my mind, especially regarding the Electro dough kit. This simply because electro dough aka play dough is really very limited in as far as it can be used for electronic devices as it stands.You should also be aware that this kit does not come supplied with any play dough or similar conductive gunk. You either have to already have play dough, go out and buy some or go to the local super market and buy the stuff to make your own. The recipe for that is on the box and not in the instructions.Although they say that this is aimed at 4 year olds and upward, I would not be overly happy letting children of that age play with the majority of the items in this kit, simply because they are all very small and potential choking hazards. And we all know how quick kids can be at getting things in their mouths now don't we? The tilt switches also have very sharp points on one of the connections, definitely a potential tantrum causer if stuck in a finger.So lets assume you have your play dough or home made gunk. So what can we do with it? firstly you can make it into shapes as you (or rather the kids) would normally do. Then you can attach the LEDs to add lights. However you have to make sure that the leads of the LED don't both go into one piece of play dough as that won't allow you to make independent connection between the leds and the battery.Similarly you cant even put one lead into a red bit of dough and one into a green bit (say) if the dough pieces are touching. This is because the electrical current will flow through the dough and not the LED; hence no lighting.This is where the kids got quickly bored. They wanted to make a face with LED eyes and how to do it wasn't something immediately obvious to them. It wouldn't be, as even at 7 and 11 they still see things differently to most of us adults. They simply couldn't understand why things didn't work how they wanted them to (who can blame them>).Also when I did it for them they were less than impressed because they wanted the face flat on the table. Without forming it on a piece of card with holes cut for the LEDs, insulting one lead of each LED from the dough, it wasn't going to happen.After 15 minutes they were totally bored with it and wanted their iPads back, and I for one can't blame them.This, I think, is the problem. iPads, computers and tablets have inundated modern children with ambient technology to the point that something like electro dough simply doesn't cut it any more.Things like the Makey Makey kits, albeit costing a lot more are far more likely to enthuse the technically advanced youngster that a dimly glowing LED or a feeble bleeper will ever do.Worth buying? Not to my mind I'm afraid.
T**S
No dough included!
Sorry but I found this set a bit rubbish. I got it for my 6 year old but compared to the 9 year old'sĀ
John Adams Hot Wires Electronics Kit
Ā it really is a poor comparison. This might not be a fair match but what the John Adams set has which this doesn't is all the pieces required and clear instructions. For kids to learn the experiments have to work and we found the LED legs too short to know which side was which. Also, you have to provide your own play doh which is a bit cheap. How hard would it be to include a small tub? Also, the wires, clips and LED's all have sharp and pointy bits so it is not something a little one can play with unattended - unlike the John Adams.
A**R
Perfect gift
very entertaining!
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You either have to already have play dough, go out and buy some or go to the local super market and buy the stuff to make your own. The recipe for that is on the box and not in the instructions.Although they say that this is aimed at 4 year olds and upward, I would not be overly happy letting children of that age play with the majority of the items in this kit, simply because they are all very small and potential choking hazards. And we all know how quick kids can be at getting things in their mouths now don't we? The tilt switches also have very sharp points on one of the connections, definitely a potential tantrum causer if stuck in a finger.So lets assume you have your play dough or home made gunk. So what can we do with it? firstly you can make it into shapes as you (or rather the kids) would normally do. Then you can attach the LEDs to add lights. However you have to make sure that the leads of the LED don't both go into one piece of play dough as that won't allow you to make independent connection between the leds and the battery.Similarly you cant even put one lead into a red bit of dough and one into a green bit (say) if the dough pieces are touching. This is because the electrical current will flow through the dough and not the LED; hence no lighting.This is where the kids got quickly bored. They wanted to make a face with LED eyes and how to do it wasn't something immediately obvious to them. It wouldn't be, as even at 7 and 11 they still see things differently to most of us adults. They simply couldn't understand why things didn't work how they wanted them to (who can blame them>).Also when I did it for them they were less than impressed because they wanted the face flat on the table. Without forming it on a piece of card with holes cut for the LEDs, insulting one lead of each LED from the dough, it wasn't going to happen.After 15 minutes they were totally bored with it and wanted their iPads back, and I for one can't blame them.This, I think, is the problem. iPads, computers and tablets have inundated modern children with ambient technology to the point that something like electro dough simply doesn't cut it any more.Things like the Makey Makey kits, albeit costing a lot more are far more likely to enthuse the technically advanced youngster that a dimly glowing LED or a feeble bleeper will ever do.Worth buying? Not to my mind I'm afraid."},{"@type":"Review","reviewRating":{"@type":"Rating","ratingValue":"2.0"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"T***S"},"datePublished":"Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 May 2016","name":"2.0 out of 5 stars\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n No dough included!\n \n","reviewBody":"Sorry but I found this set a bit rubbish. 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