Unlock Your Child'S Creativity With The LittleBits Base Inventor Kit Review

Target group: elementary K-5 public school with a STEAM innovative program designation. Our 5th graded gifted/high achiever class assisted with this review, along with other reviews for littleBits invention kits that we purchased.Pros:-Students were very engaged after opening and organizing parts and materials.-Allowed students to tinker with individual components to see how they worked without initial instruction (Makerspace mentality).-Encourages collaboration as a small group activity.-App…

Our son got this as an early Christmas gift and loved it. His brothers got the other Little Bits kits and all were thrilled. Half the fun of these toys is putting them together. The directions must be easy to follow because all of our kids were able to do them pretty easily (7 year old needed adult help but it wasn't a headache!). IThe directions for the kids to follow are on the app, which I normally wouldn't like, but it's just a simple instructional video that they loved. The toy does not…

littleBits are great for introducing kids to science and engineering, but kits are not cheap. Most of the basic ones start at $60 and an investment of several hundred dollars is needed to acquire a variety of sensors, parts, and motors for more complex projects. Beyond the monetary cost, however, is the intangible value of opening up your child's mind to exploration and science at an early age.Of course, you could put together something similar with an electronics kit and breadboard for a…

The mobile phone guide makes it super easy to follow each project to completion. Plus, it's great for my youngest nephew because it goes through what each bit actually does in a way that doesn't get him frustrated! Building each project together is also really fun!

My 8 year old son was able to build on his own and really enjoyed some of the projects. It was a Christmas gift, we paid $55 on Walmart. I would say it’s worth that but definitely NOT for $99!

My 8 year old nephew was mesmerized by the idea of creating a prosthetic robotic arm as the front cover of the Base Inventor Kit showcases. When he finally was able to build this invention he fell in love with it. Take it one step further he then added one of the awesome "sound trigger" bits to his robotic arm and all of a sudden when he said "open" the robotic arm would "open" and when he said "close" the arm would close. Unreal I KNOW! The other activities in the app were super fun to build…

This is looking to be a great "inventor" kit.well made components, clear and fun directions with the app, interesting projects. How about an app for MacBook? My only suggestion, so far, is to include a hard-shell case to house all the components and cardboard pieces. I'd pay another $5 for such.

We just got our kit and the kids spent all afternoon creating all sorts of inventions! The simple snap design makes it easy to see if the pieces are connected correctly, and the overall options are amazing! My kids had a great time "wizarding” with the voice activation feature.

This is a great base build and learn set. It teaches the fundamentals and leads you into building on your base design.Good skills development with creative learning encouraged!

bought this set for my 11 year old cousin after he had used littlebits in school and wanted some for himself. the pieces are magnetic and it was cool to see how quickly he was able to put together a circuit. you need a phone for the instructions, which are easy to follow and the inventions get harder as you advance through. he seems really into it, look forward to seeing more cool stuff that he makes.

Good fun toy to keep the kids busy. Instructional and informative, a lot of fun to break it down and build different things. Two concerns: 1) Servo Motor did not last long, it died within the first few builds. But support provided some troubleshooting tips and then a replacement. 2) the shapes are made using paper/cardboard which is very flimsy and does not last long after a few builds.

I bought this kit for my 10 year old nephew. He love it. He even managed to build a robot arm that picks up his dirty socks! Genius!

So far, our three young nieces have been mostly interested in the arts -- dance, music and drawing. But this littleBits inventor kit has them expanding their horizons.For starters, the smartphone app instructions gets them hooked immediately -- because it involves a smartphone. (The app worked fine for us, by the way.)Don't let the small box fool you. There's plenty in it for hours of fun & learning. The "bits" are quality made and we've had no problems with any of them.This kit is recommended…

I bought this gift for my nephew’s 10th birthday. He’s always been a creative kid who is interested in how things work. He was able to get his first invention (the stuff protector) up and running in no time and was fending off intruders to his bedroom. The other inventions are both fun and thoughtful - my nephew especially loves the gripper, a hand extension operated by sound. There is a nice variety of activities in this kit, and since the Bits are able to be interchanged, there are countless…

My 7 year old loved it! There were many different options. We played with it for 2 hours and haven't even scratched the surface. There are still a bunch of things to make .My son especially liked making the alarm for his room. Great job Little Bits!

Such an engaging way to introduce my nephew to a variety of concepts - basic electronics, robotics, problem solving, etc. He's had a blast tinkering on his own with the app to guide him but we've also really enjoyed coming up with new "problems" to solve around the house whenever I visit.

My son loved this. He has been wanting Little Bits for some time now, and this was a good starter kit for him. Thanks for attention!