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As per the title, I'm somewhat stumped on a suitable gift for a year 5 child that is already into coding a robot at school - DASH which is already last years tech and now beneath them.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wonder-Wor...9355&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=coding+robot&psc=1 , so I don't wish something similar for the home and looking around, there are none that look as though they might retain interest beyond the festive period.
Last years must have games were Tellagami, MyBoo and Pokemon, the last would at least get her out the house.
I already have Raspberry Pi and Arduino boards here with interfaces but they haven't generated much interest, if at all. Are there add on kits for somebody of this age ?
Main time spent when at home appears to be ;
Minecraft (as of late),
Programming (in Scratch) last year on the XP laptop.
Some - free - apps on a Galaxy Tablet but these are more arcade style games (Crossy Road/ hidden object / character dress up), I would be hesitant to pay for an app that might not update accordingly as she gains experience.
I do have a PS4 languishing about somewhere but I haven't checked so far to see if there are discs available that are computer education based.
A few children with interests in computing/coding from the school, including her have been invited to attend BETT 2019 next January
What’s on at Bett
but since this is the new year it's not helping me find something suitable.
Budget is around £100 for a complete hardware/software solution, somewhat less if it has to be books or a subscription to magazines.
She does have an interest in music (more keyboard) so I am looking for something about that enables composing, and/or setting up synthesiser functions to her own personal requirements.
Thanks in advance.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wonder-Wor...9355&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=coding+robot&psc=1 , so I don't wish something similar for the home and looking around, there are none that look as though they might retain interest beyond the festive period.
Last years must have games were Tellagami, MyBoo and Pokemon, the last would at least get her out the house.
I already have Raspberry Pi and Arduino boards here with interfaces but they haven't generated much interest, if at all. Are there add on kits for somebody of this age ?
Main time spent when at home appears to be ;
Minecraft (as of late),
Programming (in Scratch) last year on the XP laptop.
Some - free - apps on a Galaxy Tablet but these are more arcade style games (Crossy Road/ hidden object / character dress up), I would be hesitant to pay for an app that might not update accordingly as she gains experience.
I do have a PS4 languishing about somewhere but I haven't checked so far to see if there are discs available that are computer education based.
A few children with interests in computing/coding from the school, including her have been invited to attend BETT 2019 next January
What’s on at Bett
but since this is the new year it's not helping me find something suitable.
Budget is around £100 for a complete hardware/software solution, somewhat less if it has to be books or a subscription to magazines.
She does have an interest in music (more keyboard) so I am looking for something about that enables composing, and/or setting up synthesiser functions to her own personal requirements.
Thanks in advance.