Manufacturer recommends 8-15 but would do any current owners believe this might be age appropriate for a 5 year old (with help from a parent)?
1683608
My five year old daughter loves it! She can do the projects by herself and even tries to come up with her own circuits. I definitely recommend it!
1683609
Our three year old likes it. She needed some help with the diagrams initially. It's not much more difficult than assembling a jigsaw puzzle.
1683610
My 5 and 6 year old have this set and another one. They needed help for the first few times and now work the directions totally independently and have even started creating their own.
1683611
My grandson is 5 years old, but a creative methodical thinker who enjoys the problem solving aspect of this product. Of course, it requires an adult to work with him on the different electrical circuits, but has proven to be a wonderful educational and family activity. I would recommend it if the child has patience and enjoys interactive "play" with his/her parent.
1683612
Definitely. We got it when my son was four and he loved playing with it with help. He's now 5 1/2 and he can follow the diagrams, build circuits on his own, understands the basics of a circuit, and knows what all the parts are and a bit about what they do.
1683613
A 5 year old would need plenty of help from a parent to follow circuit diagram, but as with most things after the first few times assembling each circuit would be done by memory.
1683614
Yes, with parental help, if the child is extremely intuitive in making things work. I had a problem with it, but I
1683615
We bought this for my son on his 4th birthday and he LOVES it. For the first month we definitely had to help him but he was very adept at getting the proper pieces and having us put them in the proper location. But now he is capable of doing the simpler projects on his own, with our help with the more complex projects. The projects do not require reading skills, only letter and number recognition, so I think this is a great gift for a visual and spatially orientated child.
1683616
I have bought it for my 4 yr old grandson. Both myself and son work with him. He doesn't get the electronics, but loves it and is very creative. Plus he is starting to understand diagrams. I say buy it.
1683617
Definitely appropriate for 5 year old, my nephew got his @ age five. Think the manufacturer is accounting for both play without anyone watching, as well as minds that are not ready yet
2258322
I checked with my 12 year old and he said the game might be too challenging for a 5 year old, can be done with lots of parental help. He thinks 8 might be a better age but if your grandson is really good on the computer he may be able to have some fun with this.
194226
We used it from 4 months and still use it every now and then (my son is currently 11 ½ months old). It is definitely a go-to toy when I just need to be hands free for a couple of minutes, but he's outgrown staying in it much longer than 5 minutes at a time. At 8 months, we probably used it several times a day still, but it might not be worth the $ at this point. I would be more concerned with the height. At 30 inches, my son is at the last height level, and I'm pretty sure that's the maximum recommended height, too. We'll probably pack it up right around his birthday...
194225
We used it from 4 months and still use it every now and then (my son is currently 11 months old). It is definitely a go-to toy when I just need to be hands free for a couple of minutes, but he's outgrown staying in it much longer than 5 minutes at a time. At 8 months, we probably used it several times a day still, but it might not be worth the $ at this point. I would be more concerned with the height. At 30 inches, my son is at the last height level, and I'm pretty sure that's the maximum recommended height, too. We'll probably pack it up right around his birthday...
247919
I brought for 2 nieces as 12 mo. I think 5mo. is too young. They can use until 3 yr. It is a great gear!
1487056
I think it would be great. Our 5 yo is shorter than average, and it's a bit big for her. She manages to ride it, but I think it will serve her to age 7 at least
1759137
No, this item is meant for very young children. I would say up to 5 years old.
1620676
my son is 5 months old and he's above average with his height and I still use this . I think it should be great till he's at least 1 year of age ..
1214594
Most definitely. I would think that's the perfect age. I have two and my granddaughter is only 16 months. Hardly old enough to hand them to her as a toy. But she giggles at them when I hold her on my lap and we play with them. She definitely has it figured out how to feed the little guys!EDITED: to say: After reading the comment left by CandaceMacan24 , I may agree that 5 and above may even be a better age group than 4 - she makes some good points. Depends on the kid. As a side note, My 16 month old GD isn't scared by it.
2037324
Our little grandson started using his at 5 months, but I think he is more interested in it and can sit up well enough at 6 months to really enjoy it. I would say that 6 months would be a good age (depending on the development of the child) to introduce this product.
1714182
I am not sure of the officially recommended age, but I would say 18 months to 2.5 years. My 15 month old can't quite use it yet but by three a child would definitely have outgrown it.
1524126
My daughter just turned 5 and loves it. A 3 year old might get frustrated with it, but with help from an adult or older child would probably be ok.
1216799
I think 5 year olds are pretty hip these days and could handle this. But my 20 year old grandson seemed to enjoy playing with the crank part. Kids will be kids. No guarantee your child won't use it as a toy.
2112903
We gave it to my nephew who is 2. My son (almost 5) loves playing with it too. I'd say 2-6 is probably a good age range.
87157
My son was 4 when we got it. He struggled to get it to work everytime, but I'd say 5 and up! Adults could absolutely use it too!
192031
It would depend on the child. I would think for sure until 6. It's a good size. Just depends on the child's interests.
679488
My daughter just turned 4 and she rides it pretty well, so I think it should work really well for a 5 year old.