Re: [libreplanet-discuss] Libre-respecting CS or engineering toys for kids?

[Christopher M. Hobbs]

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On Thu, 1 Dec 2016 12:31:22 +0000
Pen-Yuan Hsing <penyuanhsing@gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear libreplanet,
> 
> I'm hoping to buy some toys as gifts for a couple kids aged between 
> ~3-5, and I'm hoping to get them (especially the little girls) 
> interested in the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) 
> subjects.
> 
> Can people recommended some freedom-respecting toys for this purpose?
> It doesn't even have to be something installed in a computer, for
> example CS Unplugged (http://csunplugged.org/books/) has a great book
> that teaches basic computer science principles.
> 
> Maybe we can then submit these ideas to the FSF's holiday gift 
> recommendations list.
> 
> Thank you!
> 

One other thing that just came to mind is the game Robot Turtles
(http://www.robotturtles.com/).  I've never used the iThing apps but
the board game is great fun and teaches programming to children without
using a computer.

cmh

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