READER JOHN RINEHART EMAILS: “I seem to remember that for several years, right around Christmas, you would mention a brand of educational electronics kits. Now that our son is getting to that age, I can not for the life of me remember the name of your brand of choice. Can you re-mention them for us slow learners, so that this time we may take extra care to write down the information….and then lose the note we wrote it on?”

It’s the Snap Circuits toys. The SC-300 is a good starter; for older/smarter kids there’s the SC-500 and the SC-750. For little kids there’s the Snap Circuits Jr. They all get excellent reviews.