Top electrical toys

From series and parallel circuits to  more complex sensor-triggered electricity kits, we have a fabulous selection for any child interested in how things work. Many are used in schools, linked to the National Curriculum and all selected for their learning fun.

Logiblocs Electric City

Logiblocs is back to support the coding and logic work now in the curriculum. The push-fit plug and play blocks encourage the systematic thought needed to create circuits and more hi-tech sensor, NOT, OR, and AND gate-controlled systems. We love the instruction manuals packed with project ideas. 

Age 7-12

Cambridge Brainbox Primary Plus 2 Kit

Brainbox is a simple 'Plug and Play' electronics set with all parts designed for quick and easy assembly. The components are connected with press-studs, making them suitable for all abilities. The Cambridge Brainbox Primary Plus 2 Kit is three kits in one. It includes all parts from the original Primary Plus kit with the addition of the parts from the Primary 2 kit and the Sensors and Alarms . The Primary Plus 2 Kit has a great manual and covers the requirements of the Science National Curriculum with links to Design and Technology and adds many extra exciting experiments for good measure! Due to the ease of construction, children are quickly rewarded and if the circuit does not work first time, it is easy to rebuild it.

John Adams Hot Wire Set

Hot Wire Set is the ultimate electronic starter kit. Make anything from a flying disc to a burglar alarm, from a voice recorder to an FM radio to even a lie detector with your Hot Wires Set! Follow the easy- to-use instructions to become an electronics wizard. Over 100 exciting experiments.

Age 10+

Power Tracks

A Coding and electricity toy in one! Connect the large table-top tiles to make 1 of the 20 circuits or design your own. Use the direction buttons to program Volty with commands to guide him around the circuit. Discover Volty's hidden features as he travels over the special tiles. Age 5+

Cool Circuits Puzzle 

Looking for a challenge? This tough game challenges you to complete an electrical circuit using eight seemingly simple pieces - but don’t be fooled, it's pretty tricky. This puzzle has various levels of difficulty and requires quick wit, perseverance and ingenuity to solve the challenges set.

Choose one of forty paper puzzle cards and lay it across the puzzle box to get you started. Lay down the eight, fluorescent puzzle pieces, which can be flipped as well as rotated in several different ways, to solve the puzzle – there’s only one correct solution to each puzzle!  Once the full circuit is complete the blue LED lights come on, sounds start and the show begins.

Age 8+

4M Water Powered Clock

Time well spent with this awesome set!  Build a digital clock, add water and the clock starts working.  Use STEM principles to observe how batteries work with this scientific project kit.

Age 8+

Thames and Kosmos Learning Circuits 

Construct circuits with colourful electric building blocks to learn about electricity and how electronic devices work. With the innovative snap-together blocks in this kit, children eight and up can safely and easily begin experimenting with electronic circuits. The fun building projects include an alternating blinker, a police siren, an ambulance siren, an alarm system, a light detector, a conductivity tester, a rain warning system, a timer, and logic circuits.

The electronic components in this kit include capacitors, resistors, transistors, LEDs (light emitting diodes), a phototransistor, a switch, 30 contact blocks, cable blocks, a battery holder, a speaker, and a sound integrated circuit. The 64-page, full-colour experiment manual guides you through 70 circuit building experiments with easy-to-follow diagrams.

Age 8+

Electrokit 88

Complete 88 electrical experiments, involving motors, switches, lights and sounds! A clearly worded instruction manual assists with assembling circuits and understanding how they work. Designed for easy assembly the components easily snap together. Older children can increase their knowledge and understanding of electronics by designing their own circuits. Also includes a brief history of electricity. 

Age 8-14

Thames and Kosmos Advanced Circuits 

Tap into the awesome world of electronics with this advanced system of snap-together electric building blocks. Start out by experimenting with colourful light-up circuits as you dive into the basics of electricity. Install a sound module to generate the sounds of police cars, ambulances, or fire engines. Learn the important role resistors and potentiometers (variable resistors) play in an electronic circuit.

Age 10+

Thames and Kosmos Motors and Generators 

Electric motors and generators are in countless devices, appliances, and vehicles and are an essential technology in our modern world. Children can now explore the fascinating world of electronics through their own science experiments at home with the Motors and Generators Science Kit from award winning Thames & Kosmos.

There are 25 experiments to conduct that will guide children through areas such as how an electric motor converts electricity into motion as well as how an electric generator does just the opposite, converting motion into electricity. The kit includes an electric motor made of transparent plastic to show how the inside components work and with which they can build simple circuits consisting of the motor or generator, wires, and a light bulb to learn about the flow of electricity.

This child's science kit also has experiments with magnets to learn how magnetic fields relate to electric current. A great introduction to the world of electronic, Motors & Generators comes with a full colour 48-page manual full of facts and step-by-step instructions for all the experiments.

Age 8+