These DIY Kits Will Help You Do Just About Anything From The Comfort Of Your Couch
Life can be expensive. We've become so complacent, we'll pay for anything as long as we don't have to do it ourselves, from food delivery to furniture assembly. But there's something to be said for doing things yourself. Not only does it feel great once you're done, but DIY kits can save you a ton of money and be a great educational tool for kids. If you're ready to roll up your sleeves (or make your kids roll up their sleeves), check out some of the coolest DIY kits on the web, all of which are on sale for an extra 15 percent off when you use code SPRINGSAVE15.
Robots
SunFounder Nano DIY 4-DOF Robot Kit
MSRP: $59.99 // Sale Price: $46.95 // SPRINGSAVE15: $40
This robotics education kit helps you build a real robot from scratch. Not only that, but you can program the robot to walk, dance, and even talk!
DIY Robotic Art Kit for Ages 6 to 9
MSRP: $69 // Sale Price: $49.95 // SPRINGSAVE15: $42.50
Designed for young kids, this fun kit is an introduction to STEM learning. It allows kids to explore the fundamentals of art, science, and robotic technologies all in one.
MSRP: $65.99 // Sale Price: $54.95 // SPRINGSAVE15: $46.75
Learning robotics is more fun when you build a lizard. That's just a fact. This fun kit includes everything you need to assemble a lizard robot and comes with a visual programming language to help you program it to move.
SunFounder Robotic Arm Edge Kit for Arduino
MSRP: $69.99 // Sale Price: $54.99 // SPRINGSAVE15: $46.75
The best way to learn anything is by doing and this kit will teach you how to build and control a robot arm from scratch. Using the open-source MCU Arduino UNO and servo expansion board, you can control the four axes of the arm with the potentiometer buttons or with your computer. Make it brush your teeth, pick up your keys, or anything else!
DIY Robot Curiosity Kit for Ages 8 to 10
MSRP: $119 // Sale Price: $99.95 // SPRINGSAVE15: $85
This introductory STEM learning kit introduces kids ages 8 to 10 to robotics, with all the tools needed to build a near-infinite number of projects with ease.
3D Printing
BONDIC Starter Kit + Extra Refill
MSRP: $24.99 // Sale Price: $14.99 // SPRINGSAVE15: $12.75
Bondic is liquid plastic that only hardens when you need it to. It's stronger than glue and works on practically any surface, hardening only when you cure it with the included UV LED light.
3Doodler Start Essentials 3D Printing Pen Set
MSRP: $49.99 // SPRINGSAVE15: $42.50
This beginner-friendly 3D printing pen set will help bring doodles to life right before your eyes. The set includes a 3Doodler Start 3D Pen, 2 packs of 3Doodler Start Plastic, an activity guide, and a micro-USB charging cable to help you get started.
3Doodler Create+ Essentials 3D Printing Pen Set
MSRP: $79.99 // SPRINGSAVE15: $68
Take your doodling up a notch with the Create+ set. This pen provides greater temperature control and speed control to let you work with different plastic types and explore different techniques.
3Doodler Start Mega 3D Printing Pen Set
MSRP: $99.99 // SPRINGSAVE15: $85
Winner of multiple Toy of the Year awards, this 3D printing pen kit lets you take doodling to new three-dimensional heights. It comes with a blue 3Doodler Start 3D Pen, eight packs of low-heat, BPA-free, and non-toxic 3Doodler Start Eco-Plastic, eight DoodleBlocks, a micro-USB charging cable, and a 3Doodler activity guide with over 12 projects to help you get started.
3Doodler Create+ Master Creator 3D Pen Set
MSRP: $149.99 // SPRINGSAVE15: $127.50
For the doodle masters! The latest 3D printing pen from 3Doodler is loaded with new features for ultra-smooth and enhanced doodling while remaining 99% jam-free. You'll have greater control over pen movements and temperature to explore different plastic types and techniques.
SparkMaker Original SLA 3D Printer Starter Bundle
MSRP: $396 // Sale Price: $299.95 // SPRINGSAVE15: $255
Unleash the magic of 3D printing for an affordable price with this easy-to-use setup. Printing at 100µm XY resolution and up to 20µm Z layer thickness, this user-friendly printer can turn pre-loaded designs into incredible 3D models.
Coding
DIY Coding Kit for Ages 8 to 12
MSRP: $99 // Sale Price: $79.95
Make learning to code fun for kids with this app-based coding and programming skills set. With helpful, engaging guides, kids can learn to code a near-infinite number of projects fast.
IoT
Circuit Scribe: DIY Circuit Kits
MSRP: $58.99 // Sale Price: $32.99 // SPRINGSAVE15: $28
This kit is packed full of pens, modules, stencils, and more to help you build models and bring them to life through circuitry. It also comes with an instructional booklet to help you get started.
MAKERbuino Educational DIY Game Console
MSRP: $69.99 // SPRINGSAVE15: $59.50
What's better than playing games? Building them yourself! This DIY game console kit comes with everything you need to assemble and program a complete game console from scratch.
Arduino Automatic Smart Plant Watering Kit 2.0
MSRP: $69.99 // SPRINGSAVE15: $59.50
Who wants to water their own plants? With this ingenious kit, you can use an Arduino microcontroller board and included components to set up a watering schedule and control when your plants are watered automatically — even if you're on the other side of the world.
Crowtail Starter Kit For Micro:bit 2.0
MSRP: $89 // SPRINGSAVE15: $76.50
The BBC Micro:bit is a pocket-sized computer that can be used to create robots, musical instruments, and more with very little coding expertise. This starter kit will help you explore a Micro:bit board and teach you how to create a variety of projects.
Crowtail NodeMCU Internet of Things Kit
MSRP: $89 // SPRINGSAVE15: $76.50
With a ESP8266 WiFi module and Crowtail interface, this kit will help you use the NodeMCU platform to build laser pointers, moisture sensors, and more. The kit comes with 30 different modules, as well as sample code and handy software tools.
Elecrow Raspberry Pi 3 Starter Kit
MSRP: $108 // SPRINGSAVE15: $91.80
Raspberry Pi is one of the most popular Internet of Things boards on the planet, allowing you to code programs that interact with the physical world around you. This kit from Elecrow includes a Raspberry Pi 3B+, an LCD touchscreen, WiFi adapter, and more components, giving you an introduction to the Internet of Things by building your own web-connected device from scratch.
Ringo DIY Mobile Phone Kit + Tools
MSRP: $194.99 // Sale Price: $179.95 // SPRINGSAVE15: $153
This Kickstarter-funded kit has been featured on TechCrunch, Forbes, and Digital Trends. It's an open-source mobile phone that kids can build from scratch, complete with electronic components, modules, and accessories. Once done, it actually works like a smartphone, supporting texts and calls, games, and more.
TinyTesla Musical Tesla Coil Kit
MSRP: $229.99 // Sale Price: $197.95 // SPRINGSAVE15: $168.30
Explore the magic of Tesla coils with this musical kit! The kit comes with all the electronic and hardware components you need to program exciting, fun musical Tesla coils. Just set it up, plug into a laptop, and start coding.
CrowPi Raspberry Pi Accessory Kit
MSRP: $239 // Sale Price: $220.99 // SPRINGSAVE15: $187.85
This Kickstarter-funded kit lets you enjoy the magic of Raspberry Pi anywhere. With a motor, receiver, buttons, and more DIY components, CrowPi even has a built-in touchscreen and camera to elevate your Raspberry Pi programming to new functionality.
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