Kano Disney Frozen 2 Coding Kit, STEM Learning and Coding Toy for Kids

I’m not normally one for product reviews, but this product is exceptional. Our eldest (6) has played with Scrathjr and a variety of coding toys over the years but nothing has captured her imagination as much as this. The instant feedback from changing variables in coding blocks really reinforces the learning whilst being fun at the same time.Couple of observations to be aware of, it requires Bluetooth v4 or newer, Mac’s from about 2011 onwards have this but the 2010 macbook air hand me down the kids use doesn’t.Whilst it works on an iPad Mini, the screen is a little too small to really get everything on. shouldn’t be a problem on a bigger iPad.We paid around £30 list is apparently £80 which is a little high, anything under £50 is still great value

Built this with my daughter who was excited to learn coding.Irronically for 'coding' product the website it directs you to get the accompanying app won't load as it is insecure. Grabbing the app from the app store is also a challenge. Once downloaded you cant proceed unless you create a login, which fails every time. Tried on Apple devices, Android devices and Windows machine. Nothing works. Device is pretty much useless without the app so now left with a plastic box with no functionality.Can not find anyway to contact Kano to resolve the problem.DO NOT BUY

Child (6) was excited to build the sensor and follow the booklet.Unfortunately we did not get very far on the Kindle HD 10, it refused to connect despite multiple attempts and reboots and reinstalls. As expected no response to support request because it's Christmas.But worked fine on Windows 10. This is the Scratch coding platform which is designed for 8+. Even if younger kids are keen and get the general idea of coding it can be tricky to drag-n-drop to small targets with a trackpad so assistance will be required to avoid frustration. Also the friendly popups get in the way, some block the canvas from working and some do not.But bearing those in mind this is does what it intends, making coding interesting to small people.Hopefully we'll revisit it when she's a bit older.

My daughter loves this even though she is a bit young for it, we have done all the challenges though and she isn't really ready to make her own creations yet. There seems to be a whole extra set of challenges unrelated to frozen on the Kano site as well though so we are doing these as well. I am happy that my daughter is showing an interest in coding and it makes me smile when she asks if she can do Elsa Anna coding.

Daughter loved it initially but there needs to be a review of the software design as some of the steps are not very obvious. Also gets repetitive after a while and she lost interest after maybe 2 hours of total play time.

Bought for 8 year old girl who absolutely loved assembling the kit and the app experience (i pad) excellent value for money would definitely recommend!

The device itself is easy to put together and looks nice but as soon as you download the app the problems start. Registering wastes time and the app is really buggy and not managed to actually use it properly yet, just go through the same setup pages before it connects and then crashes. Whilst they list compatible devices, I would recommend you only buy this if you have the very latest devices and check the app first. Very frustrating.

Excellent product to help kids with coding basics