If you have a difficult-to-buy-for gifted child, the annual search for interesting Christmas presents can get pretty desperate.
My young kiddo became bored with those expensive circuit kits within a day of receiving them last year. I'm not naming names because this is not a knock on those kits— they make fabulous presents.
So, this year I'm trying LED circuitry kits as a gift. Some kits involve soldering, so your child will have to be supervised or old enough to do this safely.
The first kit I'm trying out comes from Alliexpress. It's a small Christmas tree kit with all the parts to light it up LED style. I can't tell you more about it, because I'm not as smart as my son, unfortunately 🤓. I'll update this review later to tell you whether or not I have a hit on my hands.
I'm also going to be checking out Arduino (sp?) if anyone has bought one of their starter kits for their kids, let me know.
http://m.aliexpress.com
C o / Ava Everheart
My young kiddo became bored with those expensive circuit kits within a day of receiving them last year. I'm not naming names because this is not a knock on those kits— they make fabulous presents.
So, this year I'm trying LED circuitry kits as a gift. Some kits involve soldering, so your child will have to be supervised or old enough to do this safely.
The first kit I'm trying out comes from Alliexpress. It's a small Christmas tree kit with all the parts to light it up LED style. I can't tell you more about it, because I'm not as smart as my son, unfortunately 🤓. I'll update this review later to tell you whether or not I have a hit on my hands.
I'm also going to be checking out Arduino (sp?) if anyone has bought one of their starter kits for their kids, let me know.
http://m.aliexpress.com
C o / Ava Everheart
11.11
What is it? It's a 24-hour shopping holiday invented by the Chinese company, Alibaba.
Why should you know about it? Alibaba sold $14.3 BILLION of merchandise on 11.11.2016!!!! In the first 90 minutes alone, Alibaba sold more than America's Black Friday and Cyber Monday sold combined last year.
More Chinese shop on their phone's browser or through an app, setting a trend that American companies are following (e.g. Amazon will offer app-only deals for the first time this Black Friday).
Other online Chinese retailers are now having their own 11.11 sales, but I haven't seen a source citing a sales figure with total revenue for all sites included yet.
Do many Americans shop on 11.11? I can't find solid data to answer this question, but I can tell you I do!
Do 11.11 sales affect Black Friday in the US? My guess is they have to.
And the most important question – Are the deals really better on 11.11? A lot of deals on AliExpress are better year round than American prices.
Read More At Investor's Business Daily: http://news.investors.com/technology/111015-780186-china-alibaba-1111-shopping-singles-day-and-tencent-q3-report.htm#ixzz3sRb30lor
C o / Ava Everheart
Why should you know about it? Alibaba sold $14.3 BILLION of merchandise on 11.11.2016!!!! In the first 90 minutes alone, Alibaba sold more than America's Black Friday and Cyber Monday sold combined last year.
More Chinese shop on their phone's browser or through an app, setting a trend that American companies are following (e.g. Amazon will offer app-only deals for the first time this Black Friday).
Other online Chinese retailers are now having their own 11.11 sales, but I haven't seen a source citing a sales figure with total revenue for all sites included yet.
Do many Americans shop on 11.11? I can't find solid data to answer this question, but I can tell you I do!
Do 11.11 sales affect Black Friday in the US? My guess is they have to.
And the most important question – Are the deals really better on 11.11? A lot of deals on AliExpress are better year round than American prices.
Read More At Investor's Business Daily: http://news.investors.com/technology/111015-780186-china-alibaba-1111-shopping-singles-day-and-tencent-q3-report.htm#ixzz3sRb30lor
C o / Ava Everheart
