Sphero RVR
£260 / stuff.tv/SpheroRVR
The RVR pulls off the balance between serious coding and knockabout fun perfectly: it’s a fast, fun all-terrain vehicle that you can throw about without worrying about it breaking; but it also has serious hi-tech chops, being compatible with the best low-cost programming machines around. That means playing with the RVR can be as simple or as complicated as you want: spend hours constructing the most intricate driving routine imaginable, or just gun the motor and tear it up.
Stuff says Rated 5 out of 5 stars
If you’re turned off by the mere mention of the word ‘coding’, the RVR might just convert you
2 Lego Boost Creative Toolbox
£150 / stuff.tv/LegoCreativeToolbox
Building Lego is already ridiculously good fun, so think what great a time you’ll have when the completed model turns into a functioning robot. You can use simple coding to make it move, fire projectiles and play games.
Stuff says Rated 5 out of 5 stars
This programmable Lego kit is hard to beat
3 Sphero Bolt
£150 / stuff.tv/SpheroBolt
This little rolling ball of tech is great fun, and educational to boot. We hope your skirting boards are up to taking a few knocks, but if your kids have any curiosity about coding it’ll keep them entertained for months to come.
Stuff says Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Proves that learning really can be fun
4 Kano Harry Potter Coding Kit
Rated 5 out of 5 stars £50 / stuff.tv/KanoHarryPotter
A magical way to make coding accessible and fun to learn.
5 Nintendo Labo VR Kit
Rated 5 out of 5 stars from £35 (+ Switch) / stuff.tv/LaboVR
An irresistible mash-up of cardboard-folding adventures and lo-fi VR entertainment.