Category: Eco Toys

April 21, 2009April 19, 2009
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Solar-Powered Eco House Electronics Kit

The is a great kit to get the kids interested in alternative energy whilst helping them to learn something too. The kit specifically teaches children about solar energy, as the solar panel can be used to power each of the LED sign display, the door sounds, and a windmill.

March 3, 2009February 23, 2009
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Solar Powered Nintendo DS lite

It appears that the Nintendo DS Lite was made for solar panels, as the Instructables author dark sponge has created a useful solar charger for the DS Lite. The top face has enough space for two 60x60mm solar cells side by side, each outputting 3V at 40mA.

January 18, 2009January 18, 2009
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K’Nex Solar Energy System

When I was a kid, I loved LEGO. I had all kinds of Technic LEGO, and used to spend hours playing with it. Well K’Nex are just the same and have an educational kit named the K’NEX Solar Energy System. The kit gives kids hands-on experiments with solar energy, building a total of 7 different...

November 11, 2008July 13, 2009
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Nano-Tech Water Drop Puzzle

The Nano-Tech Water Drop Puzzle is simply a puzzle that cleverly exploits surface tension in water to allow you to use individual water drops instead of marbles or metal bearings in a toy.