Learning Resources Botley the Coding Robot 2.0 - Code Games for Boys and Girls, Ages 5+

The reason this particular coding robot appealed to me is that I have 2 boys aged 5 & 8 and I knew they would both be able to use and play with it together and also separately. The set up of the robot is incredibly easy, I would just note that you need to use strong/new batteries otherwise it may not have enough power. But once up and running the boys quickly found it easy to navigate and have loved setting up obstacles and routes. The age rating is 5+ and I would agree with this, although obviously with my 5 year old I had to go through the instructions with him. Whereas with an older child they can happily read through the instructions themselves. What is nice is that the page of 'secret codes' is written in a way that even my youngest boy could understand himself so he quite happily makes the robot move and sound like a Frog or a Police car! You can also get the robot to follow the black line on the reverse of the tile boards which the boys thought was very cool. This a robot that they will be able to have lots of fun with for some time as there are endless possibilities of different routes and tricks it can perform, with lots of accessories that also come with it. I have 2 very happy boys!