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Kids First Coding & Robotics
Kids First Coding & Robotics
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Happy Up's Age Recommendation:
Happy Up's Age Recommendation:
4 years & up with help, 6 years & up independently
Meet Sammy. This cute little peanut butter and jelly sandwich is actually a robot you can program!
You don’t need a tablet, smartphone, or computer to program this robot; programs are created by simply laying down a sequence of physical code cards. As the robot drives over the code cards, an OID optical scanner on the bottom of the robot reads the code cards one by one and loads the program.
Next, place the robot on a grid made of map cards. Your robot runs the program and navigates the map. You can program the robot to move in different directions, activate arms or other moving parts, light up its LED, play sounds, and respond to different function cards.
This robot kit also teaches physical engineering and problem solving skills. It covers six key areas of coding: sequencing, loops, events, conditionals, functions, and variables.
The 30 lessons are aligned with standards for computer science education developed by the Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) and the International Society for Technology (ISTE) Education, as well as courses from Code.org. The lessons go from easy to complex, allowing this set to grow with the child’s abilities and understanding.
In addition to Sammy, there are five other stories, each with a series of model-building and coding challenges and lessons related to it: a mouse moves through a maze to find cheese; a penguin wanders around a zoo; a soccer player moves a ball into the goal; a fire truck puts out a fire; and a factory robot performs tasks in a factory scene.
A full-color illustrated manual guides users through the coding lessons and the assembly of the different models.
3 AA batteries required, not included.
WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD Small parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.
Holiday Store Pickup
Store pickup is always free.
We fulfill orders as quickly as we can. If you need something by a specific day or time, let us know at checkout and we will do our best!
Happy Up Edwardsville:
- Orders are usually available for next day pickup if ordered by 2pm.
Happy Up Clayton:
- Orders are usually available for pickup within 48hrs if ordered by 2pm.
- Some items may take additional time. We will contact you to let you know.
If you request gift wrapping...
Please be patient!
Depending on the volume of orders, gift wrapping may delay your pickup by 24hrs at both locations.
We will do our best to have your items wrapped and ready within the turn-around times listed above!
For Curbside Pickup:
Once we've let you know that your order is ready, give us a call when you arrive at the store. We'll bring your purchases out for you!
Holiday Shipping 2023
UPS has issued a statement about the volume of packages they'll handle in the final stretch before Christmas and possible delays. We will do everything we can to make sure your items arrive in time.
To help ensure we can process your order and get it on its way, we are setting our deadline to:
Monday, Dec. 11th, 2023
Please keep this info in mind:
Gift wrapping may slow your order shipping by 24hrs.
Orders placed on or before Monday, Dec. 11th should arrive in time for Christmas.
Any shipping orders placed on or after Tuesday, Dec. 12th will not arrive in time.
Shipping orders will not be processed Dec. 23rd - 26th.
If you still want us to ship for you after Dec. 11th, we are more than happy to do it. Just remember the further the destination is from Edwardsville, IL, the longer it will take to arrive.
A $24.00 minimum purchase is required for shipping.
Shipping rates are based on your cart total after any discounts or coupons.
Purchase Amounts:
- $24 - $50 = $9.75 shipping
- $50.01 - $75.00 = $12.25 shipping
- $75.01 - $100.00 = $14.75 shipping
- $100.01 - $150.00 = $19.00 shipping
- $150.01 and up = $25.00 shipping
Some items are not eligible to ship. These items are labeled on their product page and in your cart as:
Store Pickup Only
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Shipping orders are processed Monday through Friday.
If you have any questions, send us an email: help@happyupinc.com
You are also welcome to give our Edwardsville, IL location a call during store hours: (618) 656-9596
Returns Policy
We aren't happy until you are!
With receipt or email confirmation:
- exchange, store credit, or refund to original form of payment
With gift receipt:
- exchange or store credit
Without receipt, email confirmation, or gift receipt:
- exchange or store credit
Shipping charges are not refundable.
To arrange for a return of an item we shipped, please email help@happyupinc.com
