My son got this Electronic Snap Circuits by Elenco for his birthday in February.  What a hit!  My husband loved electronics class in high school and has been good with it since.  He and my son played with this set for 2 hours when they first opened it.  I think they did the first 6 project in the book.  They even made an AM radio!  Very cool stuff!  I highly suggest it for any family.

Sorry for the bad photos.  I took them excitedly with my iPhone while also cleaning up the kitchen!