LEGO WeDo

Coolsplash

I wanted to know if anyone could help me identify from where I could buy the LEGO WeDo products.

timinchicago

Other than the Lego Education site?

http://www.legoeducation.us/store.cfm?&var=d&ckey=US&lang=eng

andhe

^He's in Pakistan, and I'm guessing they don't deliver there. Do you have to work in education to order these?

timinchicago

You do not need to be in education to order WeDo, but you would not be able to claim tax exempt status in several states if you are not.

As for shipping outside North America, as long as there is no Lego education distributor in your country then yes they will ship to you, though you must agree to the shipping charges in advance.

http://www.legoeducation.us/eng/Support/non_us_addresses_ordering_and_shipping.cfm?paID=3782

avoiceoreason

My son is using these in school right now and loves them. The basic package at $130 seems a bit steep for what it is.

On a related- or perhaps unrelated topic - does anyone know if you can buy the mats/challenge sets from the Lego League robotics competition? I searched ebay and couldn't find any, so I didn't know if there was some rule that you had to return them to Lego afterwards or what.

Coolsplash

Thanks for the help guys. I did check the link @timinchicago, and found a LEGO Distributor nearby (India) so will drop them an email and see how much of a shipping cost I am looking at.

fyrmedhatt

My son is using these in school right now and loves them. The basic package at $130 seems a bit steep for what it is.

On a related- or perhaps unrelated topic - does anyone know if you can buy the mats/challenge sets from the Lego League robotics competition? I searched ebay and couldn't find any, so I didn't know if there was some rule that you had to return them to Lego afterwards or what.

They're expensive but there are some here, and I'm not certain they all contain the board, you should message the sellers:

http://www.bricklink.com/browseList.asp?itemType=S&catString=545

avoiceoreason

^Thanks for the link, I appreciate you taking the time to post it.

None on eBay and only 3 on Bricklink. Again makes me think there is some rule about what is done with them after the competitions.

One of the Bricklink lots doesn't contain the mat - without which you can't really attempt the challenges.

After some harder-than-it-should-be searching I was able to find a First Lego League type set on the Lego education site.

http://www.legoeducation.us/eng/product/green_city_challenge_set/2046

Not clear though wether you need to buy the "extension pack" to actually get the building instructions and mission list.

Does anyone know offhand whether you can use VIP point on the education site or are they completely separate businesses?