What are some useful home applications with Raspberry Pi to interest kids?

[helpme]

What are some problems you encounter at home which can be solved with the Raspberry Pi? I am searching for problems so that I can create solutions to interest my kids in engineering

[berrymix]

I honestly don't know about apps about Raspberry Pi that is suitable for kids but I am hoping that the link below can somehow help.

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/5-reasons- ... pberry-pi/

[mattmiller]

What are some problems you encounter at home which can be solved with the Raspberry Pi? I am searching for problems so that I can create solutions to interest my kids in engineering

I like the project of using neopixels on the stairs to indicate temperature
https://lorrainbow.wordpress.com/2017/0 ... ir-lights/

[mattmiller]

Bedroom "burglar" alarm using Pir/Ultrasonic Sensor

[W. H. Heydt]

One problem here is: How old are the kids? A project suitable for a 6-year-old is likely to be quite a bit different from a project for a 16-year-old. That said, reading back copies of the MagPi and the blog posts on the RPF home page might be good places to start.