MORE: The Best Portable Bluetooth Speakers That Bring the Party Anywhere Apparently making a speaker isn’t nearly as hard as Best Buy might have you believe. According to the instructions, an 8-year-old should have it put together in about an hour. The BOSEBuild Speaker Cube will provide the handful of provided cables, connectors, and 4.75 x 4.75-inch, high-performance plastic cube — you provide the tunes. No soldering or tools are required, which means that neither are you. And as they run through 15 fun, step-by-step activities on the included iOS smartphone app, they’ll unwittingly learn about the science of sound; everything from magnets (how do those work?), to frequency, to waveforms. Sadly, the BOSEBuild Speaker Cube will never unlock the mystery of why your children prefer Kidz Bop to Led Zeppelin. The BOSEbuild Speaker Cube can also be customized with silhouette covers and colored LEDs that dance to the music and reflect your kid’s individual creativity – and that stuff can’t be bought in a store. Ages: 8+ Buy Now $149 Want tips, tricks, and advice that you’ll actually use? Click here to sign up for our email.