[mrcharles]

I'm not having children, but I have two nephews and a niece, and when they are old enough to read and use a computer without breaking them, I'm giving them each a netbook preinstalled with ubuntu, various programming tools, and some kind of video chat software so that they have access to me to ask questions at any time.

I want them all to know this kind of thing, regardless of anything else. Plus it will make me the coolest uncle ever.

[joelhooks]

In my experience delivering Ubuntu boxes to elementary aged children, they are generally unimpressed. This isn't to say you will have a similar experience. I am interested in how to pull it off, so let us know when the time comes.

[GFKjunior]

You should look into the Fedora Sugar on a Stick distro.

http://spins.fedoraproject.org/soas/

It has tons of great interactive python programming tools and projects, plus all the hours are logged and you can review how much time the kids spent on each project.