My kids took on Kano, the tiny single-board computer that teaches coding

It felt a little like Christmas, opening and unpacking the Kano box with my kids.

Everything about the computer kit felt designed for children — like the tiny orange keyboard, the chunky see-through case, and the bright yellow HDMI cable. But as soon as the Kano operating system crept to life on our living room TV — the boot sequence spidering its way across the ageing LCD screen — it was clear that it’s more that just a kids’ toy.