Learning to work with computers and electronics at the board level now takes place in elementary school. The Raspberry Pi project boasts this. Raspberry Pi projects are affordable, easy to start, and fun! Why not try one of these simple Raspberry Pi projects for beginners of all ages?
Ad Blocker for Whole Home
We generally do not recommend blocking ads. This is how we pay the bills. However, making an ad blocker that works across all devices in your home is a great educational project! These RaspberryPi (RasPi) based ad blockers are known as Pi-hole.
You will need:
- Raspberry Pi with network connection.
- Access to your network router.
- Raspberry Pi case (optional)
Create a virtual private network for your home
A virtual private network (VPN) is a huge step towards online security and privacy. This can be done with WireGuard, a free and open source VPN client. Do this with the Pi-hole project and you have a more secure home network than ever! It’s also a simple Raspberry Pi project to learn about RasPis and VPN.
You will need:
- Raspberry Pi
- Access to your network router
- Raspberry Pi case (optional)
- Raspberry Pi
- PIR motion sensor module.
- Several jumpers between socket and socket.
- Camera Board 360 camera gooseneck mount (optional)
- Raspberry Pi case (optional)
- Raspberry Pi connected to the Internet.
- Speaker.
- USB microphone.
- Raspberry Pi Sleeve (Optional)
- Raspberry Pi connected to the Internet.
- Speaker.
- USB microphone.
- Raspberry Pi Sleeve (Optional)
- Raspberry Pi with WiFi
- 3.5 ” LCD touch screen and case.
- Portable keyboard (optional but useful)
- Raspberry Pi case (optional)
- Raspberry Pi Zero with WiFi (can be done with other RasPis too).
- Tiny OTG adapter.
- USB cable – A to Micro B
- Portable keyboard (optional but useful)
- Raspberry Pi case (optional)
- Raspberry Pi with internet connection
- microphone
- Raspberry Pi case (optional)
Main detector motion sensor triggered video recording
The parent detector is a project of the official RaspberryPi website, conceived as a fun assembly for children. Although it could be used for anything. The idea is that when someone moves in front of the motion sensor, RasPi starts recording video. Then you can go back and see who is eating your Halloween candy.
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Create Amazon Echo
Believe it or not, you can create your own Amazon Echo. Who doesn’t need a smart speaker that plays your music the way you say it? Don’t worry, you don’t need to be a programmer. The programming is pretty much done for you. After you set it up, try home automation with it as well. Alexa Voice can do a lot. It just takes time to learn it.
You will need:
Create a Raspberry Pi Google Assistant
If you don’t like Amazon, that’s okay. You can also create RasPi Google Assistant! Sign up for an account in the Google Console Actions dashboard, follow the project instructions in this simple Raspberry Pi project, and it’s time to say, “Hey Google!” to your new AI assistant
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Ethical Hacking Workstation
Computer security is one of the fastest growing areas today. Companies and even countries are looking for experienced security professionals. Consider learning how to be an ethical hacker with a dedicated Kali Linux computer made from RasPi. You will have a powerful portable hacking station to practice anywhere.
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A WiFi Library for anyone
You’ve seen those little free libraries that some people put in their backyards. It’s a great way to encourage reading, pay tribute to the community, and just make the world a little more loving. It can also be done wirelessly! Using your RasPi and a bunch of free e-books, you can set up a free Wi-Fi library that anyone in range can use. They just connect to it like a WiFi router.
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Create an FM Radio Transmitter Raspberry Pi
Spotify and TuneIn Radio make home radio almost obsolete. Maybe you just want to listen to your music and share it with your family on a good old FM stereo system. Maybe you want to create a school radio station. This 30 minute RasPi FM radio transmitter project will make it possible. Add a decent antenna and you can broadcast up to 50 meters.
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Get a building!
When you use simple Raspberry Pi projects to get started building things with the various Raspberry Pi’s available, you’ll have a hard time stopping. It seems like there is a real pie. They are so affordable, easy to use, yet capable of anything. Take the time to learn a programming language like Python and some electronics and heaven is the limit.
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