{"id":13605,"date":"2015-10-26T12:30:47","date_gmt":"2015-10-26T11:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=13605"},"modified":"2015-10-26T12:30:47","modified_gmt":"2015-10-26T11:30:47","slug":"do-you-wanna-build-a-snowman-you-can-with-this-great-add-on-for-the-raspberry-pi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=13605","title":{"rendered":"Do you wanna build a snowman? 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The kit comes with everything you need including the LEDs, GPIO header and a resistor ladder. Ryan is hoping to deliver before Christmas, so <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiegogo.com\/projects\/snowpi-the-gpio-snowman-for-raspberry-pi\" target=\"_blank\">get yours here now<\/a>. Well worth the money and a great starter kit for soldering beginners too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ryan Walmsley of Ryanteck has just launched a\u00a0new\u00a0crowdfunding campaign on IndieGoGo. This one is a soldering kit in the shape of a snowman! Very cute. 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