# Adafruit Circuit Playground not available

**URL:** <https://forum.code.org/t/adafruit-circuit-playground-not-available/35742>\
**Category:** CS Discoveries\
**Tags:** csd-unit-6\
**Created:** [January 19, 2022, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/adafruit-circuit-playground-not-available/35742 "2022-01-19T16:08:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![skenner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4bbf92/32.png) [@skenner](https://forum.code.org/u/skenner)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/adafruit-circuit-playground-not-available/35742/1 "2022-01-19T16:08:13Z")

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Can [code.org](http://code.org) recommend another way to get one of these. Thanks - I’d like to pilot one before we buy a classroom kit. After being disappointed in Finch and Edison I don’t want to waste any more district money.

Or is there another way to use this physical computing unit other than Adafruit?  
thank you

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**Author:** ![Dan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.code.org/dan/32/5979_2.png) [@Dan](https://forum.code.org/u/Dan)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 7:08pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/adafruit-circuit-playground-not-available/35742/2 "2022-01-19T19:08:36Z")

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Hey @skenner (and any other folks interested in this thread):

We know circuit playground availability has been an issue and we’ve been working with Adafruit to ensure teachers have access to kits. One thing I’ll mention is that the [Code.org Classroom Kits](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3399) recently came back in stock. If you wanted to go straight to the classroom kits, these are available!

But - the individual circuit playgrounds aren’t back in stock yet. In the meantime, something you might consider is reaching out to the [Code.org Regional Partner](https://code.org/educate/regional-partner/partners) in your area and see if they have some kind of lending library program where you can borrow a circuit playground to try out in order to make a decision. Alternatively, you can check out some of the additional [Adafruit Distributors](https://www.adafruit.com/distributors) and see if they have any in stock.

Hope that helps!  
Dan - [Code.org](http://Code.org) Curriculum Writer

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**Author:** ![mwood](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.code.org/mwood/32/4941_2.png) [@mwood](https://forum.code.org/u/mwood)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 7:52pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/adafruit-circuit-playground-not-available/35742/3 "2022-01-19T19:52:00Z")

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I had this problem earlier this year and was able to get some from a company called Mouser Electronics. I believe Adafruit had to divert resources to other things due to pandemic supply issues, but at one point, I found a link to Mouser on Adafruit’s website (can’t find it now).

As of right now, they are showing 390 in stock with another 393 on the way in February.

[https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Adafruit/3333?qs=BZBei1rCqCBk7ZC8Kd4%2Fvg%3D%3D](https://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Adafruit/3333?qs=BZBei1rCqCBk7ZC8Kd4%2Fvg%3D%3D)

If you just want to try it, I have had luck finding a single one on Amazon.

Mike

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**Author:** ![skenner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4bbf92/32.png) [@skenner](https://forum.code.org/u/skenner)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2022, 2:30pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/adafruit-circuit-playground-not-available/35742/4 "2022-01-23T14:30:19Z")

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Thank you both. Just ordered one on Amazon and I’m sitting here trying to figure out how I didn’t check Amazon earlier - wow!

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**Author:** ![GordonBrune](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.code.org/gordonbrune/32/4752_2.png) [@GordonBrune](https://forum.code.org/u/GordonBrune)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2022, 3:06pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/adafruit-circuit-playground-not-available/35742/5 "2022-01-23T15:06:26Z")

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We have sets of the Circuit Playground CLASSIC which works with [code.org](http://code.org). Wish we had ordered the EXPRESS which work with [code.org](http://code.org) and makecode.  
[Classic vs. Express | Introducing Circuit Playground | Adafruit Learning System](https://learn.adafruit.com/introducing-circuit-playground/classic-vs-express)