Drums for my kid.

Are there any decent little kits for kids? He's 5 and wants some drums.

If you want a real kit for your son, some manufacturers make small scale kits like Tama Stagestar or Mapex Voyager Jr.. If you're just looking for a cheap, temporary kit for him to bang on to see if he likes drumming, you can get crap kits at Walmart for $150 or so.

Yeah.... Walmart is the way to go. He won't know the difference, and they will serve him well enough for years to come... only thing is, I haven't seen those kits, so they may be full sized rather than young'un size.

Ludwig also has a kit called Ludwig Jr. but, I would start him on a no-name setup first.

Is Dad a drummer too??

stay outta Wal-Mart ... support your local drumshop.

See if you can get your hands on a small little 'bop' kit. Something with like a 10, 12, 14" toms, a 16 or 18" bass drum (converted floor tom works fine for this) and somthing like a 12" diameter piccolo/soprano snare. That should be about the right size for a kid his age, but still be a "real" brand name and sound good to keep him happy for at least a few years. See what you can find in the used shops and maybe on ebay for stuff like this. I can't tell you how often I find "orphaned" drums that could easily be collected into a kit like this and for not much more than you'd drop on a Wal-Mart kit.

Besides, it would also make a great little jazz or easily portable kit for when he's older.