No Swift Playground for iPad mini 1?
I was very excited for the Swift Playgrounds to be released...then I found out it's not available fore iPad mini 1st generation. Totally bummed out that I won't be able to used this. 😟
Indeed, as it requires iOS 10, and as iPad Mini 1st Generation will not support iOS 10, you will not be able to upgrade it.
My recommendation would be to go to - http://www.apple.com/shop/browse/home/specialdeals/ipad - for great deals on current and past refurbished iPad models.