Educational Insights GeoSafari Jr. My First Kids Microscope Toy, Preschool Science, STEM Toy, Classroom Must Haves, Ages 3+

This is so much fun for my four year old. It's super easy to use and works perfectly; you can fit practically anything on the platform for a closer look. The little light is great too. And it can be adjusted for a sharper image, or for those times when the pine cone my son is looking at is bigger than we expected. It's also very sturdy - our new kitten knocked it from the table onto the floor and it survived without a scratch! The quality in general is very satisfying, and I'm a really happy customer. I even purchased the telescope this company offers so my son would have his own when we go to see the solar eclipse on the 21st. I think it's going to make a great back-to-school gift! Or in this case, starting school for the first time gift. Either way, I love this product and love the company, and I'd strongly recommend their products to anyone wanting to introduce their little ones to the wonders of science in a fun, age-appropriate manner!

I bought this for my son for his 4th birthday. He LOVES it. It works exactly as described and is very easy to use. It does take three AA batteries and you will need a small phillips head screw driver to install them. So far, our favorite thing to look at are bath tub bubbles. They are colorful and shiny and pop faster where the microscope light hits. We love to watch them pop and have had several conversations about light, heat, and energy since discovering the "pop" patterns. It is important that you DO NOT get your microscope wet. When we look at bubbles, I put the bubbles in the tray and hold the microscope. My kiddo knows to view and not touch when he's in the tub. When he's dry, he does the handling and I get to view and not touch. ;-) This really is a great toy and a very well made preschool level scientific instrument. I think the telescope is going to be amongst this year's Christmas gifts. Great job and thank you for catering to young minds.

This is just a beginner microscope, for toddlers it is great so they can learn the basics before moving on to the real thing. It is not the best quality construction, as it is not sturdy an easily breakable. Actually, we order one that was broken upon arrival ... As an adult, you will be disappointed as it doesn’t zoom enough, but toddlers do see the difference. Again, it is just a cheaper option for them to learn the basics.

DO NOT BUY THIS!!!! I purchased this microscope for a friends son and was very excited to give it. When I received the package it rattled around a little but I thought nothing of it since sometimes there are multiple parts in things like this for the parenta to put together. When the child opened the package, the microscope was in fact broken beyond repair as the interior support where the view finder connects to the body had snapped off. I immediately returned the package and ordered another to be shipped to their house. The second one also arrived broken, in the exact same way as the first (see picture). Needless to say, I did not order it a 3rd time. The packaging of this item is not appropriate for the weak points of the plastic and needs to be fixed by the manufacturer. This could be done very simply by adding a piece of cardboard or styrofoam under the part that broke off. If you do insist on purchasing this microscope, I suggest getting it at a retail location where you can inspect the item before you pay for it.

Prior to buying this microscope for my daughter, I read a LOT of Amazon reviews of it. I ultimately decided to purchase it after reading the description a few more times. This is a simple microscope for kids to use. There is one large knob used to focus, although it really is just going to zoom in or out. Having two lenses is great and makes looking through it much easier for kids. My daughter has enjoyed putting lots of different things in it and looking at them. When I was considering this, many of the negative reviews talked about the level of magnification. As is mentioned in the product description, this is an 8x microscope. Kids who have ever seen a "real" microscope are likely to be disappointed in this one. My daughter has seen a 10x and a 12x loupe, and treats this similarly. I explained to her that it would just make things appear bigger. I would agree with others that it might make just as much sense to just get a kid a magnifying glass. I think the fun of this one is that it **looks** like a microscope, which kids are probably going to enjoy. I would recommend using the lightbulb (battery powered). We did not for awhile, and it made a huge difference when we finally powered it up. You can see fine without it in good light conditions, but the light made a big difference. There is no learning code, and young kids can probably use it easily. I could definitely see many kids getting bored with this after looking at the same items a few times. At this house we are probably going to retire it soon. My kid does not play with it as much, and we just got a Dino-Lite USB Hanheld Digital Microscope , so it will be tough to convince her to go back to this one. Still, I credit this Educational Insights microscope for even getting her interested. Now, here's to open she becomes a medical researcher and pays off my student loans one day.

My four year old got tired of it in a week since it's really just binoculars on a stand. Would better for younger kids I think. If your child is interested in science is four or older go for a more advanced model or they'll bore of it quickly.

Interessante para crianças, mas não dá ora ger muitos detalhes

Tómenlo como tal: Es un juguete. Sin embargo, despierta la curiosidad de los peques, lo que lo hace estupendo para que inicien a entender el mundo científico.

Reminds me of the fischer price toys. Qualty and strong enoungh for young hands

En realidad debería llamarse mi primera lupa, porque son 8x. Está bien para que los más peques tengan curiosidad por ver cosas, lo compré para mí hija de 5 años. Pero no lo llamaría microscopio

この顕微鏡をちょっと早いかもしれませんが、2歳半の孫へのクリスマスプレゼントにしたいと思っていました。孫は本も読めるようになって、自分の言葉でいろいろ表現ができるようになっていましたので、これを与える事で、おもちゃとは違った側面から、もっと遊びの中で彼の好奇心に刺激を与える事ができるだろうと、多くの方の昔のレビューを見て思いました。 しかしあまりにも「壊れていた！最悪！」と言うコメントが多く、それに対して数年前は(発売当初なのでしょうか？)良いコメントがあるのに、ここ最近はひとつもプラスのコメントが無いのが気がかりでした。何故だろう？もう生産終了で残り物だからなの？と思いながらも・・どうしても諦めきれず、娘にダメ元で購入してみるけど、事前に私が開封し、検品し、何回か使ってみて壊れないかチェックしても良いか？ダメなら返品するつもりだからと伝えてから購入しました。 Amazonのカスタマーサービスの質の良さを何度も味わっていて、何かあっても守ってもらえることを体験しているので、安心感はありました。 注文して直ぐに商品が到着しました。ドキドキでした。顕微鏡はグラグラしないように、しっかりプラスチックの紐で段ボールの板に固定されていました。日本の製品であれば保護材のプチプチに巻かれているでしょうが、これはよくAmazonが梱包材として使っているクシャクシャと丸めた茶色の紙を間に入れてありました。アメリカってこんなラフな感じなのかな？これでは壊れてもおかしくないなあとも思いましたが、もしかしたらあまりの不評のお陰で壊れていないのかAmazon側で事前チェックが入ったのかな？とプラスに捉えました。笑笑 おかげさまで何も問題はありませんでした。チャレンジして本当に良かったです。 娘にその後を聞いてみました。私がかなり慎重に対応していた今回の様子を知っているせいか、他のおもちゃっと一緒に放置するのではなく、壊れないように娘の管理下に置いているそうです。本当はそのまま置いておけば自由に見れるのになあ〜自主的に動けるといいのになあ〜壊れたらまた購入するのになあ〜と思ってはいるのですが、そんなことは言えませんのでお口にチャックです。(^ ^) 大切に使おうと思ってくれる娘の思いにも感謝です。 孫が自分で持ってきて見るのはトミカの車が多いようです。まだ自分からあれこれを顕微鏡で見てみようという意識までは行っていないようですが、ママと一緒にみかんの皮を見て「ブツブツだねえ〜」と言っているとか♪( '▽｀) まだ親のサポートが必要でしょうが、春になる頃には公園で葉っぱや石ころや虫など色々見て楽しんでくれることを願っています。小さくて、カラフルで、軽くて・・そして双眼である事がこの子供用顕微鏡の良さだと私は思っています。倍率なんて、このくらいで十分です。小学校に入ればもっと性能の良い顕微鏡で見ることになるのですから。それよりも色々なものに興味を持ってくれるためのひとつの導入材として役立ってくれることでしょう。 今日は私のように購入したいけど、マイナスのコメントばかりで躊躇している方々に、大丈夫だった人もいますよとお伝えしたくて、このレビューを書きました。お役に立てれば何よりです。プラス思考でいった方が良いと思っています。壊れていれば返品すれば良いだけですから。小さな一商店からの購入であれば、返品できるだろうか、相手が逃げないか？等心配しますが、Amazonから購入する事でその心配はありません。そう思えば前向きになれます。孫の喜ぶ顔が見れて本当に幸せでした。