I ordered this because I was always really big into science growing up, and wanted to give the gift of some exploration with the features of this really cool doodad ( it’s definitely more advanced than a toy, but not as intricate as a real microscope, camera, or telescope… sooo there.)

I’m so glad almost all toys and devices have rechargeable batteries, since running out of batteries was such a bummer when playing with my favorite toy as a kid. This comes with a charging cord, but it doesn’t come with the box. It was really challenging keeping this a secret from my nieces, so once I noticed charging was complete 34 were off to the races!

This actually comes with little tiny slides! When using the microscope portion, they actually learned how to properly treat a fragile slide! I was the proudest of aunties when they started to verbalize what they could see in the slide.

I love toys that are basically replicas of the real thing but simplified so a child can learn how to use technology for educational purposes at such a young age. The camera portion is so cool… they were so proud of the photos they took ( I mean, they weren’t award winning shots or anything however my girls really did strive to improve with each photo op.)

I think this is a great way to get your kids outside! The only caveat with this was I ordered ONE of these doodads and not two, so when we got a little tired and hungry sharing was a bit more challenging than it was earlier in our excursion. Great little toy!