Hello Kitty 11pcs Stationery Value Pack Reviews

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I needed a cute, practical gift for a 5 year old girl who is starting kindergarten this year. I found this online and it was exactly what I needed. The price was just right, and I liked that it was something she could actually use instead of a toy.

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My daughter loved all the items that were included in this Hello Kitty stationary set. She played for hours with this set!

Reviews of Kendrick Dew Remover Heater for 5" Telescopes, & Tubes from 5.5"

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Works great. I have about 6 others for various scopes and eyepieces from 2-14". Saved many an otherwise short viewing or imaging session. I recommend using a regulated control box to minimize the current draw especially if you are running off a battery.

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Reviews of Stack & Smile Crocodile

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We are peek a freaks and love this little crocodile. My son mostly likes the noises it makes, but is just in the last few months figuring out how to stack the blocks on the crocodiles back. He was about 6 months when he got this and learned very fast how to make the crocodile make noises, and how to open his back to get to the blocks stored inside.

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My 8 month old son loves this toy. He hasn't yet learned to stack the toys or put them inside the croc....but he loves the sounds it makes and he loves to open and close the lid. And he loves to watch me put the blocks inside. Soooo cute!

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My 1 year old daughter loves this toy. When you open the crocodile's mouth it makes music or growls. She loves the sounds and loves to put the blocks in and out of his mouth. Highly recommend this toy!

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This toy is currently going for $85 on amazon. Waaaay too much. FP's own website says $29.99. Probably still too much.

This toy basically makes some noise when the mouth opens or the back opens. It comes with these blocks which are kind of awkward b/c they don't stay stacked together well.

Its got a few good things going for it.

Positives:

Little hands can stack the blocks well b/c they latch easily (just don't stay that way)

It makes sound

It has storage for the blocks but only 4 of them actually that's probably just the right number for this age group. I wouldn't buy more. If your kid needs more then it's lego time.

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This toy is just plain weird. Why a crocodile? Why would a crocodile want blocks stacked on it? Why doe a crocodile's back open up? Nothing about this makes any real world sense.

The little blocks have little things inside them. That's kind of neat but the age range this is intended for probably won't even notice it. It's a detail on a toy when infant/toddlers are looking at big concepts.

So its kind of a novel toy, but 30 bucks? If i'm going to spend that kind of money it had better be an AWESOME toy. Frankly this toy annoys me just for the space it takes up there are so many OTHER toys out there that are better.

The noise the little crocodile noises are kind of cute, but i kind of hate the sound of the blocks inside the crocodile when they are stored. Kind of like "clunkety clunk clunk" really loud. I dread touching this thing if my son is asleep.

The blocks fit inside, but they don't lock inside. If the toy tips over, the blocks go everywhere. If you were planning on throwing this in a toybox forget it. It needs to be stored on a shelf. That in itself is a bummer.

Yeah, it gets good marks from a kids perspective, but as the parent i kind of don't really like it a lot.

If I saw it at a garage sale I might get it, if it was $5 or less.

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both me and my boy love this toy. he and i are amused with the sounds and i personally think hes precious

Review of Mexico Geography Placemat

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Highly recommended product. The placemat is thickly laminated for multiple use. The front side of the placemat shows a map of Mexico's 32 mainland states with graphics that demonstrate Mexico's culture and include over 60 words in Spanish. The back of the placemat has many phrases in Spanish and English as well as how to count to 100 in Spanish. You can even color this placemat with a dry erase marker for added fun.

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My mama has always given me cool placements, so I am carrying on the tradition with kids that cross my path. We sent this placement to some kids far from their family so that they could place them geographically from an early age. Once we saw them, we decided to order some for ourselves! Very well made and bright and even better than the picture shows!

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Now that my toddler is walking, she loves this, we got it for her 1st birthday. Her big sister loves it too. Very nicely put together, a fun toy, great to find something made in Europe!

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Reviews of Woodstock Percussion Country Tunes Harmonica

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Easy and fun to use. Lots of fun times. Easily recommend this for any age. Five more words needed still.

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I bought it as a gift for my almost 3-year-old he loves it and it's not too "annoying" of a sound compared to other noisy toys (like whistles!) I gave a four was because the 2 teeny screws on the sides came out after he purposely tried to break it, but I was able to screw them back in and he hasn't taken it apart again since he was so sad it broke

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This is a decent beginner harp. I wanted to test it as a possible small take away for clients, it is too expensive for that purpose.

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It works, it's red, and it's a harmonica-perfect for children that are not your own. What else can I say?

Advanced Math Creator 4 Reviews

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Good quality learning toy, but not complete.

The only complaint I have is the ability to create curves, which it can not.

It is limited to sharp angles, though tight angles, which helps.

This can be, and most likely will be, solved with new parts which Zometool's allows you to order separately.

This is the greatest strength of this product, keeping the base product while making it better with newer parts.

The Lego set for the mathematically inclined.

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Very interesting And powerful mathematical tol. It's a product of very higness quality And Vero utilitie . Congratulaciones for tris product

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Thank you! This is a great product and it is giving my daughter and I long hours of creative fun

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The Zometool system is a compelling math tool -in theory. I was introduced to it at the Museum of Mathematics in NYC and ordered a set for my family. I'm disappointed, however, by quality of the materials. While the connectors (the white balls) seem very well made, you be disappointed by the small imperfections at the ends of the struts (the rods) on many pieces. You often have to force the end of the strut into the connector because there is extra (or frayed) plastic due to poor manufacturing. Sometimes the alignment is a tiny bit off so you likewise have to muscle the pieces in. If you are used to Legos, which have legendarily precise machining and manufacturing, you will be annoyed by this. Lego is obsessed with the quality, standards and exactness in manufacturing even the simplest Lego 1x1 brick. This translates to a very pleasurable building experience because the kinetic/haptic feedback from fitting Legos together conveys assurance the the pieces have been locked together perfectly. In this way, building with Legos give you a thousand little perfect feelings which is why every kid goes crazy building with Legos once introduced. It hits some pleasure feedback loop. I was hoping for a similar experience with Zoomtools because the literature about the product is, even more so than Legos, quite high-minded and principled (and even the most basic set is not cheap!). Alas, not so. All and all: excited by the concept, disappointed by the product.

Best Chronicle Books Eric Carle Animal Flash Cards Deals

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Our 16-month old received these cards as a gift, and we LOVE them. If you are an Eric Carle fan, these are especially wonderful. They reinforce "The Very Hungry Caterpillar," "Brown Bear, Brown Bear," "Panda Bear, Panda Bear," etc. She truly has a grasp of A, B, Cs and is on the way to developing color skills. She has memorized many of the cards, like Giraffe, Narwhal and Peacock, and stardards like Duck, Hippo and Monkey. Only downside is that she asks for them constantly, when she wakes up in the morning "flash cards" is the first thing out of her mouth.

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I never review products, but I had to make a special case for this one. These ABC flash cards are thicker than the pages on a board book, so my one-year-old can't be rough enough with them. With a letter on one side and pictures on the other (and a very sturdy box to hold them all), these cards have been her favorite learning tool. Better than any book, because she enjoyed taking them out of the box and trying to put them back in. And she tries to stack them like Mommy! She can tell me what a monkey says, show me the horns on a buffalo, and the tusks on a walrus. These are great ... you can't go wrong.

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My 2 year old loved these SO much, he had them memorized after the 5th time I pulled them out! Best of all, he now points out (correctly) the letters he sees all around him everyday (so, great translation from the cute and colorful cards I had worried about whether he would correctly associate the 'colorful' letters to the 'plain' letters, in a book) - Boy, that was painless!!! Thank you Eric Carle ~ my son just got his reading foundation, and ENJOYED it too!

This is saying alot, for my whirlwind of a son ;-) -for instance, his preference for reading books/looking at these cards, is that we are actively moving at the SAME time!!!-we may be both standing on our heads -or building Lego towers -or throwing a ball -Because of his learning style, I feel the added interest of the colors was a help in gaining/retaining his attention. He comments on the colors, and asks if the letters are 'swimming' (some of the watercolors have a lovely 'water/wave-like' appearance!). The colors also aided in providing initial distinction between similar-in-appearance letters (capital E and B, or, Q and O --for instance). With a couple times of practice, he was able to easily distinguish the differences (without the color aid), but this was a helpful 'beginning' boost for us.

My daughter also learned the alphabet with these cards, and still loves them, because of the beautifully portrayed animals! (She, thankfully, did not learn them standing on her head bottom in mid-air -she learned them cuddling in bed with mommy --gee, you have to love girls! ;-) -but my son is the best weight-loss program EVER! ;-)

ps PLEASE do not forget to enjoy the adorable (and sometimes, exotic) animals on the back! (I will never forget when my daughter told her Grandma about a 'Quetzel bird' -and Grandma thought she was making it up! ;-) -my one criticism of the animals is the 'Giraffe', I wish it had been 'Gorilla' perhaps, since I like to teach that 'G' sound first . . . but this is a pretty minor complaint -and the Giraffe is too cute anyway!

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This is a great flash card set. I use it while my daughter eats dinner, and every time we get near the high chair, she immediately points at the flash cards. I think it's nice that some of the animals aren't the 'typical' you'd think of for the letter (like, flamingo instead of frog). I've listed the cards below.

A: alligator; B: buffalo; C: caterpillar; D: duck; E: elephant; F: flamingo (even though there is a picture of a frog on the box); G: giraffe; H: hippo; I: iguana; J: jellyfish; K: kangaroo; L: lion; M: monkey; N: narwhal; O: octopus; P: peacock; Q: quetzal; R: rhinoceros; S: snake; T: turtle; U: urchins; V: vulture; W: walrus; X: xolo (xoloitzcuintli, Mexican hairless dog); Y: yak; Z: zebra.

The reasons I gave this a 4 star and not 5 star. First, X is for xolo, which I can't pronounce, and comes with an explanation. If an explanation is needed, I don't think it was a good choice. X-ray fish could have been used as an alternative. Second, the letters are in a sans serif font. So, the capital letter 'I' looks like a lower case 'L'. I think the font is fine generally, but they should have adjusted the 'I' specifically.

Those are minor complaints, overall I think this is a great set.

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These cards come in a nice flip top box which is sturdy enough for toddler hands to open. It's a little difficult to get the cards out, though. You kind of have to dump them all out at once. The cards themselves are on really nice, heavy board with a matte finish. The colors are vibrant, and of course, the Eric Carle art is lovely. My infant likes to look at them while I flip through the cards and talk about the animals, and a visiting 1yr old enjoyed looking at them himself. He scattered them on the floor and we made a game of having him find the animal and bringing us the right card. Since he had to flip over any cards that were laying on the alphabet side, the game took a while, but he never got tired of it. The cards withstood the throwing, dumping, grabbing and bending of the whole game and still look like new, so I think they will stand up to almost anything!

Overall, a beautiful and study productthis is a real deal for the price.

Telling Time Flash Cards Reviews

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These cards helped my 6 year-old niece learn how to tell time. I wanted to make sure she was able to understand analog clocks along with digital displays. Of course, she also needed to understand the concept of telling time. These cards are a fantastic way to introduce and explain telling time.

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Family Cars (Set of 3) Review

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My 14 month old loves these little cars. I bought them because I love that they are made of recycled rubber wood! My daughter enjoys her Plan Toys doll house as well. These products are great! The little rubber wheels work well. They are very kid friendly and don't hurt him when he puts it up to his mouth like other metal cars can. Love them.

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I love Plan Toys cars and vehicles. They are so nicely made; they feel and look beautiful. The wheels are nicely engineered and turn very smoothly. My son loves these vehicles, and I love that they aren't metal or plastic.

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This is such a great toy. They are so well crafted and my son loves playing with them. The rubber wheels make driving a breeze and much fun is had with the adults racing against the kids! So much better than matchbox cars! They feel awesome and are great quality. The fact that these are also non toxic toys for my son and made by an Eco Friendly company makes them a huge winner in my book.

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These little cars (note dimensions) are sized perfectly for plan city. We bought my son the parking garage for his second birthday and he loves, loves, loves it. These cars match the one that comes with the set. They are well made, green, and speedy.

We haven't had issues with the wheels popping off. Both the cars and the garage are rated for a three year old but I am comfortable with my son playing with them now. He isn't much of a mouther.

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Very small cars could be a potential danger for little people. Well-made but sure to go in the mouth of a little guy. Check it out before buying. We've put ours away for a later time.

LeapFrog LeapReader Junior Book: 1, 2, 3 Dora (works with Tag Review

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I own the entire Tag Junior library. Check out my ratings before buying books! (I wish I had researched before buying!)

I can see why the previous reviewers were disappointed, because it does seem pretty basic. However I think the reviewer who judged 1-2-3 Dora to lack substance is missing some key opportunities within this book. It is not just sequential counting 1-10.

The book starts out with Dora asking her little reader, "We're going on a picnic. Can you help me count the fruit for my basket?" Each page features a different fruit (pineapple, bananas, oranges, guavas, limes, mangos, cherries, strawberies, blueberries, and coconuts). While my 3-year-old can easily count in sequence from 1-10, he has not yet had much practice looking at a picture and counting how many of an object are there, which is what this book encourages. Not only that, but for my 15-month-old daughter, it will teach number sequence, build her English vocabulary (fruit names), and both my daughter and sons alike will get a light introduction to Spanish, which I LOVE. We are already bilingual (English and Arabic), so introducing the #2 language in the USA will help them.

I rate this book 5 stars since a large age range will actually benefit from this book, as advertised.

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Very few pages and very little content overall compared to other Tag Jr books. No story, just counting 1 to 10.

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I saw the previous review only gave this book 2 stars but decided to order it anyway because my family is bilingual and that is something i want to pass on to my little girl. It is a short book and does not follow a story line. I would still buy it again solely because it does contain spanish words and phrases; however, I was a bit disappointed because it calls banana the same in English and Spanish. I grew up knowing bananas were called "platanos" in spanish. I have friends from different parts of Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador even from Puerto Rico and we all know bananas as platanos in spanish so I'm wondering where leapfrog got there spanish from. I hope leapfrog makes more bilingual story books, but I hope they put a little more effort into it.

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My little girl loves dora so when she got this book she was so happy. Its hard for her to rip it up so thats a plus and she loves the dora and boots songs.

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Highly recommended for toddlers. My two year old really enjoys this book because he also loves the cartoon on Nick Jr.

Buy Smart Trike Zoo 3 in 1 Kids Tricycle

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I agree with the previous opinion that instructions are poorly done and it took me probably 30 min. to put it together, but there is a 3.5 min video on amazon check it out and you'll see it is not that hard.

When we go out my kid almost always chooses this bike over stroller or car (Step 2 Whisper Ride Buggy Blue) and it is my favorite as well. It is very easy for a parent to steer, removable safety harness makes it very comfortable and safe ride for a kid. Removable canopy is very handy especially in SoCal.

We purchased this bike well in advance for my kids first birthday and bike spent a few months in the box before I even attempted to put it together. I was very disappointed when I found that part of the canopy was damaged during shipping. I contacted Dana at Smart trikes and was pleasantly surprised because the only thing that she asked me was to email her picture of the broken part and shipping address replacement part was UPSed with no other questions asked. Smart trike comes with a great customer service when you need it.

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My son is by no means large. He got this for Christmas 2010. He is now 19 months old, 30 lbs, and 34 inches tall. He's the size of a 2-3 year old and no longer fits in this trike. He actually stopped fitting in this trike about two months ago when he was 28-29 lbs and 32-33 inches. He could barely fit in the seat and the straps won't "click" once he's in the seat.

This is really too bad because it is really cute and he likes it; he just looks far too uncomfortable riding in it.

The issue is that his legs are too long. Imagine trying to ride a trike that is too small for your legs. His knees are far too bent making it very awkward.

This wouldn't be a problem if the main shaft of the trike actually allowed for the seat to slide back. If it does slide back, we couldn't figure out how to do it.

Speaking of assembly, the parent steering mechanism that attaches to the back never really worked for us. The fittings were way too tight for most of the assembly and we couldn't get the holes to line up so that we could put the pin in, no matter how hard we pushed and tried to tap it into place. Any one else have this problem?

Despite having this trike, we're looking into purchasing the Kettler and/or the Radio Flyer trikes as these are truly adjustable.

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If you don't mind some shaky steering from the parent steering and a useless sunshade...my kid loves it! BTW my kid is small, I would not recommend this for a "bigger" kid.

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I brought this for my second son's 1st birthday. We have had it for a year now, as he is turning 2.

I am constantly having mom's inquire about the trike wherever we go, and I thought maybe I should post some of my comments where I brought it.

First off I should admit that my husband put the trike together so I can't comment on the difficulty. Took him 15min without difficulty, but he is an engineer and good at technical details. There was nothing broken or missing. The front pedals did spin when they were suppose to be disengaged, but that only lasted 3 days until it got worn in.

I saw a lot of bad/mixed reviews when I bought so I thought I'd comment on some of the things I'd seen posted.

1) I saw a lot of comments that it didn't steer straight. Ours worked prefect for 2 weeks then suddenly started veering all over the place and I thought oh no. I looked down and realized my 1 year old was trying to steer. There is no way to lock out your toddler from taking control, but I easily over power my little guy so it is never a problem. If you are having problems steering make sure the culprit is not your little angel :)

2) The sun shade is great, but not meant for strong winds. Also if it rubs against your child's blonde hair over the course of a long walk you may look down to discover your child has pink hair ( which luckily washed out). Easy to remove the shade.

3) the bucket on the back won't take a heavy load. I use to put my purse in the bucket but it has a tendency to dump the bucket and purse (i do have a heavy purse). Since it didn't carry my purse I figured I didn't need it right now and removed it. I'll put it back when we turn it into a dedicated trike.

4) The seat and seatbelt and surrounding safety bars still fit my 2 year old fine and there is still some growing room. Granted my child runs on the smaller side (26-27lbs). Most trikes don't have seat belts, so once he out grows them I'll stop using the belt. ( And one good thing about the safety bars only fitting small children is my 5 year can't steal his brothers trike, which thankfully saves me one sibling fight).

5) The toy phone got played with the first day and I don't think he ever touched it again. The cup holder at the front fits his sippy perfectly.

6) the saddle bag on the handle doesn't fit much. I like to carry a bottle of sunscreen in it for the days I forget the apply before leaving the house. Maybe an extra diaper, pack of wipes, bucket hat and some sunglasses.

7) My only real con about trike is pulling the trike backwards is a bit unstable. I use to pull my strollers through store doors backwards holding the door with my body. The first time I tried it with trike I nearly tipped it. Luckily the trike fits through doors going forward nicely so I haven't had any issues since.

8) both my kids refused to sit in a stroller from 11 months on. This is a great alternative. My son loves to ride in it. He tries to climb in without help.

9) one warning. Don't wear your Sunday best shoes or open toed sandals. My son likes to drag his feet on the ground despite having both the foot rest and foot pedals for options. It doesn't seem to be hurting his stride ride sneakers, but I could see some little kid somewhere scuffing up their nice shoes.

10) I love the grow-with-it factor. How much money have I spent on toys, clothes and baby gear that only lasted for 6months before the child grew out of it? It's wonderful to spend money on something that is going to be useable for years! A year of use, I've already gotten my money's worth, the next 2 years will just icing on the cake.

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I bought this for my daughter's 1st birthday so she could take walks in it to start. It was great for the first 3 months. Then the safety bar became loose because the plastic molded part where it attached to the trike to secure it became warped and no longer fit securely. We finally had to drive a screw into the back of the seat to secure it. The one plastic pedal continues to fall off and now that my daughter is trying to move her legs with the pedals, she can only do it on one side. Today, 4 months after purchasing it, one side of the canopy just totally fell apart screws and all. We put it back together but I don't expect it to last too long. Also, the canopy is too lightweight and if you walk at more than a snails pace the breeze continues to blow the canopy up and back toward you. I've been very disappointed with this product! The whole thing has really proven to be very cheaply made and has way too many plastic components. I was hoping that she could grow with it but never expect that to only be for 4 months!!! My next purchase will be something made of metal for durability and with less bells and whistles.

Reviews of Leapfrog Headphones, Green. For Leap Pad 2

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These Headphones make my life a little less stressful by allowing my toddler to play his Leap Pad II using the headphones so I don't have to hear the distracting sounds of the different games my toddler plays. (Some can be very annoying) My toddler uses it especially while we are driving in the car, It is great, 1 less distraction for the easily distracted driver, me.

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Fit snugly on my little one but were still comfortable due to the padding. The volume was not crazy loud on the high setting, so at least I know he will not damage his hearing. Matches his new Leappad and also worked on our older Leapster. Great Product. Thanks

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Today my 6 yr old son took this with his 1st grade class to the beach and everyone loved it, including the teacher and especially him. It worked just as advertised. Easy to use and lots to look at through the magnifying glass.

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