1. See butterfly metamorphosis up close.Reusable, collapsible habitat.
2. Includes feeder.Complete instructions included.
3. Includes mail-in voucher for five butterfly larvae and special food. ($3.00 fee for processing)
4. Witness one of nature's most spectacular transformations up close.
5. Just mail in the included coupon for larvae and food.

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Butterfly Garden

This is a great educational toy! Bought it for my niece who loves butterflies and am thrilled with it!

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Great Product - this is my second one

I bought this 3 or 4 years ago for my son. Sent away for the caterpillars and had two delighted kids watching the whole process happen. Each summer this has also been our lightening bug container each night in June and July. We've caught local caterpillars and had varying degrees of success having them turn to butterflies or moths.

My son's preschool and kindergarten class have also borrowed it for a month at a time when they were doing butterfly projects.

So it wore out. Hence we are happily buying another one and will start over with sending away for caterpillars this spring and I'm sure it will house many more creepy crawlies to come.

It is easy to store (folds down and velcro holds together). The zipper is easy to use (both my son and daughter could manage it at 3 1/2. It is way more humane than the plastic bug holders with a magnifying glass because air circulates and temperature is less likely to get hot.

We highly recommend.

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AWESOME!

I got this for my then 5 year old daughter. She took it into school as her "show and tell" each week and the kids got to witness a couple of the butterflies hatch. She's never been so excited about a present in her life. She wants another kit for her birthday this year. We'll definitely be doing this again. Great experience and hands on learning.

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Great for tweens

i bought this for my 9 yr old niece for her birthday. She was so thrilled with it. Very educational and entertaining!

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Extra Expense Involved!!!

I just opened this up to see that you have to pay extra $$ for the shipping and handling o the butterflies. Sorry, but this should be included in the price. I already paid for this and should not have to pay more! I am looking forward to doing this with my daughterm but disappointed that I have to shell out more money to get what I already should have purchased.

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1. AWARDS: The National Parenting Center-Seal of Approval, Dr. Toy 100 Best Children's Products, Dr Toy Best Educational Products
2. Contains over 60 Snap-Together parts. Build over 300 exciting projects.
3. Clear and concise Illustrated Manual Included and Available Online.
4. Build a Radio, Doorbell, burglar alarm and more
5. No tools required

Customer Review :

Snap circuits sc-300

Excellent learning tool! This toy should not be catorgorized as a
a toy! The learning value for this "toy" is unbelievable. I'd
highly reccommend it anyone. If you are a science teacher, its a great
way to teach your student electronics.

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Exceptional Toy for Curious Minds -Young and Old

Bought this for my daughter for Christmas. At age 9, she loves science and wanted to know more about electricity and electronics. She and my engineer husband have spent hours together building projects from this kit. The projects start with simple circuits and move on to more complex builds. The kit and instructions are well-designed. The instructions are easy to follow. The parts included in the kit are sturdy and are a "snap" to use. We can't wait to show Snap Circuits to our Science Olympiad Team. We highly recommend this toy!

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Wonderful toy...

I echo the chorus... This toy is great. It's so much fun that you don't notice how very educational it is. (I'm learning as much as my children.) Would not hesitate to buy it again.

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Educational gift

This was purchased for my grandson's 10th birthday. He loved it and immediately built several of the things in the booklet.

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Decent gift from an uncle

It may be better suited for classroom environments, but it was still well received by my neices. They weren't very interested in _how_ it worked.

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1. Awards: The National Parenting Center-Seal of Approval, Dr. Toy 100 Best Children's Products, Dr Toy Best Educational Products
2. Contains more than 30 Snap-Together parts
3. Build more than 100 exciting projects
4. Clear and concise illustrated manual included and available online
5. Exciting projects include burglar alarm, doorbell and more

Editorial Review :

Curious young minds can learn the basics of electronics as they build more than 100 exciting projects with this kit. Work on projects that make sound effects, engineer different types of alarms, build touch circuits and play games. Contains over 30 parts in all. No soldering is required -- pieces snap together. Requires 2 "AA" batteries, not included. Box measures 10" x 15" x 2".

Customer Review :

Great Learning Gift

My son enjoys all the fun things you can do with this kit and it encourages learning how to modify and come up with your own creations.

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The perfect gift for an intelligent child


I like the concept of an interactive toy that teaches a child the principles of electrical connectivity while they play.

In an era where the most popular toys/children's games focus on virtual scenarios this toy encourages children to physically build a multitude of electric circuits.

I bought this toy as a birthday gift for a multi-lingual 11 year old who is not a native English speaker. It was a huge success.

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Fun and educational start to electric/electronics

I bought the Snap Circuits Jr. SC-100 for my 7 year old grandson for Christmas. It was an instant hit. With only a little adult assistance he dove right in and started making circuits just by looking at the diagrams that are well illustrated in the accompanying instruction book. Though I wanted him to start with the easiest projects first he instead was drawn to those that created motion or sound. The product is very well made and the instructions are clear. While the product is easily mastered for his age, some adult explanations are required if the child is to gain an understanding of the electrical theory behind each experiment. Simple and fun the SC-100 should provide a stimulus for a child's further exploration of electric/electronics.


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We were very impressed.

My seven year old used this with me at first and soon began doing it herself. She used it for her science fair project. She learned alot and impressed many people with her new understanding of circuits. My only complaint was that the wires that connect the snaps broke within the first week. Everything else seems pretty sturdy. I highly recommend it. Even my three year old can make the light turn on.

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A lot of use out this toy

I got this for my 9 year old son and he loved it. He spends so much time on it. I also borrow it from him to use at the school with a 5th grader I mentor. He thinks it is cool.

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1. Use the LED locator to target and fire your missile
2. 2 missiles fire independently
3. Tail Lock Technology provides stability, control and ease of flight
4. Indoor flyer that shoots missiles
5. 1 sharp shooter helicopter, 1 controller/charger, 1 instruction sheet

Customer Review :

Helicopter

I didn't read the appropriate age for this toy before I purchased it (10). My son is 4 (too young). It is definitely an outdoor toy and you need a wide open space because unless you know how to fly a helicopter, it is going to go all over the place. It has a lot of power and does what it is supposed to do.

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WOW, it really flies!

I did not expect much from this little RC helicopter, but I am now impressed. It took me maybe four or five flights before I really had any degree of control developed, but now I can fly it with confidence. It's not perfect, but for $35 it is quite a great toy. My four year old has never really gotten the hang of flying this one, he is better with the Air Hogs Atom which is much smaller, more durable, but really can only hover, not fly around.

The Sharp Shooter is stable, but slow. I can fly it all around the house, but it takes patients and a lot of directional correction. It gets banged up a lot, but has only superficial damage.

Pros:
- Tough
- Very Stable
- Just over 7 minute flight time
- Highly realistic model
- It shoots!

Cons:
- It takes a long time to charge (at least 30 minutes)
- It takes a subtle touch to control well
- Control is not always predictable

Flying tip - Don't count on it always turning as quickly as you expect, sometimes it is easier to spin around in the opposite direction to get it pointed where you want.

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A Great Little R/C Heli

While I was skeptical of the helicopter missile launching abilities, my son was grinning ear to ear the first time he pushed the big red fire button on the remote. It's sad to say that I spend just as much time playing with it as him. Its very sturdy for a micro-heli, its body is a very light but resilient plastic vs the cheap feeling foam most others use. Its easily hits 5-6 minutes of flight time (even carrying it's two small missiles), with a 20-30 minute recharge in between (typical for this type). It Does NOT have a tail rotor, instead it has a series of hidden vents with a small fan near the body; IMHO this greatly increases its durability but cuts down on maneuverability compared to other micros. Very easy to fly (my 4 1/2 year old can fly it reasonably well). Its little spring powered plastic missiles are hard to track down if your not careful, but it comes with 6 extras just in case. A lot of fun and Highly Recommended.


P.S. Adult supervision for younger/immature children is necessary. The Helicopter can veer off wildly when its rotor hits a wall/ceiling if you don't let off the throttle; better to have it fall than knock items over.)

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Sharpshooter Woes

It is a wonderful toy, easy to operate and durable for the most part except for the delicate on/off sliding switch. The switch broke off one of the helix the very same day we received it. Sent it back and got a refund, now the same thing happened to the other one but I found that a tiny screwdriver or other blade will slide the control on/off. Will keep the damaged one cause my 5 yr old grandson loves it so much.

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1. Doublet lens loupe made of optical glass
2. Round swing-away chrome plated case
3. 30X power and focal distance of 0.5"
4. Lens diameter is 21 mm

Editorial Review :

• Doublet lens loupe made of optical glass
• Round swing-away chrome plated case
• 30X power and focal distance of 0.5"
• Lens diameter is 21 mm

Customer Review :

worth every penny!

Can not verify the 30x, but very clear. Very nice loupe and for the price you can not go wrong!

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Small Coins

This works only for small coins... I had to wait 2 weeks for it to be delivered.

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Good, for the price

Definitely not the 30x its sold as. But as cheap stocking stuffers for the kids, pretty good. (Their eyesite is great, so 10x, which is what these seem to be, is perfect for them.)

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Disappointing

I have a 16x loupe. I have been using it for years. When I saw this item with 30x, I ordered three without waiting. 10 days later, after my order I received the loupes and experienced them immadiately. Howewer the result was disappointing. My 16x old loupe was deffinitely magnifying better than 30x. I guess it is maximum 10x compared with my old 16x.
All tree loupes are in my drower without being used.

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Fair

Good for the money. Plus: clear bright LED light. Cons: The magnification info is false. It is more likely 10x insted of 30x after I compared with several other magnifiers I hvae. I am disappointed b/ I already have a good 10x. BTW, the 20x loupe made by the same company is also no better than 10x. Buyer beaware.

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