Could children use this as a light pad for examining color wands etc?
346510
I would not recommend it for children; it is very thin and breakable when it is not near adult supervision. This product I purchase is to be used to create precise stencil work for art designs and graphic illustrations. If the purpose is not for art or medical examinations (viewing x-rays); I would not recommended it beside too expensive for general uses especially with minors; there are other light tables or boxes you can use with kids and they can be found from your local art supply store or just check out Amazon's other collections that they have in their catalog.
1533218
It would actually work very well for that. I tried to get a close up look of moving things like caterpillars with the device and that was harder because you were never sure exactly where to hold it. We were amazed to look at all kinds of things like our pants or wood. I had thought that you could look at a little printed icon and see it better but that sort of thing became pixielated. My son spent hours just getting objects and putting the microscope on it.
431749
I have not used this as a sensory play table but I think it could work. However, I do not think it's sturdy enough for small children to pull themselves up on as it's very lightweight.
521550
Yes, it should work fine for that. We bought one for my oldest daughter a few years back who is now 12 years old and she uses it almost every day in her bedroom. We then bought one for our 6 year old and she uses her's just as much. It's big enough to hold their lap tops, small lamps and pen holder. We are very pleased with the desks.
50298
Yeah it would probalby be good for a child, but its very weak. Its not good for the projects I do, which or not very major. I guess is would depend on what he is doing with it?
866323
Absolutely! They feel like normal paper on the front, so markers, pens or even crayons would be fine to use. Depending on the age group of the kids, you may have to help them peel the back off if they make shapes and cut their sticker out. Have fun!
1007004
I use it in my 3 and 4 year old preschool classroom. It would be ideal for a Pre-K, Kindergarten or first grade room. You must put in a code for each slide so my 3's find that difficult, but they learn how to do it. You are limited to a finite number of slides and they are insects. You cannot use other slides with it, so a real microscope would be best for older kids.
2282443
This would work really nicely for that. It spread very broadly and has nice colors. They have another one like this that just uses blue light and makes wave ripples on a wall which also might look nice. Both are about the same price.
1499889
I think so. If you used the dry erase marker you could divide each square in half and you can fit 2 star's into the square (although it's a tight fit). My stars came in 4 colors so it would be easy to distinguish one child from the other.
2226018
I don't know if that paper will work or not. I gave it to my granddaughters for Christmas and they have not mentioned any issues with paper. I watched them use it at Christmas time but they were using the tracing paper that came in the set. A real dense paper might block too much of the light.
1508529
Absolutely. My very gifted son got this for Christmas at age 3.5, and now a year later he STILL loves this thing. I think sometimes this coming year we may consider getting him a more powerful microscope for supervised use (because of all the glass,) but whenever he wants to play in his "lab" (his science toys area of the playroom) this is a go to item for sure.
1769403
Sure this can be used for sorting dirty clothes. You can maybe use it to coordinate lights, darks etc. Thank you
1720079
Yes! My daughter is 10 and instead of a nite light, she uses this as she falls asleep at times. It's fun to for sleep overs as well!
1144605
My son is 11 yrs old and it is great for the purpose of seeing various objects under low and high power magnification. I would highly recommend buying some prepared slides as the quality is very good and much better than anything you could mount and stain yourself (see my other reviews)
643837
Absolutely! My 3 y/o grandson tinkers with it, but I believe the prime age (to understand all the imagination invoking features) is best suited to the 4 - 7 year old age range and possibly older. Right now he likes turning the light on and screwing in the screws (by hand) into the workbench holes and the prefabbed word-look building materials that come with it.
688947
Firstly, it's not that great a product.. The parts are fairly cheapy and the light projected is nowhere near worth the price of purchasing the product. Secondly, I think this item would entertain anywhere from 3-6, should they know how to use it and it's difficult bits, pieces and instruction manuals!
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If you imagine it it can I suppose. I used it for a Harry Potter party for 164 participants it was a big hit because of all the pull outs. No wands were used but I'm a mere Muggle and can't see every thing.