Educational Insights GeoSafari Jr. My First Telescope - Mini Telescope for Kids, Toddler Space Toy, Beginner STEM Learning, Science Gifts for Boys & Girls Ages 4+

We ordered this on a Wednesday and it got here earlier than expected with the COVID, nonessential delivery schedule. Our kiddo loves it, and I'm not sure why there's hate for it here. When we opened it, they thought the instructions were a book and made us read it, so maybe that helped, but we find it useful and fun for them. A few things to know/note: It isn't designed for adult eyes, as the pamphlet says, so as an adult you can only see out one eye at a time, not both. The other thing is the magnification is larger than you may think, so you might be seeing something really close up and not recognizing it at all (this happened when we tried inside the house, we were looking at the wall but couldn't figure that out, so when we adjusted and looked further away, the trees outside, it was clearly the trees out of the window), so there is a bit of a learning curve (it took us about 15 minutes with a patient toddler) to help them figure out but once we got it and explained it to them, it's been a great and durable purchase (they're patient, not careful). We look at the birds, the clouds, and the moon when we can. I'd recommend it!

We thought it would be fun to get our almost three-year-old daughter a toy telescope as a Christmas gift. I read the other bad reviews on here about the short tripod and poor quality but decided these weren’t deal-breakers for such a young child’s gift, especially for the low price point.Mere hours after opening the telescope on Christmas morning (and being quite excited about it), my daughter picked up the unit by the eyepiece to move it. The eyepiece sheered off the plastic posts it was mounted to, sending most of the optics and other parts sailing onto the floor.We were able to find all the pieces, and I currently have it setting up after attempting to repair it with epoxy. We’ll see how that goes.Tremendously poor build quality aside, this isn’t much of a telescope in the first place. The field of view you get when looking through it is exactly the same view as your unaided eye would have seeing normally. There is very little if any magnification of the scene you’re observing.In other words, giving your child a cardboard tube to look through and having them pretend it’s a telescope would offer a much cheaper (and probably better-built) solution.RUN from this product and seek out an alternative.

We bought this mostly for our 6 year old because she loved looking at the moon and we thought it would be great for her to take a 'closer' look. Although, she still hasn't used it to look at the moon, she loved exploring in the backyard with it. Getting a closer look at the birds, squirrels has been really fun for her. Added plus, its very easy to use for little hand that my 3 year old is getting a hang of it too and announces to us what he sees.The description is correct, the eye piece is specifically designed for little ones, so if you look and have a hard time seeing, its not an issue. I can't see much, but my daughter can see just fine and explains lots of details. It light weight so easy for the kiddos to carry all around so they can look at different things. The knobs are a little tricky for them, but an adult can set it up easily and just help adjust when absolutely needed. Overall a great starter telescope!

This worked well for a bit. My son dropped it and it broke about a month after I gave it to him. The plastic cracked and it was not fixable. It was easy for him to look through with double eyes. However, the legs do not extend so he would have to sit on the floor or put it on a table. It’s not very sturdy so fell over and off the table and it was done.

First purchase pretty much disintegrated as we opened the package. Eyepiece fell off, then lenses followed. Replacement unit assembled easily but was never in-focus. A minor tug from my 2yr old fully removed the rubber eye shield, which then again released a shower of lenses that weren't really set in place. One of the worst purchases I've made, other than it looked great from a distance

On first impression is a nice looking toy with no rough plastic edges. Image as many point out is not sharp for objects at any distance. At first I thought it was me since I need glasses. Soon I realized others felt the same. There is no adjustment for focus and the angle of viewer makes aiming at your intended target very difficult. All this being cons for an addult it is worst for a 4 yr old. The worst paet is that this telescope broke apart only 3 months after purchased without rough handling, it just tipped to the side and several plastic parts broke.

I like almost everything about this item.It does take a little getting used to. The item has to be about 20 feet or so away inorder for the image to be clear. If the objects in view are too close they will be blurry beyond recognition. Even the items far enough away won't necessarily be clear. This feature means your little one might be more likely to lose interest and walk away. My son still pretends play when that happens.If you noticed the tape in the picture that would be because my son broke it the 2nd day he had it. He had the tripod legs fully extended and the blue leg snapped where the yellow part of the stand broke. Essentially I added 3500e glue and then duct taped it to try to create a good hold since it was in an awkward spot. It has held up since the end of April (currently a day before father's day).One thing to note is that adults won't be able to see out of the telescope easily. The directions state that the distance between a child's eyes (pupil to pupil) is smaller than an adult's. It was made so that children can see through the eye piece. I usually close one eye when I help my toddler.Over all happy with this toy. We bought the binoculars, which he loved, and wanted to give this toy a try. I just wish the visual was better especially since there is no focuser. I think he would use it for its intended purpose more often if it was.