12/1/2023 0 Comments Kids telescope reviewsTo be honest it didn’t really lock into position for me, but we carried on regardless and the rest of the setup was a cinch. Firstly you open the tripod legs as far apart as you can and push the centre down until it locks into position. Putting the telescope on the base is really simple. Having taken all of this information on board we followed the four simple instructions to set up. As mentioned before, the focus is not adjustable, so the instructions recommend taking several attempts at moving the telescope up and down to be able to find what it is you want to look at. It is designed merely to see things at a distance, so encourages you to look at things which are at least 100 feet away from you. It is not going to be the same as a professional astronomer’s telescope. It is for a young child to get their first taste of exploration by telescope. The leaflet also encourages your sense of realism with using this product. ![]() Well, my children loved this idea! It’s “theirs”, not mine – I can’t use it and only they can! Clever marketing going on here, I like it! I think?! Naturally, in adults the pupillary width is going to be much bigger. The most important part here is that this telescope is really for kids only! The reason being that it is designed specifically for the width of a child’s face and the eye pieces and the nose cut outs are positioned and sized especially for the distance between their pupils. The manual tells you that the telescope is assembled in four easy steps, all set out clearly, but also tells you what you need to know first before setting it up. The instructions are set out in English, Spanish, French and German, so perfect if you wanted to send it to a friend or relative in one of those countries! The first page gives a clear overview of what each part of the telescope is, which is always helpful. It is as the box looks – really attractively set out and easy to read, certainly very appealing to young children. Upon opening the box I immediately found the instruction manual. With regard to the actual telescope itself, I’m not sure what I was expecting, but it somehow felt a little smaller and lighter than I had imagined. We try really hard not to adopt or adhere to gender stereotypes in our household, so this felt pleasantly reassuring to me. I was unusually pleased to note that the picture across the front of the box was that of a young boy looking through the pink coloured telescope. We received the pink and purple telescope and the packaging was very visually appealing. Of course, the telescope arrived with us on Friday – the first day of rain in quite a few weeks – typical! This didn’t deter us from opening it and playing with it to see how it worked. With a collapsible tripod base, the telescope is advertised as suitable for table top viewing – all sounding incredibly promising. Boasting a 10x magnification, it is also focus free, meaning that all the user needs to do is simply look through the eye pieces. The website blurb here aims this telescope for the primary use of “lunar exploration”. This telescope is aimed for children from age 4 years and upwards and is available in a choice of two colour schemes – pink and purple or multi-coloured. These toys fall into the increasingly popular and sought-after STEM category of toys (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths). My First Telescope™ is the product of Educational Insights, a subsidiary of Learning Resources – the well-known purveyor of attractively bright and eye-catching children’s educational toys and learning aids. My First Telescope™! The timing couldn’t have been more perfect. Imagine my delight, therefore, when I was lucky enough to have the chance to review the The GeoSafari® Jr. He kindly provided my children with a couple of online astronomy sessions and so the subject suddenly became the next big thing in our household. They are keen and inquisitive about the world around them and that outside of our own world, and we are also lucky enough to have a friend who is both an Astronomer and tutor. Since the global COVID-19 pandemic really started to take hold and we were suddenly thrust into family self-isolation at home just prior to the official lockdown here in the UK, I have been looking for things to entertain and inspire our three children – all boys – ages 10, 9 and 6.
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