EyeClops Activity Kit - Jumbo Mystery Maps

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

EyeClops Activity Kit - Jumbo Mystery Maps

Posted by Papao at 12:45 AM Labels: Activity, EyeClops, Mystery

EyeClops Activity Kit - Jumbo Mystery Maps Review

4.0 from 5

We've had a lot of fun using this activity kit with our EyeClops BioniCam. (By the way, I highly recommend getting that specific version of the toy because it operates untethered from a TV screen, unlike the original EyeClops Bionic Eye Multizoom.)

This activity kit contains 8 sheets of paper with microprinted text and images on it. Using the BioniCam, you are led through treasure hunts, jokes and fact-finding. The Bionicam is potentially educational, but this specific activity kit is really just a fun diversion that gives you something to look at with the Bionicam. Bringing the microscopic images into view is pretty cool though.

I can see how some reviewers would think this kit was a waste of money. There's room here for personal preference and I agree that the kits were originally overpriced. I'd rate this at ten bucks' worth of fun, so if you can get it at a reasonable price, I'd say go for it.

I would not recommend this kit as a travel activity. We have not tried it out in a car or airplane but I have a feeling that the vibration would make it either impossible or headache-inducing to read the magnified microtext. Also, the EyeClops itself is pretty bulky and seems a bit fragile. But we are enjoying the camera and activity kit over summer vacation.

EyeClops Activity Kit - Jumbo Mystery Maps Overviews

Now take your EyeClops on explore hidden worlds like never before! Hidden in the artwork of these 8 posters are hundreds of tiny secrets. Venture to the heart of the dense rainforest or travel back to the time of King Arthur. Solve a spooky mystery on the winding streets of London or blast off into space for a voyage of discovery. Reveal microprinted clues and images with the EyeClops Bionic Eye!