A brilliant aspect of this microscope is that the slides are stored with the microscope. He can take it out himself anytime he wants to look at slides. When it arrived, I showed my four-year-old how to use it, and in minutes, he was able to use it independently. The second reason I love this microscope is because it is so easy to use.

He then likes to quiz me on what he’s learned! The microscope also talks in four languages so we can add language arts to our science learning. I do, too, because I can tell he really is learning and retaining the information presented. Not only does my four-year-old get to see all kinds of things up close, but the microscope identifies what is on each slide and tells him all about it (honeybees, mosquitoes, cat fleas, tadpoles, human teeth, etc.) so that he knows what he is looking at. Promising review: 'The Talking Microscope is awesome! There are many reasons why I, as a parent, love this microscope. Get it from Amazon for $8.04 (originally $19.99). I cannot recommend it enough!' - kccayson The game is surprising simple, but provides hours of entertainment, especially as everyone laughs over the connections that everyone makes. The first team to cover all their words wins, though guessing the assassin automatically makes you lose. The team guesses and the clue giver places a token on their guesses corresponding to the red team, blue team, bystander, or assassin.

A 5x5 grid of word cards is laid out and then using a key card that shows what words are for each team and which ones are bystanders or an assassin, the clue givers take turns saying a clue word and a number which indicates how many of their team words are related to the clue. Two players are chosen as the ones giving the rest of their team clues while the rest desperately try to make sense of what they are talking about. It has definitely been a hit in my gaming group and with my family over the holidays. It's a fantastic party game because it can be taught in under five minutes and provides a ton of fun. Promising review: 'Codenames really is genius in its simplicity.

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