Anniversary Giveaway Extravaganza - SmartLab Toys Indoor/Outdoor Microscope CLOSED

The Company
Note From Our Top Dog:
Our toy company manufactures book plus products for children ages 4 - 12. We believe that kids learn best through hands-on exploration, so we offer that experience wrapped up in a fun toy and a book.

In 2004, SmartLab entered the marketplace with eight science kits. Two years later, we expanded our offerings into arts and crafts. Our roster of award-winning goods now stands at nearly 50 products that stimulate both sides of the brain.

We are guided by a desire to both entertain and educate. We like to think we hide the vegetables in the cake, so to speak. And, as our 10-year-old fan Simon says, "One thing I like about your books is they teach you stuff, but they're not just Blah, Blah, Blah like some science books." I call that success!

Unleash some serious fun with SmartLab —where toys and books collide!

-Jim Becker, President


The Review
I received the Indoor-Outdoor Microscope to review.

Kids, and adults, alike, will be hooked after peering through this super-powered microscope! Commonly found items, such as newspapers, pencil strokes, flower petals, bugs, and even clothing fibers, look amazingly detailed when magnified 40 times their normal size. There's no limit to what can be explored: Use the stand to view prepared slides, or remove the microscope from the stand and head outdoors!
Components:

A book that magnifies all things small
40x microscope
Removable stand
4 prepared slides
3 blank slides
2 vials with lids
Carrying case
Eyedropper
Tweezers
Lanyard
　
My grandkids & I had a great time with this microscope. They looked at bugs, leaves, grass, flowers, herbs and rocks outside in the yard. It was a fun way to get them outside and interested in science. I can see us spending hours of time learning with this microscope.



Check out some their other toys specifically designed for outdoor fun this summer.


Bug Playground The smallest of game hunting starts here! Wrangle your backyard creepy-crawlies into this mini funhouse. Good choices: crickets, ants, and beetles. Not so good: wasps, termites, and cockroaches. Go outside and play!



Blast Off Rocket Racer
Power up your Rocket Racer with the classic combination of baking soda and vinegar and let it go! Includes a build-your-own mini rocket racer, featuring sleek aerodynamic design and large wheels for speed. The racer body is see-through for a closer look at the chemical reaction in action. It also comes with a stomp-pad launcher so kids control the moment of blast off.

Check out their other toy categories: Art, Science, Puzzles and Best-Sellers.

For those rainy days SmartLab Toys now has free download-able activities for kids at their SmartLab Toys' Free Zone. Where kids can boost their brainpower with all kinds of trivia. Put their creativity on display with art activities. And concoct all sorts of experiments, edible and otherwise. Come back every week for new stuff that will entertain and educate your kids.

Caboose Riders can save 25% at smartlabtoys.com by entering BLOGDEAL611 at checkout! (code expires July 31, 2011)

SmartLab Toys are also available at Amazon.com and other select retailers.

The Giveaway
One lucky caboose rider will win a Indoor-Outdoor Microscope of their own to enjoy the outdoors with their little ones this summer.

Mandatory Entries
1. You must be a Sampletrain member. New members register here.

Extra Entries
2. “Like” SmartLab Toys on Facebook
3. "Like" Sampletrain on Facebook
4. "Follow" Sampletrain on Twitter
5. "Follow" SmartLab Toys on Twitter
6. Tweet this once per day (leave separate comment for each )

#Win a SmartLab Toys Microscope from @Sample_Train Anniversary #Giveaway ends 6/30 Enter at http://bit.ly/ixqlX7

Leave comments below for each entry you perform along with a link to your tweets. Be sure to number them accordingly.

Giveaway Guidelines and Disclosure
Product was provided for review, no monetary compensation was received. My product review is my honest opinion and is not reviewed or edited by SmartLabDue to the new FTC rules, I was under no obligation to review any product if I so choose, Nor was I under any obligation to write a positive review or sponsor a product giveaway in return for the FREE product/s received. SmartLab is providing the prize(s) for this giveaway at no cost to me. Giveaway ends June 30, 2011 at 11:59PM CST. Open to US residents 18 and over. Winner/s will be picked via Random.orgWinner will also be pm'd and will have 48 hours to reply before another winner is chosen.

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