The Bottom Line
Pros
- Very cool, creative drawing toy.
- No batteries required.
Cons
- Kids younger than about 6 won't get it yet.
Description
- Coloring pages feature morphed images.
- Cup-shaped mirror makes the images clear.
- Kids color while looking into the mirror.
- Requires concentration and stimulates creativity.
Guide Review - Morph-O-Scopes
Morph-O-Scopes are incredibly cool educational toys. Kids choose a twisted image and lay the flexible, cup-shaped mirror on top to see the image straightened out. By looking in the mirror they can color a fun, logical picture.
This is not new technology. In fact, they were all the rage in 1550, but Ooz and Oz just released them for children recently. They even have an under-$10 morph-of-month club where kids receive a mirror, ten images, 16 crayons and a new drawing every month for a year.
The themed kits come with 32 coloring pages, a box of crayons, a carrying case and two mirrors so two kids can play together. For about $20 these kits provide a lot of creative playtime.
I tried this with my 4-year-old son who wasn't able to decipher the image just yet. This is more for the 6-14 year-old set, but I found myself coloring long after he'd returned to his race cars!
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