Mom’s Toy Reviews

If your kids are like mine, the three things they want control of in the house are the phone, the TV remote, and the camera. When they were younger, they just wanted to see the digital image of every single snapshot I took. As they’ve gotten a little older, though, they’ve decided they want to take pictures with my camera. That got pretty old, pretty quick, as visions of shattered lenses and scattered electronic parts snuck into my mind. That’s when I decided I wanted them to have their own Kid Tough Digital Camera. My mother-in-law came to the rescue and got one for each of my kids for Christmas in 2006. (I waited a year to write about them, because it’s hard to know if it lives up to its name without putting it through the ringer! Now, nearly 13 months later, they are still ticking.)

My son’s camera is blue, and my daughter’s is pink. I love the fact that they make two colors, just because it saves a lot of fights about which camera belongs to which kid. They also received a memory card for the camera, and there’s tons of storage room with that. (It’s not easy to get in and out of the camera, though - which is a pain, but probably a good thing in the hands of preschoolers.) The quality of the pictures isn’t PERFECT, but it’s quite good given that we’re talking about a toy, here. And getting to see the world through my kids eyes is a wonderful thing. At least, most of the time…every now and then we do end up with pictures of people’s knees and rear ends. But I guess that’s what is at eye-level for small children!

There’s also a matching carrying case for the cameras. To my knowledge, it only comes in blue, but my mother-in-law painted some flowers on my daughter’s to give it a feminine flair. This has definitely been one of the best presents ever.

Approximate Retail: $69.95
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