Backyard Safari Outfitters sent us three toys from their collection to review and I knew they would be right up my kids’ alley! We have a pretty big yard with a little stream and some woods so the kids get to do a lot of nature exploring. Any outdoor gear is fun for my kids and they LOVE finding bugs, frogs, toads and salamanders around our house. Its not just a boy thing either, the girls are definitely following in their brothers’ footsteps.  Jamie had to bring home 3 caterpillars from a school picnic last month and we still have them in their cocoon stage out on our back porch. The kids all love using the bug vacuum and it works well! Unfortunately it has come in handy indoors a lot this spring since we have a few window screens that need some fixing. At least I can have the kids suck the bugs up and take them outside! Ethan is 7 years old and he has claimed the bug vacuum while almost 6 year old Ben is really happy with his cargo vest and all of the pockets (he wore it 3 days straight including out to dinner). The kids are all sharing the HUGE periscope for spying on the bird’s nests and people in the pool (and it is even handy for a quick peak to see what is under a couch or a bed!). I like that the you can use the one end of it to look underwater and we’ll have to test that out at the lake this summer to watch the minnows. Oh and Ben’s cargo vest will definitely become his “fishing vest” when we’re at the lake! So to sum it up, I think these are well made, fun toys that get kids exploring outside and thats what kids should be doing all summer long so I’m giving them a big thumbs up!

Backyard Safari Outfitters Bug Wrangler’s Extreme Suction Bug Vacuum

FEATURES:

• 2 CATCH & RELEASE CAPTURE CORES WITH BUILT IN MAGNIFYING GLASS
• PLUS: EXTRA NOSE CONE FOR THE REALLY BIG BUGS

Backyard Safari Outfitters Land & Water Mega View Periscope

FEATURES:

• THREE NESTED SECTIONS EXTEND OVER 4 FEET
• WIDE-VIEW FACE PLATE FOR BINOCULAR VIEWING
• ERGONOMICALLY DESIGNED HAND GRIPS FOR STEADY, VERTICAL HOLDING POSITION
• 16 INCH WATER-TIGHT SUBMERSIBLE SECTION FOR UNDERWATER VIEWING

Backyard Safari Outfitters Essential Field Gear Cargo Vest

FEATURES:

• RUGGED POLY-TWILL FABRIC WITH REINFORCED DETAIL
• 4 CARGO POCKETS WITH VELCRO CLOSURES
• 1 TWO INCH DEEP ZIPPER POCKET WITH MESH-NET OUTER POCKET
• 6 D-RINGS
• CUSTOM ZIPPER PULLS
• CARGO SHOULDER EPAULETS WITH SNAP CLOSURES
• ADJUSTABLE REAR STRAP
• 2 OVER-SIZED MESH-NET CARGO POCKETS IN REAR
• PLUS CLEAR-VU FRONT POCKET CONTAINING ESSENTIAL FIELD POP-GUIDE

*We received these toys for review through Team Mom and Summit Toys and were not paid to review them.

Our woods and one of the Robin nests on our back porch eaves that we can use the periscope to carefully peak at:

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