Customer Reviews

Watch-A-Bug

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3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
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I bought this for my 4 yr old last summer and he used it all summer long. It has a durable hook-and-loop strap and the top snaps very securely. It works best for very small insects such as ladybugs, lovebugs, and crickets. My son has even put very tiny frogs in it. Insects such as dragonflies and butterflies are too large for it. It also came with a plastic toy bug in it and he loved using the fake bug to scare grandparents and other relatives.

My 3 year old loves this watch because it leaves his hands free to catch additional insects/bugs; and I love this watch because it tightly clicks shut! So many other bug "boxes" and containers just have lids that are placed on top but don't lock into place which means 99% of the time the little critters are going to end up in places you don't want them! (such as running around your house or in your car while you are driving and your child is strapped in his carseat so obviously can't re-catch them). I have bought about a dozen or so other bug "boxes" or "houses or "containers" and this is by far the best one. I only wish I had found it before wasting all my money on all those others.

I ordered this for our 4.5yo son for Christmas, to use next Spring. I broke down & gave it to him when it came today & he LOVES it! Now our 5.5yo son wants one too, & he's not even the tree hugger! LoL

I think it's a great idea-kinda gross to think they're on their arm, but there's plenty of sturdy plastic between wrist & bug!

I bought this watch for my 6 year old. He loves it. He catches all kinds of bugs and puts them in the watch. Very intertaining and fun. Highly recommend

I bought this for a 5 year old who loves to collect bugs. I thought it would be interesting for him to carry around the bugs he found without having to place them in a cup or in his hand. Though the concept for the gadget was interesting, the "Watch-A-Bug" latch would not close properly. By the end of the day, he got tired of having to continuosly close it shut and removed it from his wrist. He lost it in a day.

Bought this product hoping my daughter would get interested in the outdoors, and it worked. She went around collecting bugs and such asking all kinds of questions.

My children were very excited to receive these watches. The only problem I came across was that the netting is very delicated and quickly became damaged with holes.

My son loves bugs, he loves catching them and making "pets" of them (although I don't let him keep anything longer than a day), he loves this toy. ALTHOUGH I think it's a tad small for things like crickets and grasshoppers, probably more suitable to ladybugs, pillbugs. My son likes having his new friends to carry along with him. This toy has been left outside without rusting up (on the screen) and put up with my 5 year old who is pretty rough with his stuff (and often climbs trees while wearing this). Overall I'm happy with the product, he also has a larger screened bug cage and he uses them both to transport his bugs around. The bugs cannot escape once the "cage" is secured so if your little bug-lover likes to bring them inside you don't have to worry about them getting all over your house.

This bug watch is unique. It was purchased as a birthday gift for my 7 year old son, who is extremely interested in bugs, lizards, frogs and other small animals. He already has several other types of "bug homes". We live in South Florida, so it's always "bug season" around here! This little gadget is pretty cool because it's portable and allows my son to do other activities, while keeping the creepy crawlers close at hand. The thing I like most about it, is that once it's time to come inside, or go to bed... we MUST release the captured creatures. With some of the other bug crates that he uses, it suddenly becomes an issue once it's time to release the bugs. With this little Bug Watch, there is NO room to create a habitat. As a result, all bugs MUST be set free to buzz another day. No more long term buggy commitment. He can look at the bugs close up, carry them around with him, and then at the end of the day, it's easy (and emotionally painless) to set them free. The wrist strap is durable, the top pops right open when you press the release button, and it's the perfect size for small insects. An overall good buy, especially for the price!

It's a neat idea but the "screen" is a very weak fabric mesh that was quickly broken. Also the watch band was so stiff that it hurt my four year old's wrist. Furthermore, rather than a velcro closure as was indicated on the box, it came with the kind that requires a plastic bump to be inserted in a hole. Given the stiffness of the band, even I found putting it on and taking it off to be a chore and my son wasn't close to being able to, which frustrated both of us. I wonder if the company decreased the quality after the purchase of some of the other reviewers?.