UP CLOSE AND IKKY

I had a toy microscope as a kid.

It was a scientific wonder that came with glass slides and petri dishes.

I remember looking at large-scale images of my hair and dead fly legs. 

With the dishes you could look at twirling daphnia and ikky pond life, especially if a torch was shone on the tilting mirror. 

I blame toys like this, along with Survival on Anglia TV and Jaques Cousteau for a life-long love of the natural world.

Did you have a toy microscope as a nipper readers?