AmScope Microscope Slide Preparation Kit - Includes Blank Microscope Slides, Eosin Red & Methylene Blue Stain Powders, Tweezers, Swab & More - 22-Piece Kit

I'm not going to lie, I bought this kit thinking it would be a fun, educational activity for my kid. I was right, but what I didn't anticipate was the level of scientific weirdness that would be unleashed. My kid is now obsessed with finding things to look at—dirt, a fly's wing, the goo from under the couch—you name it.The best part is the stain powders. Eosin Red and Methylene Blue are now the most exciting colors in our house. She treats them like mad scientist potions, turning mundane things into vibrant, terrifying specimens. We went from "let's look at a leaf" to "what happens if we stain a mosquito leg?"This kit is perfect. It has everything you need to get started, from the blank slides to the tweezers and swabs. It's a fantastic way to get kids excited about science and to discover just how gross the world looks up close. Highly recommended for any parent brave enough to embrace the weird and wonderful.

I would purchase this again in the future!!! The microscope works great, and these are needed to work it, they are a great buy!!!

I got my package today and the dyes are in powder form as lots of other reviews state. But mine did have a phone number labeled on the bottles so I called it and spoke to someone in customer service pretty quickly and they told me the instructions in their system say to fill the vials 3/4 full with distilled water. I agree not super specific but she also said they have a manual for all their products on their website. I haven’t had a chance to look for this yet but will update if I do.

One can buy all of these items individually, of course, but having this as a set is convenient. The bottles of stain are smaller than the ones bought individually or in dedicated stain kits, but should still last a long while.

This arrived quickly and was exactly what I needed

Its a kit for quick reference. the price is amazing.

I should have paid more attention to previous reviews. The stains come as a powder and there was no information on how to reconstitute them. This would be easy to figure out if the mass (mg) of the product was provided. Regardless, this should be spelled out for customers. Additionally, a link to the MSDS (p65 warning only listed) of both stains should be provided and how to properly dispose of the contents should also be available. Amscope's website does not provide this information either! I am very disappointed in the lack of available information.