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Posted on Feb 15, 2008 under LeapFrog |
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LeapFrog Spin and Sing Alphabet Zoo Animals go ’round and ’round while little tots learn their names and sounds. Whizzing motions, sparkling lights and cheerful songs introduce kids to the alphabet, from “alligator” to “zebra.” Three engaging modes help them learn: Letter, Animal and Music. In Letter Mode, the wheel stops on a letter and sounds out its name. Animal Mode lets little one discover 26 animals, along with their names and noises. Music Mode plays the alphabet song while little ones spin and play. Requires 3 “AA” batteries, included. 6″ x 6.5″ x 7.25″.
Customer Review: Great toy
I like this toy because it has a lot of settings and is very educational. It is easy to clean and so far it seems durable. I think the toy really does a lot for the price you pay. It teaches the alphabet, letter sounds, and animal sounds. Very impressed!
Customer Review: Wonderful!!
My five month old received this toy for Christmas and loves it. I can put him in his highchair while I am preparing dinner and he will sit and play with it. It is not a toy that is easy to break either as he has knocked it off his highchair, onto the tile floor, on seveal occasions and other than scaring me to death it seems to be holding up just fine!
Posted on Feb 14, 2008 under LeapFrog |
LeapFrog Leapster Educational Game: Finding Nemo Finding Nemo brings the fun and adventure of the movie to a Leapster book, for great learning games your child can enjoy. Join Nemo, Marlin and Dory in this underwater reading adventure and play fun activities that teach key pre-kindergarten and kindergartenreading and math skills!
Customer Review: Worth the money!!!
My four year old got this for Christmas yesterday and she is hooked! I love it because she doesn’t even realize she is learning. She started out finding the “small pink jellyfish” (for example), which she easily knows. Then she is to find the “number 5 jellyfish,” which is much more challeging for her. She is so into the game she doesn’t even realize she is learning from it!!!
Customer Review: Yea - really??
Out of all of the Leapster Pre-K games, the Finding Nemo game is my 3.5 year old son’s, as well as my, LEAST favorite. It’s just boring. There are, from what I remember, only four games to choose from.
Posted on Feb 11, 2008 under LeapFrog |
LeapFrog ClickStart Software Backyardigans Number Pie Samurai
Customer Review: The favorite game
This is my daughter’s favorite game. It has 3 games, but they are games that evolve and advance to harder levels.
For example, the cathing items in the basket game — whatever it is called, starts with item recognition and uses the arrow keys to get say ‘apples’ instead of butter or cherries. Eventually it goes to can you get the apples with the ‘6′ so you need to recognize your numbers.
There is a lot of recognizing numbers going on in this game. The same applies for the pie kicking game. This game actually is very matched to skills that are age appropriate for a 3 or 4 year old. For example, in my daughter’s preschool, they are working on number recognition of 1-5. This is doing 1-9.
Posted on Feb 08, 2008 under LeapFrog |
FLY Fusion™ Notebooks This accessory works only with the FLY Fusion Pentop Computer, and is not compatible with FLY 1.0.
Customer Review: Read everything carefully before you buy
This is a very special and interesting product. However, if you buy this or I suppose any other item from Amazon, read every single word of the sale information very carefully. As has just been clarified by Amazon, when a product is sold out, especially if you use one-click, Amazon goes to the marketplace dealers to get the item. You may be thinking you are getting the item at the price stated in the description, when in fact you may pay much, much more. I ended up paying $54. for this 7.99 item because I didn’t read the final statement of cost and cancel the order. I assumed my order was strictly through the Amazon description for 7.99. I was never prompted to consider the market dealers under new and used. It was done for me, and the choice made for me. Probably, if I had not trusted my years of previous experience and had read every shred, I would have known this. Just be careful. It seems more like a web site glitch than malice, but annoying.
Customer Review: Notebook Mispriced?
I don’t know if it is the retailers fault for taking advantage of a shortage, but these notebooks should be less than $10US each. Not $35 each. Check the LeapFrog website, folks.
Posted on Feb 07, 2008 under LeapFrog |
LeapFrog Leapster Educational Game: Scholastic Get Puzzled! Scholastic Get Puzzled (Leapster)Scholastic Get Puzzled (Leapster)
Customer Review: Great teaching tool–needs a bit more variety in problems
This is by far the favorite of the four leapster games my boys received for Christmas–the others being Dora’s pinata party (it came with the leapster and I can’t really get them to play it simply because it’s “Dora”), I Spy (the games just don’t keep their interest for some reason, though I think it’s a pretty good cartridge), and kindergarten (far too easy for my kindergartener and really even for my four-year-old.) Anyway, they’ve loved this one and have played every game repeatedly. My 6 year-old maxed it out and earned all of his “puzzle power” stars in about a week, but he decided to start again. I like the different difficulty levels available and the fact that the problems on each level become progressively harder. I do wish, though, that the games weren’t the same each time you played the same one at the same level. Even though you have to complete 15-20 problems to finish a level, once kids have done that two or three times with the same 15-20 problems, the challenge is lost.
As a former math teacher, though I do like this cartridge, especially the “sky-high” where they have to practice addition by putting together beams to make pillars of matching sizes.
The monster game is also great in teaching memory, and the about face for logic.
And, my boys’ favorite is the “cosmic crossing” game where they have to get the rocket home to earth, jumping from asteroid to asteroid, riding commits, and sliding through worm holes.
Customer Review: Wonderful buy
My son got Sonic and this game for xmas; he keeps saying that sonic is more fun but cant stop playing get puzzled!! The cartridge includes 5 or 6 games with 3 levels each and 15 puzzles each level.. my son has around 5 puzzles left to solve… IM VERY GLAD HE GOT THIS GAME FOR XMAS.
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Posted on Feb 06, 2008 under LeapFrog |
LeapFrog Leapster Educational Game: Pet Pals Take home and raise your very own puppy! You’ll learn important reading and math skills as you feed, groom and care for your puppy, take it for walks, play catch, and more. Then show what you know in the big dog show and win “money” by showing off your smarts. Kids will learn phonics skills, counting, letter writing and responsibility. For use with the Leapster Learning System or Leapster TV Learning System (sold separately).
Customer Review: Amazing for the younger crowd!
We bought this for our 5 year old this past Christmas with high hopes and the game met every one. She absolutely LOVES this cartridge and all of my kids have had fun earning their coins and taking care of the dogs. My older son (8) received Nintendogs at the same time and this has given her the same satisfaction at her own level! Educationally, this one is a little lower on the scale, but the charm of this game overcomes that shortcoming.
Customer Review: My daughter is obssesed with This Toy!
100% Fun and Entertainment. The learning I haven’t seen too much although it does teach responsibility for your pet caring. I have also seen her writing Letters. It’s a little like Dogs from DS but I find this super cute and more entertaining than the DS for Pets. Just like that game you get to put water for your dog, wash your pup, name him and all the basics of caring for your pet. She is 6yrs old and can’t get enough so I imagine this would work for a child 3 to 8 years old. The song is catchy and she can’t stop singing it. I had to give it 5 stars because she is sitting next to me screaming mom 5 stars!! I love it!! Ok so i guess nuff said. Very well worth the money. Thank you to everyone who placed reviews prior to X-mas because you guys were right!
Posted on Feb 05, 2008 under LeapFrog |
LeapFrog Leapster L-Max Learning Game System - Pink The award-winning original LeapFrog Leapster handheld takes it up a notch with the Leapster L-Max for kids ages 4 to 10 years. This handheld features dual-screen action (players interact with the handheld screen and watch the results on their TV screen), multiple skill levels, tailored tutorials, and unlimited potential for educational fun. Slip in one of Leapster’s many separately sold software games (”Letters on the Loose,” “Rock the World,” “Madagascar,” “Dora the Explorer Wildlife Rescue,” etc.) and follow spoken instructions. Youngsters won’t even realize they’re learning how to write their letters, identifying plants and animals, recognizing mathematical concepts, matching shapes, performing logical reasoning, mastering diphthongs, and even expressing ideas musically and artistically!
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Posted on Feb 03, 2008 under LeapFrog |
LeapFrog Leapster Educational Game: Go Diego Go! Animal Rescuer Al rescate! Diego is at it again - dodging obstacles as he hang-glides and snowboards to the rescue of animals in need. Explore the landscapes of Latin America while you run, jump and swing from learning numbers to performing addition and subtraction. Collect animals and discover fun facts while becoming an Offical Animal Rescuer. For use with the Leapster Learning System or Leapster TV Learning System (sold separately).
Customer Review: Great fun
My DS recieved this Game for Christmas. He is a huge Diego fan.. He plays it several times a Day for quite some time each time. It is fun as well as educational!
Customer Review: A Definite Hit
We purchased Leapsters and several game cartridges for my sons ages 7 & 5. My oldest autistic son received this game and it is by far both of their favorites. They also received Creature Create, Pet Pals (both of which bore them), Ratatouille, and Cars:Supercharged (Their second favorite). They both have a lot of fun playing this game, and their 3 year old brother even loves this one (he’s the only real Diego fan of the lot). There are three different “Missions” and within each mission, there are quite a few questions to answer. The child first has to find the question mark, which then asks them a learning question. Then three or four answer banners appear within each section and the child must find the correct answer. The gate to the next section/question will then be open. There is also a “mini-game” within each mission that asks a learning question. The higher levels have pattern completion, addition, < or >, etc. I am pleasantly surprised with this game, especially since the older ones are not Diego fans, but LOVE this game.
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Posted on Feb 03, 2008 under LeapFrog |
LeapFrog ClickStart Educational Software: Dora the Explorer - Friends! !Amigos! Dora the Explorer: Friends! Amigos! brings favorite characters Dora and Boots to the ClickStart software library for an exploration sensation. Dora guides children in matching, shapes, letters, and counting in Spanish. Players help Dora reach a hot-air balloon; fill holes in a bridge to reach and rescue a jaguar cub, and match letters, words, and pictures to cross Troll Bridge. For use with the ClickStart My First Computer (sold separately).
Customer Review: Not as good as Nickjr.com
I got this game plus the Click Start computer because my 2 year old loves playing games on nickjr.com. I was hoping to lure her away from the computer with this game. But it really does not compare to the games on nickjr.com. The graphics are like Atari-days - giant pixels. And the games just aren’t as engaging. She’ll play with it for a couple of minutes and then asks to go use the real computer.
Customer Review: Fun!
For any little girl who loves Dora, this is the game! My daughter asks all day when she can play her Dora game. It was definitely worth the $20. That said, I really with LeapFrog would have thought of their customers a little more. I’d buy it again and recommend it BUT 3 games? That’s all we get for $20? I can tell that my daughter will probably be bored with this game within a few weeks even with as much as she loves Dora, so I am a little disappointed with that.
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Posted on Feb 02, 2008 under LeapFrog |
LeapFrog Learn & Groove Animal Sounds Guitar Sing away while the animals play! Through rhythm, rhyme and sing-along songs, little ones can rock out and sharpen learning skills like counting, numbers and animal sound recognition. Younger learners can play with the guitar on the floor, pressing the fret buttons and turning the knob in the center. Older tots can engage in true rock-star style, holding the guitar while it plays. Three fun learning modes can be used in both English and Spanish. In Number Mode, whimsical songs introduce counting. Animal Mode helps kids make the connection between animals and their sounds. And Music Play Mode encourages tuneful freeplay as kids jig along to a lively rendition of “Old MacDonald” while activating a chorus of wacky animal sounds. Requires 3 “AA” batteries, included. Measures 13.5″ x 6.5″.
Customer Review: animal noise guitar
This is a really cool toy! My son got it for his first birthday and he loves it. It has a two volume settings which is very good for the parents. The many settings offer more diverse learning, and the two languages are really helpful. All of the choices also keeps it from getting so annoying!
Customer Review: Not as good as expected
I have always thought highly of LeapFrog products (and still do), but was quite disappointed with this one. There are only a couple of songs, and it appears as if there would be much move activity than there actually is. I would not have purchased if I had seen it in the store and been able to try it out.
Posted on Feb 02, 2008 under LeapFrog |
LeapFrog Leapster Educational Game: Ratatouille Recommended Age Range Pre-K to 1st Grade (4 to 7 years). Help Remy take a bite out of Paris! When Remy the rat flees to Paris, he decides to pursue his dreams of becoming a great French chef just like his hero Gusteau. Help Remy prove anyone can cook by learning essential reading skills and fun food facts! Cartridge is for use with Leapster and Leapster L-MaxTM learning game systems. What it Teaches - Phonics Skills, Word Building, Matching & Food Groups.
Customer Review: Entertained the kids for a good two weeks.
Since there’s no review posted here yet, here’s mine. I bought this for my two sons, ages 6 and 3, and as expected, they fought over it, but only for the first two weeks and now they’ve returned to their old favorites, Cars and Sonic. The games are nicely done for the most part, and use the real voices from what I can tell (including Patton Oswald). Leapfrog avoided duplicating game play from other cartridges, and did a nice job graphically with 4 out of 5 of the distinct games. I wasn’t impressed with the one where Remy surfs through sewer pipes (first-person style game). The graphics on that one are poor, and the game play is particularly clunky. The game requires you to quickly identify numbers from letters, but I couldn’t tell an “S” from a “5″ or a “1″ from an “I”, so I don’t get how a child could be expected to. There’s a game where you have to sort items in 2 or 3 different categories, first based on color, then by food group. There’s a lot of items, and I could tell that it was really challenging my kids in a good way, with no time limit. Unfortunately, I must report that I witnessed this particular game have a glitch no less than three times, because my kids complained to me. None of the buttons would work, the characters were caught in a loop, staring at you. The Leapster had to be restarted, or at least I had to exit the game by pushing “Home”. There’s a concentration-style matching game which requires the player to match sounds too, rather than just pictures. The recipe game got a surprising amount of play with my kids too, where the player has to follow directions and crack the right number of eggs, avoid putting in the wrong ingredients that are on the table, stir the pot a certain number of times, etc. Overall, I recommend this cartridge. It remains to be seen if my kids will return to it later. Currently they are fighting over “Number Raiders” a game I found on clearance, but one they initially dismissed because “it only has one game”.
Posted on Jan 31, 2008 under LeapFrog |
LeapFrog Leapster Educational Game: Cars Learn essential reading and mathematical skills while flying through these four action-packed races. Choose to race as your favorite character: McQueen, Mater, Flo or Ramone. Collect tokens along the way and use them to help light up the neon lights in Radiator Springs. Two skill levels help children learn at just the right pace. In-depth tutorials guide them as they understand new concepts. Teaches phonics, uppercase and lowercase letters, patterns and matching. For use with Leapster Learning System (sold separately).
Customer Review: My 5 Year old Loves it!
My Five year old son got the Leapster for Christmas and he loves it. He has a few games, and his favorites are “Kindergarten”, “Cars” and “Go Diego Go”. He plays with Kindergarten the most, and then Cars. I have not been dissapointed one bit with my purchase.
Customer Review: Awesome Gift
My nephew loves it! I was impressed at how fast it came and how quick he was able to pick it up. He can’t put it down and he is learning so much. My games were never this cool when I was his age.