Educational Toys > Leap Frog Educational Toys

Advantages: Learning essential skills while playing
Disadvantages: Expensive

I bought the Click Start computer for my son for Christmas ( I have reviewed that also) So when people asked for ideas for pressents the games seemed like an obvious option. There are three different games on this cartridge, each teaching different skills. Each with two levels of difficulty, depending on the age of the child. "Really useful Engine" Help the Fat controller - Using the mouse, First the child must choose the correct crates by recognising ...
...the crate using phonics, pick one crate to complete the three letter word. In level two the say the letters name, and also spell longer words. Thomas then moves on and the child must help him pass some obsatcles by working out the correct tool for the obstacle ahead. Click on the correct picture and Thomas can move on. "Making tracks" Direct the engines - Using the mouse The train enters the screen where the track splits into different directions. ... Read review

Advantages: English accent
Disadvantages: Listening to the alphabet over and over again

When my daughter was 18 months old, my partner and me struggled to think of what to get the little one for Christmas so she got loads of little things for Christmas. This was one of the things we got her and it is still being used three years later. You get 1 main unit which is about 9.5 x 10.5 cm and about 3.5 cm deep. You also get 26 magnets one of each letter of the alphabet. Each letter is on the same size rectangle with one curved edge. All ...
...are blue, yellow or green. All of it is magnetic, unit and letters, so it can go on your fridge or any other surface you have which is magnetic but the fridge is the obvious place. At the bottom of the main unit is a red slide switch, for OFF/ON quiet /ON load. Just to the right of the switch is a red musically note, if you press this note it says the alphabet. Next to that is the speaker. Just above these switches is where you put the letters. ... Read review

Advantages: Favourite characters in the book, same story as film, great learning games
Disadvantages: If your kid doesn't like the film Disney Pixar ' Cars' don't bother

...books for the My First Leap Pad are "two in one" flip books with one story side and one activity side. The cover is fairly thick shiny card and the pages are thinner but still durable. The cartridge has a matching picture of McQueen so easy to find the right one to go with the book. The pictures on and in the 'Cars' book are cartoon-style rather than the flashy pixar computer generated characters from the film which I found a bit disappointing to ...
...recognisable it just lacks the flashy pixar film style 'something'. Not too important as my son didn't seem the least bit bothered by it...it's still 'Cars' On the front it says" Preschool " and that this book teaches: Car Facts and Parts Numbers 1-10 Short Vowels Shapes Pre-Writing skills The story in the book is the same as the film, so it provides a familiar story for your child to go through- assuming they have or have seen the film which ... Read review

Advantages: Helps Improve Concentration, and general PC skills
Disadvantages: Batteries essential,

My son will be starting school in September so we decided to buy a useful product that could be educational as well as fun. I'm usually against electronic games for toddlers due to the lack of imaginatio, however in this day in age computer skills are essential and all schools teach pc skills from a young age so the ClickStart computer seemed like a good choice to get a head start. The computer itself was on offer at Toys R Us so it worked out cheaper, ...
...came with some simple games that teach recognising letters and numbers, general mouse and keyboard skills, co-ordination, colours and perserverance. When the child does well they win a bone which they can then use in the dogs house. Give the dog a bone and watch him do a trick. At first my son found it difficult to co-ordinate the mouse to use the curser and if the mouse button is pressed the curser will not move, which my son found a little frustrating. ... Read review

Advantages: Teaches lots of things that will help your child in school
Disadvantages: None

...many electronic learning toys from Leap Frog. It is also available with a writing version nowadays but we have the original and it works by way of a book, a cartridge and an electronic pen that can be used to point to various things on each book. If you want to know more about the system itself, I have an old review lurking somewhere on the site about it. ***The Cartridge*** Before starting to use this book make sure the cartridge is pushed into ...
...book you are about to use. The cartridges are made of a pretty sturdy plastic casing with an opening at the side to be attached to the Leappad. This one has a picture of the Lightning McQueen on it as well as Cars written on it so it's easier for a child that can't read yet to see which one is needed. ***The Book*** Cars isn't a film that I've seen but my son and daughter keep telling me that I should watch it, but this means that I feel I can judge ... Read review