Re: Leap frog toys

[Guest guest]

I don't think they can hurt. We got my daughters a lot of leap frog

toys when they were 4 or 5, and they loved them all. I think it

helped with their letter recognition and with reading.

They got the leap pad, imagination (?) desk (drawing), and the

phonics pad.

One of them really liked the drawing desk thing.

They are 8, and they still use the leap pad, occasionally.

My son also got the spelling and math twist leap frog products, and

he liked them.

Suzi

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> Are Leap Frog toys good for my son to use? We bought him some for

> Christmas. They have the sound & the letter plus color & songs on

> it. It is pretty neat. Just wondering if these would be good for

> him. Thanks

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> Angie

[Guest guest]

Hi

IMHO I think that the LeapFrog products have been great for my

kids. The letter sounds are not too distorted or mechanical and the

kids learn letter recognitions. My kids have a lot of the products

(most given as gifts from grandma) including the refrig. magnets.

There is so much repitition in the sounds of the letters too and its

to music.

Angie

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> Are Leap Frog toys good for my son to use? We bought him some for

> Christmas. They have the sound & the letter plus color & songs on

> it. It is pretty neat. Just wondering if these would be good for

> him. Thanks

>

> Angie

[Guest guest]

I cannot say enough great things about the Leap toys - especially the

Leapster (fairly new for those of you who have older kids). It's

like an educational gameboy! Last Christmas, they had just come out

and my husband wanted to get one for my older son (5.5 at the time &

diagnosed as apraxic at 2, discharged from speech that month). We

couldn't for the LIFE of us figure out what to get for my younger

son - barely 4 at the time with a severe communication disorder -

both receptive and expressive. After searching for something

comparable, my husband brought home 2 Leapsters. I was ticked,

thinking that he would never use it, wouldn't figure it out, etc. -

especially because he hadn't figured out the mouse for the computer

yet, despite hours of watching his brother play and working with him

extensively.

Boy was I WRONG! I totally opened up the world for him - and allowed

us to see what he knew (which was quite a bit more than we realized -

quite a bit!) We started out with the PreK, K and Learing with Leap

cartridges (pretty much all they had then). Additionally,

something " clicked " and he figured out the mouse for the computer and

is an old pro now! Since, we've purchased everything from 1st grade

down - and they both use them and love them. If anyone has a child

who is struggling with letter sounds or recognition and you think

they'd like this sort of thing, get the Talking Letter Factory

cartridge (also on video, but not interactive). Next is the Talking

Word Factory, where they walk you through putting letter sounds

together to make words.

If all this sounds interesting to you, they are available everywhere,

but I believe that Leap has a deal on the website (I am in no way

affiliated, though I'd love to work for them!) where you join a club

and build up points as you purchase stuff. I also saw them at Sam's

Club for $100 for the Leapster itself, charger (key because it eats

through 4 AA batteries in 3 hours or so), carrying case and 2 or 3

cartridges. The cartridges are about $25 a pop, so this is a great

deal. One word of caution: do not get Math Baseball unless your

child is great at math and understands the functions (+,-,*, /) and

NEVER buy Mr. Pencil (they should really fix this version). Mr.

Pencil is a Nazi in disguise who is supposed to teach writing, though

virtually no one (including adults) can create letters properly

enough for Mr. Pencil. Avoid it.

As with any expensive toy, I also recommend asking around to see if

someone you know has one you can borrow to try out.

Also, think long car rides, plane trips, etc.. It's been a godsend!

As I said, I'm in no way affiliated with the company, though I've

been accused of it in the toy aisle at Target! I just think they're

great!

Marina

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<blanton@c...> wrote:

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> Are Leap Frog toys good for my son to use? We bought him some for

> Christmas. They have the sound & the letter plus color & songs on

> it. It is pretty neat. Just wondering if these would be good for

> him. Thanks

>

> Angie

[Guest guest]

Angie -

As with some of the other folks, we've had the LeapFrog fridge letter thing

for quite awhile now and Josh just loves it. He plays with the letters

separately and plays the ABC song all the time. We also have a few of the other

LeapFrog toys and find them very helpful and he really likes playing with them.

The only thing we found was that the wand on some of the toys (to point to

things in the books, etc.) isn't quite long enough and is sometimes hard for him

to manipulate. So, he got the FisherPrice learning toy where he can just point

to and touch things on the page to get the feedback from the toy - that he

really, really loves to do (especially the Blue's Clues book).

Sherry

non-ya business <blanton@...> wrote:

Are Leap Frog toys good for my son to use? We bought him some for

Christmas. They have the sound & the letter plus color & songs on

it. It is pretty neat. Just wondering if these would be good for

him. Thanks

Angie

[Guest guest]

Just wanted to agree with everyone on the LeapFrog toys. We have the

refrigerator magnet, and this is the main reason my son and his 3 year old

brother know most of their letters and sounds. We also purchased the videos

(letter factory, math circus, etc...) these are wonderful teaching videos.

Good luck

Daphne