The Leapfrog Leapster Explorer won the Educational Toy Of The Year award recently, because it stood out from the crowd, with regards to it’s ability to engage children into learning and into play. It uses modern technology features that enable kids to learn computer skills, or to integrate the computer skills that they are already learning in school with their fun, exciting, educational toy. Most parents can remember the educational toys that they grew up with. Many of these educational toys were made out of wooden blocks, or out of plastic. The child would push a button to get a pre-recorded sound. Or, they would pull on a string to hear a voice play the sound of a letter, a word, or a number. Educational toys have come a long way from these, in keeping with the times. Here’s a look at the features and benefits of the Leapfrog Leapster Explorer-Educational Toy Of The Year.
The features of this toy include a hand held pad. This pad resembles a cross between a cell phone and a game console. The wonderful thing about this toy, is that the design is created for use to look like everything that a child, or that a young teenager would use on a daily basis. For example, in the past when parents had to play with educational toys, they had to play with toys in the shape of objects that were impractical for everyday use. On the other hand, this is a company that understands that children are being trained to use things that are more sophisticated, in terms of technology and electronics. It’s to the child’s advantage to learn from a young age to use products such as the ones they will be using every day, such as game consoles and cell phones. This is a toy that is created by the way for children ages one through nine.
The game console comes with a keypad that allows a child to press down with their index finger, or with their thumbs. It also comes with a stylus pen for pointing. It bears repeating that this is such a over-the-top wonderful toy, because it teaches children from a young age to get used to practical everyday items that they will be using in the future. At the same time, this toy that is durable, because the manufacturers understand that children tend to drop things. This toy is the perfect mixture of child educational toy, and child electronic product preparation toy.
LeapFrog Leapster Explorer Learning Game System (Green)
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Product Description
Introducing Leapster Explorer™, an extraordinary new learning experience that encourages children to discover something new every day with endless ways to play and learn--from games, e-Books, videos, and online play to customizable learning skills and more.
-40+ games and activities*--downloadable learning apps, a camera/video recorder** and more.
-Children can learn school skills plus creativity, life skills and more.
-Expand the fun and learning in LeapWorld™--a safe, online world of learning games and activities.
-Parents can follow their child's play and learning progress on the LeapFrog® Learning Path.
-Appropriate for children ages 4 to 9 years.
*Some games and activities available Fall 2010. **Available Fall 2010.
Details
- Leapster Explorer offers endless ways to play and learn
- A library of more than 40 games and activities includes cartridge games
- Children can learn school skills like reading, math, science and geography
- Expand the fun and learning in LeapWorld--a safe, online world of learning games and activities
- For use only with LeapFrog Explorer software. Not compatible with any other LeapFrog platform software.
The software of this toy is just like the software one would expect to find on a computer, or a laptop. Not only does it come with games already installed in the system, but also the child can access on particular website software that is compatible with this toy. They can actually download a host of age-appropriate games that can be downloaded into the toy. The child will not only learn educational skills, but they will practice the technology skills that children even as young as the age of five are practicing and learning in school. This enables them to keep their skill set sharp day and night. Of course, the compact and lightweight design of the toy will enable the child to to not only play and practice their skills at home, but it’s useful to take on the road. When you’re taking your child on errands for example, you’ll have no shortage of activities to keep your child busy.
Concerning education, the child will learn traditional educational skill sets such as reading, arithmetic, writing, and other skill sets that they would learn in school. This is a game that also reinforces what the child is learning in school, with regards to educational basics. In short, this toy treats your child like someone who is being groomed to learn, and to function in the real world. Most toys are created to entertain the child exclusively. This toy uses entertainment to educate children. It’s no wonder that with the sophisticated design, that parents are raving about this, and it’s certainly a toy that you should consider buying for your child as well.
