V-smile Vs. Leapster for 3 Yr Old?

Leapsters are great. My parents purchased them two years ago for my daughter and my nieces and nephew. The four of them are still playing with them every day.

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Hi E.,

I don't know much about the V-Smile but we have the Leapster L-Max for our daughter and she loves it! We bought it last summer before she turned 4.....we were going to Spain and wanted something for her to do on the plane ride. It has been great....she still plays with it quite a bit and the games are fun. I think it would be perfect for a 3 year old....

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I really am a fan of both but for a smaller child I think the leapster is probably your best bet. The leapster is handheld and has a variety of educational themed games that is great for entertainment on the go. My 3 year niece takes hers everywhere!The V Smile is great but it really is geared for kids a little older. Good Luck!

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We bought the Vsmile Pocket for my daughter a 3 years ago, and she LOVED it. She actually has the regular Vamile as well and still plays both. She really likes the fact that you can play the games on both systems. And they are "hers". (Unlike the play station,her older sister has, which some of those games were WAY to complex)
She just turned 7 and still plays them all the time. I have a home daycare and the 3 and 4 year olds love it as well. It helps them from learning the alphabet to spelling words, as well as from counting to addition and subtraction.
And the fact that there are different levels on each game, makes it where they actually "GROW" with the child. I think this was a great thing, just remember to buy rechargeable batteries. (for the long car rides)

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both of my kids enjoy their leapsters. Have had them for a couple of years and they still travel on every road trip and are used at restaurants regularly. They seem virtually indestructible considering they have been dropped numerous times and no dents/broken pieces...still work great. One tip....spend the extra $$ to purchase the rechargeable battery pack that goes with it...it goes a LONG way and recharges in no time!!!

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