Preschooler: LeapPad
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Anyone Have "My 1St Leappad" or "Leapster"...Which Is Better for a 3 Year Old?
Asked by T.O. from Chicago
on October 2, 2008
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My son is almost 3 and I was thinking about getting him "My 1st Leappad" or the Leapster (for ages 4-8 years.) Which would you reccomend? I've read some reviews abou...
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- We have a Leapster for my 3 year old son and another one for my 5 year old daughter. They love it because they feel like they are playing video games -- when actually...
- I don't know if they've improved the quality since we got ours a few years ago, but I haven't been happy with our "my first leappad." It seems to have some sort of pow...
- My almost 4 yr old has a Leapster and loves it. He got it for his 3rd birthday. He also has the Read & Write LeapPad (not My 1st LeapPad) and he doesn't care much fo...
Honest Opinions of Those Owning the LeapPad 1 or 2
Asked by T.M. from Jackson
on September 6, 2012
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Hello,
I'm sure this has been asked several times but I'm looking for recent honest opinions of the following gaming systems.
Our kids are 7, 5, and 4
Please No...
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- Have them and they sit and draw dust. The kids haven't touched any of the game systems at all since I got a smart phone. The world has improved and the leap pad system...
- My 6 year old has a DS, LeapPad and the Explorer...the Explorer to me is just the same minus the camera. Not to mention the Explorer has the option of purchasing a ch...
- Not worth it. If you're going to spend the money, get an iPad, the current version with the lowest amount of memory is fine. I know it's more expensive, but there are ...
Thoughts on My First LeapPad
Asked by J.R. from New York
on May 28, 2010
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We just found a My First Leap Pad for $12. I bought it because that sounded like a good deal. It came with a My Little Mermaid book, obviously not for a little boy, bu...
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- We loved ours! Here are the books that my kids liked best: Tad's Silly Writing Fair I Know My ABCs There's a Wocket in My Pocket Once Upon a Rhyme Tad's Silly Nu...
- Love it! I got books off of ebay and the thrift stores. My son will be 3 in August and he uses the book all by himself. He really likes that he is in control.
- My daughter really likes hers. We got it as a hand me down from a friend and it had several books with it. She likes the Dora one a lot, but she plays with all of th...
Leapfrog LeapPad or Vtech InnoTab or and IPOD Touch
Asked by L.W. from Cincinnati
on October 29, 2011
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HI Ladies
Mercy I am soooo not with it when it comes to electronics...so I apologize if this question comes of strange. but please hear me out. My 3 year old LOVES t...
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- We just got our 4 year old the leap pad, she loves it!! It is just like a Ipad. She downloads apps, books, and games. Our 2 year old also loves to play with it. We wan...
- IMO the Ipod Touch is a better deal. My daughter (4) has a DS & iXL game system. Its really hard for me to justify paying minimum of $20 for a game that she will be ti...
- My husband and I both have iPhones and our two year old LOVES playing games on them. Especially on long car rides. She also has a vtech e reader, which we love but...
Need Ideas for Keeping My 4 Year Old Occupied While I Work
Asked by A.N. from Las Vegas
on January 7, 2013
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I work from home and lately have had a huge amount of work, and it looks like it will be that way for a while. My son goes to preschool twice a week for 2.5 hours, but...
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- Unfortunately, a 4 year old NEEDS parental interaction, to see other people and get out...not just be occupied inside. He will get bored no matter how many toys you pu...
- I think the issue here is you are vague on how many hours he is alone each day. You keep saying you work 30 hours and you need him occupied alone for a few hours each...
- I'm confused by the poster below me. I used to work part-time from home. Kids can learn to do things independently for short stretches of time. My 24-year-old didn'...
Looking into and Leapster or a Vtech for My 4 Year Old
Asked by B.K. from St. Louis
on October 10, 2009
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With Xmas and my son's birthday around the corner I am looking into present ideas for him. My son already enjoys playing some games on a computer, so I wanted to look ...
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- We have one of each, plus a vtech video game in my sons room (the reason for the vtech hand held for my daughter) already had alot of the games for it!! They are both...
- www.livehealthy4live.com is a poss to any family
- Good Morning. I bought the leapster reader this summer for my 4 year old and she loves it. I do a lot of research for whatever I choose to buy on amazon.com - it hel...
Need New Ideas for Playing Indoors with My 3-Year-old
Asked by R.H. from Dallas
on December 5, 2006
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I'm all out of ideas for playing with my 3-year-old. We color (with crayons and with markers) and we do puzzles and we play legos. That's it. Could you share with m...
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- Well, seeing as how my Mom was a preschool teacher, I was never bored growing up. :) I remember doing lots of crafts and fun games. She would get one of those cheap,...
- My 4 yr-old loves to read books together. She also loves her leap frog Leapster, and before that it was her LeapPad. She has lots of dolls that she loves to dress up...
- Hide and seek is always fun. Both kids (3 1/2 and 20 months) like to make a "cave" -- pull dining chairs into the living room and drape blankets over them. I often p...
Gift Ideas for 3 Year Old Boy
Asked by R.B. from San Antonio
on October 6, 2006
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hi all,
i wanted to get some suggestions about gifts for my son's upcoming birthday for myself and the guests. people have been nice enough to ask me what to bring...
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- wooden blocks or those big legos for kids, music, books
- Have you tried the my first leappad. It looks like a school bus or they have it just in blue and you buy different books that go with it like thomas the train, dora, ...
- My son just turned 3 on September 12, and we got him a race car set that you shake up the cars and put them on the track to race. Also, you might want to look at leap...
Video Game Console for a 3 Year Old: Leapster Versus Vtech
Asked by S.S. from Cheyenne
on September 17, 2010
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Okay, mamas...I need your help again!
My son will be turning 3 soon and he is so smart, so I was looking at getting him a fun, but educational video console for eit...
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- I've tried several of these gaming systems and I definitely recommend the Leapster. Little kids love its portability (see, they have an ipod like daddy or a Nintendo D...
- my kids are 6, 5, & 3, we have had our leapsters for 3 years......it is great.....my son was 3 when he tried it & he eventually got real good....we have all the games ...
- My mom just got my boys (4 and almost 3) the Leapster2 and they love them! I can't really say anything on the V-Motion (wanted to get it last year for Christmas, but n...
Electronic Games/activities for 3 Year Old
Asked by C.R. from Columbus
on November 9, 2009
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My son will be 3 in January so I am trying to come up with good Christmas and birthday ideas. He does not currently have any type of electronic portable game/activity...
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- Hello C., I will sound like an old grouch, but am I the only one who thinks 3 is too young for this sort of thing? I'd go with non-electronic toys--blocks, boxe...
- We have a bunch of leapster stuff. There's the one with the "ABC's magnets" where you put it in the little console, and it'll sing a song, "The A says A, The A says A...
- When my older boys were younger we got the V-smile console. My 3 year old loves it and to play on the computer. This year we are getting hi the V-smile handheld whic...
