Ninja Number Beans is a terrific example of the strength of the LeapTV system. By giving children a physical connection to solving math equations, namely role playing as a ninja warrior, the experience takes on a whole new level fun and interactivity. The premise of the game is rescuing the kidnaped Ninja master. To do […]
Scout and Violet are perhaps the most recognizable and familiar of the LeapFrog characters so it was understandable that so many children were excited to see them come to life on the LeapTV system. This game teaches nontraditional lessons like dealing with emotions and friendship, offering ways to deal with social situations, problem-solving and learning
Anyone who has tried to follow a toddler’s rambling story will get a kick out of this new DVD from LeapFrog. It teaches young children how to form stories with a beginning, middle and end as well as rhyming and word swapping. Everything is about encouraging children to use their imagination and when they do
Our young testers loved playing with Scout’s Learning Lights Remote. Shaped like a real remote, this one has a screen with different shapes that light up. What’s more is that the top lights up just like a real remote. There are also numbers on the bottom and a menu in the middle with four different
If you have a pre-teen, tween or teenage girls odds are it will only take one glance at this nail themed craft kit to be hooked. Testers could not wait to get their hands (and nails) on this and once they did they discovered that the possibilities were endless. There are lots of suggested designs
This testing period we discovered a truly unique craft kit that is aimed at boys. Parents told that they could count the number of male-themed crafts kits they had ever seen on one hand so they were more than a little intrigued. We have all seen the ubiquitous duct tape do just about everything, most
Parents and kids alike gave high marks to Alex Toys’ DIY Card Crafter after discovering that it has almost everything children need to make beautiful and creative cards. From the moment they saw the package with its fun graphics, bright colors and fun samples of the projects they could make it was Go time. This
Ant and bug farms have been around forever, now ALEX introduces a habitat for your child’s small crawling friends. Kids (OK, mainly boys) loved having a collection of bugs crawling around different configurations of tubes and spheres. They also liked the ability this set gave them to reconfigure the various parts to create new alternatives
For anyone who is a baseball fan, has ever played baseball or has ever seen a baseball bat, your first impression of Batapult is probably going to be disoriented or freaked out or any number of other emotions that happen when you see something so entirely different. You see, the Batapult has a hinge in
Testers were delighted to discover an excellent tool for the beginning reader and children struggling with reading. This comprehensive set comes complete with six books filled with adorable stories, always a good way to get children hooked. The stories are well written and target the appropriate reading comprehension level for the suggested age. Parents appreciated
