Product DescriptionDiscover a world of learning with books that come to life! It's got everything a best seller should - a captivating story line, fascinating characters and plenty of twists and turns. Your preschooler won't want to put it down. And since My First LeapPad Learning System gives kids the skills they need for kindergarten, you won't want them to. Letters, words and numbers come to life with the touch of the Magic Pen. Interactive learning games, sing-a-longs and word play give kids a full-throttle jump into the exciting world of reading. Kids just snap on a book, pop in a cartridge and they're ready to read and play.
Stories and minds race. Music and effects provide the soundtrack to all the fun. Lightweight and portable, My First LeapPad goes everywhere your preschooler does. And the library of books and cartridges will keep any child actively and thoroughly entertained. When every page is an adventure, you're engaging new learners' minds, senses and imaginations. Teaches: phonics, letter names and sounds, new vocabulary, story comprehension, numbers, and counting. Includes a sampler book. Requires 4 ''AA'' batteries, not included.
What Others Say
Beware! Leapfrog's custome service has gone way downhill!
My daughter likes her My First Leappad, but after several months use, the pen has wires showing! I called Leapfrog and after a series of frustrating phone calls, I find out that they don't make the replacement pen for the My First Leappad anymore! At first the customer service agent told me they have the pen and I paid for it. The package I recieved in the mail had an old leappad system that doesn't work and 2 pens that don't fit my leappad. When I called back, it was a 2 hour ordeal. Finally, I spoke with a supervisor who told me that despite the fact that it was their mistake, I had to pay to ship everything back to them, then they would refund my money! Not only am I upset by this treatment, but I can't believe they don't make the pens anymore. ... Read More
Great idea...lots of bugs
I bought this for my son's 3rd birthday, as it's rated for 3-5 years. It's a great idea, but there were quirks from the beginning that bothered me and made it difficult for a 3-year-old to use it. Like when you press the "on" button, there's about a two or three-second delay before it powers on and makes its first sound. So kids (including my 4-year-old daughter) think it didn't come on the first time. So they press it again, which shuts it off. My son did enjoy using it once he got the hang of turning it on. His favorite way to play was with the alphabet games minus any book. But within about a year, it started to think you had a book in at all times. My two younger children are now old enough to play with it, but it constantly prompts them ... Read More
Ok for a start, but malfunctioned in 10 months
This was a gift for Christmas that only lasted 10 months. Some of the activities kept my son entertained, but I can see why so many people recommend to just buy the regular Leappad. There was not a lot involved in the activities, and most of it my son already knew. The reason I gave it 3 stars is the lack of education it provided and the fact that it broke. The batteries started to die, because it would start to talk slow then turn off. Then after changing the batteries it wouldn't work and kept saying the batteries needed to be changed, after I already put in fresh new batteries twice. It was fun to see my son get some use out of it while it lasted, but I wouldn't suggest buying this unless your child is still working on the basics (letters, numbers, ... Read More
Kids love this
This is a great item, but I bought it for my nephew who might have been a bit young for it (3 years old). My sister was taken back by how engaged he became with the LeapPad and didn't want to play with many other toys. If you get this for a child that is too young, he/she might become frustrated if they can't quite figure out how it works. Be prepared to work through the books with your child or whomever you are giving it to. I was a bit miffed by how the price went up from the Amazon.com distributor of this item. I probably paid $20.00 OVER retail value of this toy. It's great, but I suggest shopping around for competitive price options.
3yo bored in 5min
My 3yo, who loves his vtech whiz kid, was bored with this in no time. The dialogue moves very slow and the story lines are very basic. The child must click "go" on each page in order to activate it, very redundant. Once on a page, and they click go, they must choose a game a t the bottom of the page, after what seems like 10seconds, it spits out "find the red square", etc.. very boring. If your child knows his colors and shapes, they will not find this too challenging - aka boring. I think the whiz kid is a much better product. Hopefully he will like some of the other books for this, otherwise its going back.
