Product Review: LeapFrog Leapstart 3D
Before Christmas I saw a lot of articles pop up on my social media feeds about leaving the smaller gifts for Santa to give, because not all parents have endless money to spend on their kids so it doesn’t make sense to have Santa give your kid an iPad (for example) while his best friend at school gets some new socks and a winter hat. While the LO is still too young to grasp this concept, I did try to explain that her bubble bath, lips gloss and chocolate stuffed stocking came from Santa and the rest came from Mommy and Daddy.
We got her lots of smaller gifts, too many probably, but our main gift was the LeapFrog Leapstart 3D with a few books to get her started. It is a learning system that brings books to life with both audio and video. It is marketed towards 2-7 year olds, but at 3 years old I can admit she has some difficulty playing through the activities on her own. I would say that pen control is the biggest issue, so she often points and I press the pages for her.
What I like about it most is that the system itself wasn’t too costly and the books are about 10$ a piece, so in the future we can always update her library without spending a fortune! In fact, we bought a handful on major liquidation over the holidays and I tucked them away for when she is older.
It is the type of toy that won’t be discarded months after taking it out of the box; it can grow with your child. So, while the initial expense is admittedly a bit pricey, the fact that we can use it for years to come sold me on it.
The books are available in:
If you are interested in buying one, check out the Amazon links below.
We got her lots of smaller gifts, too many probably, but our main gift was the LeapFrog Leapstart 3D with a few books to get her started. It is a learning system that brings books to life with both audio and video. It is marketed towards 2-7 year olds, but at 3 years old I can admit she has some difficulty playing through the activities on her own. I would say that pen control is the biggest issue, so she often points and I press the pages for her.
What I like about it most is that the system itself wasn’t too costly and the books are about 10$ a piece, so in the future we can always update her library without spending a fortune! In fact, we bought a handful on major liquidation over the holidays and I tucked them away for when she is older.
It is the type of toy that won’t be discarded months after taking it out of the box; it can grow with your child. So, while the initial expense is admittedly a bit pricey, the fact that we can use it for years to come sold me on it.
The books are available in:
- · Level 1 – Preschool Books
- · Level 2 – Pre-Kindergarten Books
- · Level 3 – Kindergarten Books
- · Learn to Read Series
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