I am sure you recall the tone of my fave toy brands for my little boys is LeapFrog, for the pure reason that their products are not only fun, they are also always educational at the same time.
One of the toys my my big boy, who is 5 years old, has loved playing with, is his LeapPad. Having his very own pad loaded with just the contents that he loves, from camera, games, music and videos, makes it even more special. (in case you missed our review, you can see it here
As I mentioned in the review, there are also a large range learning games available from purchase to go with the LeapFrog LeapPad Ultimate, which can help your child challenged. My boys have put two different ones to the test;
- PJ Masks Time to be a Hero Mathematics Learning Game
- Disney Pixar Toy Story 3 Explorer Learning Game
The PJ Masks Time to be a Hero Mathematics Learning Game is a game suited for kids aged 3-5. In the game, the child plays as the key characters, Catboy, Owlette and Gekko to track down the villain Romeo, to take back all the books he has stolen, by using each character’s super power and math skills to defeat him and his giant robot.
As they play, the kids learn to recognise various shapes including 2D and 3D shapes, and various other fixing patterns, sorting and classifying objects by colours, counting, recognising and writing numbers and their sequence, along with addition. The game helps the child learn basic maths, all while playing and having fun end not even realising that they are learning at the same time.
I initially thought that this game would only be for our 5 year old. He has known how to count etc for a long time, but I am convinced that since playing with this game, his confidence has grown and he now knows everything and can do it instantly without hesitation.
Next is the Disney Pixar Toy Story 3 Learning game, aimed at 4-7 year old kids. In this game, kids need to help Buzz and Woody move around the interactive board game and compete in 16 challenging missions! The kids need to use word power and phonics skills to save the day, as well as they will learn about angles and the physics of force to help launch Buzz from a cannon straight into the toy box. They also need to match letters to objects and use their rhyming skills to help Rex find his tail and find the finish line.
The game also helps teach the alphabet and spelling, along with word recognition, and word building such as how many syllables are in different words.
My boy is only just starting to learn about words and spelling but he has really excelled at playing this, and learning so many new things, and so proud when he works out how to spell something new. He has also learnt about the angles and physics, along syllables which he hadn’t previously. And he thinks the rhyming is so much fun and in fact continues rhyming different words throughout the day.
While the PJ Masks are bigger favourites than Woody and Buzz at this point, age-wise, I have found that at the age of 5, the Toy Story Game is much better suited to his age group. Yes, he has learnt a lot of things from the PJ Masks game, but even more from the Toy Story.
On the other hand, his little brother, aged just 3 is clearly still too young for the Toy Story, but does have some fun with the PJ Masks, though still needing a helping hand to progress to new levels.
But I have also loved watching our 3 year old play the game and clearly excel and learn so many new things from it too, progressing each time he plays too. And that is the great thing about these games, the fact that they have the Just for Me™ learning technology that automatically personalises the level of learning to the individual child so they’re continuously challenged.
These LeapFrog games really are great toys - through it can be hard to remember that they are actually toys, as they are so educational at the same time, which is what I really love about them. My boys are having so fun, and continues to learn and develop, and are encouraged to learn and develop each and every time the play the games, and as a parent you really couldn’t wish for anything more.
As a mum of two little kids, I am trying to minimise the ‘screen time’ of my boys, yes, they are allowed TV, playing games and watching things on our ipads, but within reason - but with they play these games on their Leap Frog LeapPad, it is not just play, but important development, which will be so useful for them once they start school.
LeapFrog PJ Masks Time to be a Hero Mathematics Learning Game - RRP: $34.95
LeapFrog Disney Pixar Toy Story 3 Explorer Learning Game - RRP: $34.95
Available from Big W, Target, and selected toy retailers
* Some products may have been kindly provided for editorial consideration, and have been reviewed in accordance with my Disclosure Policy, and reviews are 100% honest and based on personal opinion and experience. Note that The Beauty & Lifestyle Hunter is not a professional or expert, so please do not substitute these opinions as professional advice.
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The game also helps teach the alphabet and spelling, along with word recognition, and word building such as how many syllables are in different words.
My boy is only just starting to learn about words and spelling but he has really excelled at playing this, and learning so many new things, and so proud when he works out how to spell something new. He has also learnt about the angles and physics, along syllables which he hadn’t previously. And he thinks the rhyming is so much fun and in fact continues rhyming different words throughout the day.
While the PJ Masks are bigger favourites than Woody and Buzz at this point, age-wise, I have found that at the age of 5, the Toy Story Game is much better suited to his age group. Yes, he has learnt a lot of things from the PJ Masks game, but even more from the Toy Story.
On the other hand, his little brother, aged just 3 is clearly still too young for the Toy Story, but does have some fun with the PJ Masks, though still needing a helping hand to progress to new levels.
But I have also loved watching our 3 year old play the game and clearly excel and learn so many new things from it too, progressing each time he plays too. And that is the great thing about these games, the fact that they have the Just for Me™ learning technology that automatically personalises the level of learning to the individual child so they’re continuously challenged.
These LeapFrog games really are great toys - through it can be hard to remember that they are actually toys, as they are so educational at the same time, which is what I really love about them. My boys are having so fun, and continues to learn and develop, and are encouraged to learn and develop each and every time the play the games, and as a parent you really couldn’t wish for anything more.
As a mum of two little kids, I am trying to minimise the ‘screen time’ of my boys, yes, they are allowed TV, playing games and watching things on our ipads, but within reason - but with they play these games on their Leap Frog LeapPad, it is not just play, but important development, which will be so useful for them once they start school.
LeapFrog PJ Masks Time to be a Hero Mathematics Learning Game - RRP: $34.95
LeapFrog Disney Pixar Toy Story 3 Explorer Learning Game - RRP: $34.95
Available from Big W, Target, and selected toy retailers
* Some products may have been kindly provided for editorial consideration, and have been reviewed in accordance with my Disclosure Policy, and reviews are 100% honest and based on personal opinion and experience. Note that The Beauty & Lifestyle Hunter is not a professional or expert, so please do not substitute these opinions as professional advice.
Remember that in between my blog posts you can always keep up with me on Twitter, Facebook, Bloglovin or Instagram
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