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Leapfrog Leapstart Interactive Learning System Green Review

LeapFrog LeapStart Interactive Learning System

Being parents is never easy. There is a lot of duty that you need to perform without any interval. Even though you are sleeping the duty is not over. A lot of things need to be maintained throughout the day and night. It’s not only the kids look after you also need to think about their entertainment and also the future. Leapfrog gives you a sigh of relief by producing just the kind of playing kit you need for your kids.

The Leapfrog Leapstart is the latest addition in LeapFrog’s advanced range of tech-based products for children, and this one is targeted at building not just educational skills but skills to lead the life too. The leapfrog interactive learning system is designed to train kids not just with their ABCs and 123s, but also to show them how to solve problems while having fun at the same time.

Whom is Leapfrog Leapstart Interactive Learning System Green for?

It’s a great interactive learning tool for the kids those are preparing for kindergartens. It has got the replayable activities that help the kids to learn through fun. It helps the kids learn the counting, reading, and problem-solving in an interesting way. The manufacturer suggests this tool be used between the age group of 2 to 7 years. This means it’s just a tool to create the fascination of study and learning into a kid. Kids love to perform this kind of drill all the time.

The Product Explained

The Leapfrog tablet comes in for two different age ranges the Preschool mode for 2-4-year-olds and the Primary School mode for ages 5-7. It aims or targets to prepare children for these school stages, as well as bring up in a way to solve puzzles in daily life. Leapfrog is well known for its prize-winning LeapPad tablets for kids, but the Leapfrog LeapStart is closer to its older LeapReader items rather than being a fully functioning tablet.

The Leapfrog LeapStart is a foldable plastic frame, into which you get one of a range of 16 books – each of the book helpful for the child’s progress with numbers, alphabet literacy, phonics, science, problem-solving and more. Leapfrog is always trying to improve the list of kid-tech gadgets that aim to enhance a child’s learning in every possible way.

There is a stylus connected to the case with a cable that the child uses to touch the book, activating buttons that trigger LeapPad games and various activities, or to give them hints and clues about the topic. The stylus is programmed in a way to read invisible dots on every page, triggers engaging audio. In this way, LeapStart ‘talks’ to the child, ask the user questions, create puzzles and encourages the kids forward in their learning.

Whatever the product is Leapfrog Leappad or the Leapfrog games every piece is designed in a way to make the child’s time interesting and enjoying. Also, they get a practical way to learn things.

Specifications

  • Product Dimensions 11.1 x 1.6 x 10.7 inches
  • Weight 2 pounds
  • Color Green
  • Item model number 80-21600E

Pros

  • Interactive learning system
  • Well organized tool for the age group between 2-7 years
  • Comfortable for kids
  • Promotes the proper writing grip the users
  • Fun to learn the counting, reading, and problem solving
  • Simple 2 AA batteries required to power up
  • Learn through fun and Replayable activities

Cons

  • A friend of us found a software problem repeatedly
  • The stylus can be stopped to work after a few days use

Our Remarks

You just need 2 AA batteries to run this LeapFrog LeapStart tool. It uses an interactive way to teach and create interest in the study in the kids. The stylus with it gives a kid the idea of how to grip a pen. Its audio will help your beloved kids to get the things pretty easily.

It’s not the only tool with an interactive learning session from Leapfrog you have LEAPFROG SCRIBBLE AND WRITE tool that also uses quite the same idea to teach kids the numbers. It really makes he parental duty pretty easy. There is also a Leapfrog explorer that gives the kids the virtual taste of exploring around the world through the Leapfrog toys. These toys are really helpful for the kids to develop every sense to move forward in life.

FAQ

Question : Is the learning system compatible with a headset?
Answer : Yes, you can use a headset with the tool to make the learning more interesting.

Question : Do this LeapFrog connect with Bluetooth headphone?
Answer : No, it will not connect directly. You need to set a Bluetooth adapter to work with it.

About the author

Randall Glenn

A Certified Hand and Power Tools Technician

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