3 year old: what kind of learning game does anyone recommend? Is a Leappad 2 too "old" for her? family does not currently have internet. need Christmas ideas!! thanks so much!
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I can't remember the name and my child lost hers, but if you read on the packaging it tells you, what they teach. There is one for shapes, colors and counting maybe the one with the dogs. there is also the one with Doc mcstuffin or the bubble guppies ages 3-5 they would be good. Make sure your child doesn't get the thing even tiny bit wet it dies on you.
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I bought it for a boy, and he's 4 years old. Cars shows them how to count. But you should find some, to recognize shape, colors etc..
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My 3 year old nephew loves his - the games vary greatly in age appropriateness. My 7yr old niece still uses hers constantly. I had to get the little one a Leapster2 so they would stop fighting over it.
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Hi, My daughter has the Leapster 2. It has one game installed and there is also a "paint" option, kind of like Windows "draw." She rarely played with those features, but they're not bad features. The game has dragons and you have to chase letters or something like that. If I'm not mistaken you can also download a game or two from the site. Just the same, I would definitely consider getting your niece a game to go with it -- Leapfrog.com was having a sale, maybe still is, which made many of the cartridges very affordable. My daughter loved Digging for Dinosaurs, Wall-e, the Backyardigans, and Finding Nemo in particular. She got the Disney Princess game but only played with it once. It looked like a real stinker. If cost is a consideration (as it is for me) maybe just let her parents know that you got her a Leapster 2 so they can plan on getting her a game or two. And how nice of you to get her such a lovely gift! It is a truly educational tool and was a huge hit in my house.
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You'd be amazed at what kids can do. Give them the tablet and they just take off like a rocket learning. With a few guided lessons and with just the right apps your child will certainly enjoy using and growing with the Leapfrog LeapPad Tablet. we've had ours since my son was 3 1/2 but my God daughter turned 3 this September and she sits down with it and taps away and watches videos, takes photos and tries playing games. great part is they don't grow out of it for a while when they are that long and its so durable that even if a child has the dropsy's its still safe to use. My son has thrown ours several times and it just amazes me that it still works I can't say the same for his other gaming counsel.
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Did it work? I hope so. I tried emailing Leapfrog and they just gave me a generic answer that didn't help. For anyone else needing help with this just click on the "Storybook" game and play through it all the way to the end. It unlocks all the other games. Hope I helped.Also, regarding batteries... I recommend the AC adapter for when you are home if you can use it. Leapfrog.com sells it for under $10.00. (Depends of course if your child will sit still to play it.) Take care!
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Hi there, sorry for the late reply, but this should be appropriate for a 3 year old. I have bought mine for a 2 year old and she already knows how to play with all the little things. I hope I have helped you in anyway possible.Sincerely,
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Depends on what you want to use it for. The original LeapPad is not wireless and we like that it's not. We don't want our children to have access to the internet. But we have younger kids. With older kids you may want that option for things like apps and such - I'm honestly not familiar with the newest version of the LeapPad to know what all it can do. I will say that for the price the LeapPad is def our first choice. :)
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I know that it is almost a year later, but I hope that you bought your daughter the Intuos4 tablet.It really means a lot to children when they are given something that is professional grade rather than the product of "lesser" grade.It shows them that you believe in them enough to spend a few extra dollars so that they can have a high quality product instead of something like the Bamboo Fun, which may end up holding her back.
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I found the second controller on leapfrog.com. It was priced at $19.99. It also said to look for games that said 2 player (Leapster Arcade). Hope that is helpful.
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We have a LeapPad, it's pretty expensive to load it up with games/books and doesn't seem worth the high price tag. I am considering returning it for a Vtech. The camera on the LeapPad is OK, but now I realize I would rather have the option to load music and movies.
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I got this game system for my son when he was 4. He was not yet in school but getting ready for preschool. He loved it myself as well. I loved watching him learn new things and answer the questions he already knew. He had the leapster explorer and the leapster 2 way before he got the Nintendo ds and Wii. He wanted all the games so we got him as many as we could including Tangled . He played it and just like the other games he learned from it. We also found out the store Five and Below carries tons of Leapster Explorer games for $5 not the $20 you pay in a reg. Store. But I highly recommend this game especially for a 7 year old girl. Hope this helps.
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I agree with H. Sexton, Jr. I just got my 7 yr old a DS to replace his Leapster. It was awesome! It is all educational. I've only found 2 educational games for his level so far on DS. He reads on a 4th grade level and is in G&T; and I am having a hard time finding educational games. If you want ed- I'd go to the Leapster. Hope this helps!
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My children are older, but we have downloaded several games from the google play store. I checked and there are some games there for toddlers that are free. I would advise going there first and see if there are any games you feel would be appropriate for your child before purchasing the ValuePad. If so, then I would recommend this unit. As your child grows, so will the options available and the price is not so much that you would have to worry about a young child handling it.
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Thanks once again. I ordered her LeapPad today. Got a great bundle deal from LeapFrog plus free shipping. Her school just got one this week also, so we will be able to work together.
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My three yr old daughter got a LEAPSTER for her 3rd Christmas. And she did quit well with it and has played the older games. She is now 4 and doing math. So I think they are very age apporiate IF used with learning games. It takes them awhile to figure it all out but she played what she could with the pre-k games. (coloring, shapes, take care of pets, etc.)
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For any kid who is less than 4 yr old the attention span is just few minutes. If they find out they cannot play any game they lose interest in that right away. I would suggest get some cheap plug n plays for 3 yr olds and then get a more expensive one like VSMILE or LMAX or even GAMEBOY when they become 4 yr olds. Maybe by then you might find more variety to choose from
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I just bought the ultra for my 4 year olds bday. I was also concerned about what you will get with the wifi. I must say I LOVE it!!! He has a 7, 9 , and 11 year old older siblings. They all wanted to check out the Leapsearch. It has pictures, short videoes, that are like stories with the words on the bottom as they talk, but the best part is that a 4 year old can search on it and look for "cool" things all on there own. You don't type in words to search the clips are all categories for example: football, toys, basketball, dinosaurs, animals, etc. There are cartoon type things and real life type things 9trick sport plays, kids cupstacking, educational dinosaur clips, kids telling jokes, etc.etc.etc.) My 4 year old was able to find a star wars lego clip that he LOVES all on his wn. My older kids have ipod touches and he always wanted them to search for things for him to see. I can't beleive how well they made the search and that everything he touches on is appropriate. I HATE it when my older kids find inappropriate clips on utube. My 11 year old was very impreeseed and happy that he doesn't have to give up his ipod and search for his brother anymore:) I downloaded the 1 free game which was nice. I didn't buy any cartridges or apps. There is plenty to do on it without adding anything. I am sure I will get him some game cartridges for Christmas, but I think what is included, at least for me, is better than the games!!!! I do think the load on the apps are a little slow, but it doesn't seem slow on the wifif clips, at least to us.
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I have a 3 1/2 yr old girl who loves her leapster!! She plays a few games (Diego & Dora also one of the Letter games for the LMax), but she mostly likes the game that comes installed in the game itself. I would say get him the game and let him learn. It IS leapster after all!! He'll love it!!