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Summer is almost over and we are in full back to school mode. Supplies, clothes and backpacks for everyone!! My daughter isn’t in “real” school yet… but she does have lesson plans for each semester at her daycare. During summer, they chill out on the academics a bit since the classes have fewer kids. So I was excited when Leap Frog sent me their latest learning solution: LeapStart! I am super lucky to be a part of the Leap Frog Mom Squad. My family loves Leap Frog in my house and we feel really lucky to get to try out all these amazing products!
The LeapStart is a all-in-one interactive learning system for preschool through 1st grade. It reminds me of the original Leap Frog and Leap Frog Jr. reading systems, but this is more like an interactive workbook. (versus a story book) Leap Frog sent me a LeapStart Sr. version with 9 books from the Leap library. The books focus on a wide array of skills: reading, writing, math, STEM and even social and emotional skills.
My daughter LOVES her Leap Frog Reader Jr. so I knew this was going to be a huge hit. She jumped in right away and wanted to play with every single book. After a few weeks of having it, she still goes for it all the time and it has found a permanent home on the coffee table in our family room! She rotates through all the books, but Pet Pal Puppies Math is by far her favorite. The books also have stickers. Some are just used as rewards at the end of the book to acknowledge which skills your child mastered, but other times it is part of the fun. In Pet Pal Puppies, she had to match the dog stickers to their correct frames which she loved, since she is sticker obsessed.
She also really loves Kids World Atlas since she likes learning about other countries and especially enjoys the interactive language spinner that teaches different words and phrases in 6 languages. (a lot of the kids speak Spanish at her daycare, so she LOVES trying to learn other languages)
Each book has 4 colored squares on the bottom. Hit the first square to play an activity, the second square with two stars begins a level 2 activity for the same page, which is a bit more challenging. It also has a hint button and a stop button. The pages are interactive, so you don’t even need to start an activity right away. Your child can just explore the pages for awhile. This means each book has a huge variety of activities and games.
I think this is a great system that can grow with your child thanks to the varying books and levels. The LeapStart system retails for about $40 and the books cost about $12. I am super excited since the fantastic folks over at Leap Frog sent me an EXTRA LeapStart to giveaway along with two books! How awesome is that??
This is more like the one my son had 15 years ago when leappads first came out. I am about to delete everything but books from my kids’ tablets because they will always play games instead.
haha that is so true! My kids love tablets too.. but my daughter has a lot of fun with this system.
I will have to check out the leap frog jr. for my son! He loves to learn and is way too smart for me to keep up! haha This could really help him not be so bored at home.
It is a really neat system, my daughter gets bored easliy and she really loves this.
I loved Leap Frog’s interactive learning. Sammie loved hers. If I win I’m going to give it to my grand kids.
Yay! I’ve been waiting for this giveaway. My kiddos would love this:) We are all about learning books and tablets right now. Your daughter is such a doll!
This would be perfect for your house! Good luck!!
I have heard great things about LeapStart products. I can’t wait until my baby is older so I can get him some!
Yes we have a lot of their stuff, we love it all!
My daughter loves her LeapFrog interactive books! This would be an awesome next step.
Yes, its more like a workbook. Mila really enjoys it!
I love that Leap Frog’s products are so educational yet they make things fun!
Me too, it is fun watching my kids learn without them realizing it. 🙂
These are so cool, they would be so good for my 3 and 5 year old!
Oh yes.. those are the perfect ages for this! Good luck!!
We LOVE LeapFrog products around here!! The original LeapReader was a hit with my Big Kid and now the Peanut loves it too!!
Yes! My kids are obsessed with Leap Frog stuff!
I like that they are easy to use and that my kids love them!
Mini has been obsessed with reading since she was born. Lately she has been asking me to teach her how to read. I have been trying to decide what kind of Kit to get her.
This is a lot of fun! Mila loves it!
We love Leap Frog at our house!
Isnt it the best? We love their products!
Emy would LOVE this! Hope we win!
Good luck! : )
This looks like such a fun product, but my daughter always has issues getting into it.
I like that they are fun and educational.
We love Leapfrog products in our house. I think the twins would love this! It would also be great in preparing them for preschool. So excited about the giveaway.
This looks like a lot of fun! I’ve heard you mention it several times.
My daughter just loves everything leap frog!! Love it when she likes things that are educational by choice.
Our family is a huge fan of Leapfrog products! They’re educational with still being fun. Plus they last a really long time and it’s one of the few brands of toys that my son doesn’t get bored with after a week!
I love Leap Frog! My son was playing with ours just this morning! Great overview!
Love that they are interactive and fun and educational!!
Leap Frog is awesome! Thanks for sharing, Lauren!
I LIKE THAT LEAP FROG PRODUCTS TEACH MY KIDS WHILE THEY ARE HAVING FUN 🙂
I like that they are educational but fun.
My little girl is loving the leap frog characters!
I like that Leapfrog keeps kids busy and is fun.
I like that it grows with your child. Its not something that they will use for a year or two. You can buy books and they progress and it is great for ages 2-7.
One of the kids I used to babysit when I was younger had a leap pad and we always had so much fun with it. I always loved that he was learning without even realizing it,
I love they are so educational, and focus on STEM