| Are you looking for education toys that will help | | | | combination's that kids love, Green/Blue and Pink |
| prepare your preschooler for Kindergarten and | | | | Purple. The small size makes it very portable; ideal |
| beyond? Leapfrog has created a toy that does | | | | for bringing in the car or over to a friends house. |
| just that, called the Leapster 2. This electronic toy | | | | A unique feature of the Leapster 2 and its games |
| was created for children ages 4 - 8 and has over | | | | is that the handheld unit itself can be connected |
| 40 different games that can be played on it; | | | | to the Leapfrog website using a home PC and a |
| providing years of fun and learning. | | | | free product called Leapfrog Connect. Once |
| Leapster games are age-specific and provide a | | | | connected, new games can be tried out and |
| dizzying array of educational benefits. For the | | | | downloaded. Children can also earn reward points |
| preschooler, it's are a fun way to learn their | | | | while playing. |
| ABC's, numbers, colors and matching/memory | | | | Another free service that Leapfrog offers is |
| skills. There are also games and gift packs that | | | | called the Learning Path, a wonderful tool for |
| introduce reading basics for this age group. | | | | parents. When the handheld is connected to the |
| A wide variety of recognizable characters are | | | | Leapfrog website, information can be uploaded |
| used in the games allowing kids to interact with | | | | and translated into a fun, graphical representation |
| their favorite characters, such as TinkerBell, Dr. | | | | of the child's progress, what skills they have been |
| Seuss, Scooby Doo, Winnie the Pooh, and Curious | | | | working on, and additional activities for the skills |
| George. | | | | the child is working on. |
| Games are created to adjust to each individual | | | | The Leapster 2 and games are a perfect gift for |
| players pace. The same game can be played | | | | any preschooler and will grow with the child as |
| different ways based on the selections made | | | | they progress from grade to grade. More |
| while using it. Children navigate through the games | | | | advanced games can be added as needed or |
| via the interactive touch screen and stylus, which | | | | desired. |
| promotes hand to eye coordination and writing | | | | There are many education toys on the market, |
| skills. | | | | but the large number of games available and free |
| The handheld unit is 10 x 13 inches in size, | | | | on-line features offered by Leapfrog make this |
| weighing 1.6 pounds. It comes in two bright color | | | | one unique! |