reviewer
MANDAGENE31
Pittsburgh, PA

UNDERRATED

4 star rating

big on portable fun, A toddler mom, expecting good, fair service
Pros

    GREAT TEACHING TOOL

Cons
    HAVE TO HAVE RIGHT DVD PLAYER, CAN BE DIFFICULT TO PROGRAM W/ DVD

NOV
16
2007

I READ SEVERAL NEGATIVE REVIEWS ON THIS PRODUCT AFTER I RECEIVED IT AS A GIFT.  I TRIED TO PROGRAM IT TO MY PLAYSTATION (LISTED AS A COMPATIBLE PRODUCT), BUT IT WOULD NOT WORK.

HOWEVER, I DID BUY A SONY DVD PLAYER TO TRY AND MAKE THIS WORK, AND ONCE IT DID - WE LOVE IT!!!  MY 2 YEAR OLD SON LOVES TO PLAY THIS, HE IS CAPABLE OF CONTROLLING IT IN TODDLER MODE ON HIS OWN.  I TRY TO TEACH HIM AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, FROM NUMBERS TO LETTERS... I FORGOT ABOUT "FEELINGS ON YOUR FACE!"  THE THOMAS THE TRAIN GAME TAUGHT HIM "ANGRY FACE", "SAD FACE", "PROUD FACE", "HAPPY FACE", ETC... AND I WAS ABLE TO TEACH HIM TO EXPRESS MORE FEELINGS FROM THERE.  IT IS BEST USED NOT AS A "BABYSITTER" BUT AN INTERACTIVE TOOL TO BE DONE WITH PARENT AND CHILD.

I ACTUALLY GOT VERY GOOD IDEAS FROM THE GAMES THAT I WAS ABLE TO EXPAND ON.  AND I HAVE BEEN COMPLIMENTED SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT MY SON'S MANNERS, EXPRESSION, ETC.

 I PERSONALLY LIKE IT.  I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE GLITCHES THAT I HEARD SO MUCH ABOUT, I CERTAINLY WAS FRUSTRATED TRYING TO GET IT TO WORK AT FIRST, BUT ONCE YOU GET IT WORKING... IT'S FANTASTIC.



I_thumb_up LeapFrog Little Leaps is recommended by MANDAGENE31

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