Activities for newborns to two-year-old toddlers include the My Pal Scout series. Scout is a stuffed dog with a computerized center. Children press the stuffed animal's paws to hear music and learn numbers and colors. The toy's computerized features include the ability to learn your child's name, favorite animal, color and food. The Chat and Count cell phone included with a My Pal Scout purchase features 15 additional interactive learning activities. A series of Little Leaps computer programs designed for babies ranging in age from nine-months-old to two-years-old introduce the diaper set to art, music, animated storybooks and poetry.
LeapFrog educational toys for children age two to five are more user-focused than those for younger children. Older toddlers and preschool age children advance their recognition of numbers, letters and colors via self-guided activities. The My Own Leaptop features personalization options to greet the child while playing. The toy must be connected to the Internet to type and store the personalized features. Children can maneuver through six learning activities which offer pretend play games, music, animal and literacy activities. The Scribble & Write educational toy teaches children how to write letters and recreate simple pictures and shapes. A Text and Learn toy interacts with the My Pal Scout toy and teaches children basic keyboard navigation. Activities include shape and letter identification and matching, with accompanying sound effects and animations.
The Leapster Learning System is designed for children age five- to eight-years-old. The portable hand-held device comes with built-in educational lessons and can be connected to individually purchased lessons. Disney characters and fairy tale discs for the learning system are not only entertaining but teach word building, mapping and math problems. The Learn to Read Book Pack enhances the child's reading ability by introducing letter sounds, vowels, consonants and diphthongs. A free account on the LeapFrog Learning website is included with purchase.
Children ages eight to 12 can learn to read more independently and increase comprehension skills with the LeapPad Book series and computerized pen. The books are typically grouped by school grade level to build spelling skills, learn new vocabulary words, complete two-digit math problems and learn about Earth science. The Leapster Explorer hand-held computerized device is programmed with upper elementary-level educational activities. Individual game cartridges purchased separately use popular movie characters and animation to teach science, reading, geography, life skills, music, general problem solving and reading skills. The device also includes a built-in video recorder and camera as well as access to game downloads from the LeapFrog website.