Customer Reviews

LeapFrog® ClickStart Educational Software: Animal Art Studio

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We bought my son the LeapFrog ClickStart My First Computer for Christmas. He liked the games that came with it, but we thought we would get him a few more. Some (the Toy Story game) were a bit disappointing because they only had one game (with various players and settings); however, the Animal Art Studio has many games and they are all different. My son loves to paint, create and play while he is unknowingly developing his creativity, hand-eye coordination and memory. I would definitely recommend this game!

This product has benefits and drawbacks in just about every area. It is very easy for a 3 year old to operate and navigate through the programs. Mine had no trouble at all and has had very limited use of any computers in my home. The puzzle feature is dull and my child lost interest in it very quickly. You need to click on the squares until you hear the chime that indicates a puzzle match. This is all well and good and very easy to do, except you have to keep clicking and clicking the square as many as 10 times before you get a match. I counted at least 114 clicks with the mouse to paint the pictures that have only 20 squares to match.I saw no difference between level one and level two; the games, pictures, activities and features were exactly the same.
This program is not like a computer program that may have oodles of games and other things to do. It simply has only 4 pictures on the shimmering ocean (puzzle), and one or two other games to play in the other 3 catagories. My son likes it because it is his "own" computer and he has fun using it himself without any help. He doesn't get frustrated if he makes a mistake, but does get bored with the shimmering puzzle. It does help him with understanding the keyboard and using a mouse. I see him out growing it real fast once he has mastered those skills.

My 4yr old son got this with three other games for his new click start and this one was by far his favorite. He loves animals, he loves painting and now he is learning to mix primary colors to create green, orange and purple. Great game!

I ordered this based on the reviews from others about how their kids were interested in this game for more than the 10 minutes of it being a new game. I ound that the kids were not interested, at all. My children are 6, 4 and 3 and none of them were impressed.

I purchased the Leapfrog Clickstart and 5 of the games/software that works with this system at Christmas for my 3 year old. Not only am I completely satisfied with the Leapfrog ClickStart but the games offer both fun and challenges that keep my 3 happy and occupied.

The game she likes the most is the Animal Art Studio. It allows her to creatively mix and match animals..put an elephant head on a lion body, easily add trees and water, grass and then the screen animates and her made up animals move across the grass, drink from the pools and frolic around as she giggles with delight. It also has a color program and a host of activities that with music and sound that keep her coming back again and again.

This is a wonderful game and I highly recommend it for any 3 to 5 year old and definite must have for the Clickstart.

My son just turned 3, and has had his Click Start for one year now. We got this game about the same time we learned about the Nick Jr. website, and while this game is cute, I like the website better. The website is filled with free games, coloring "books" and other musical and crafty ideas for kids. They also change the games/coloring "books" every few weeks, so there's almost always something new and interesting. My son has run out of things to do with this particular Click Start game and prefers the website now, so from my experience I'd recommend this one for beginners, or for kids without access to a computer.

Of all the click start games you can buy to add on to the built in games this is the best. Both educational and endlessly entertaining. My son is learning about mixing colors and computer graphic design at the advanced age of 2.
Many of the other click start games will quickly become boring or aren't designed well. My son comes back to Animal Art Studio, the built in game, and Diego over and over, in that order.
One of the best things about Animal Art Studio is that he can manipulate many of the games already, but there's plenty to learn about color mixing as he gets older. We started using the game about 6 months ago, and he still plays it frequently.
Hope you enjoy the game!

My 5 year old daughter liked this game but quickly lost interest. The graphics aren't too good and there's just not much there to keep them entertained

I bought it based on the glowing reviews here. My 4 year old granddaughter loves it. She had no problem figuring out how to use it and it has kept her attention.

My little girl likes this game and likes her ClickStart computer.

If your child does not have access to a real computer this would be a great intro...

Actually, even if they do have access to a computer the learning stages in the game may be helpful as the games are fun to play and have cute graphics.