LeapFrog Chat and Count Cell Phone

by LeapFrog

• Push the music button and sing along to songs about counting and phone routines
• Push the call button to trade calls and voicemails with your puppy pal Scout
• Press any of the 10 number buttons to see an animated Scout count it out in a fun way
• Explore more than 15 fun phone activities
• Parents can connect to the online LeapFrog Learning Path for customized learning ideas and insights from LeapFrog

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2.4 x 6 x 10.5 inches ; 9.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Origin: China
• ASIN: B002QNM8NQ
• Item model number: 19145
• Manufacturer recommended age: 18 months - 5 years
• Batteries 3 AAA batteries required. (included)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,793 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #24 in Toys & Games > Preschool > Toddler Toys > Learning
  • #25 in Toys & Games > Electronics for Kids > Electronic Toys
  • #50 in Toys & Games > Learning & Education > Electronics
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (275 customer reviews)

Product Description

Color: Scout

From the Manufacturer

Fun learning in a smart little phone. Sing along to songs about counting and phone routines, explore more than 15 phone activities and call on Scout for learning fun as you trade calls and voicemails with your puppy pal. Parents can connect to the online LeapFrog Learning Path for customized learning insights and ideas to expand the learning. Appropriate for children ages 18 months and up. Learning Skills: -Early number sense -Pretend play -Social skills.

Product Description

LeapFrog Chat and Count Cell Phone, Scout

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

134 of 137 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great phone! Great tones! The only one to own! January 25, 2010

By Milo

Color Name:Scout

Durability: 5.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 5.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

Well it finally happened. This phone has replaced the Parents Phone in our house. For years the Parents Phone was a favorite with our first born, now 3 1/2. My one year old was given the "Leapfrog Chat and Count Phone" for his birthday and now it is his go to toy. He throws the Parents Phone across the room and shrieks in frustration. He loves the music button on the Leapfrog phone, pushes it and does a little dance. He also puts it to his ear and pretends to have a conversation. Since he has never seen a flip phone, I am not sure he knows that the Parents Phone is a phone. The Chat & Count Phone goes everywhere with us. It is perfect for the car, grocery store and doctor's office.

39 of 39 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Just like Moms with her favorite character Scout! December 24, 2009

By Daddy B Me

Color Name:Scout

Durability: 5.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 4.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

My daughter got the Scout Plush a while back so we picked up the phone now that she is older (she still falls asleep with the plush every night). This is one little tough phone with a lot of fun learning animations for each number and other fun functions. My daughter like most kids love have whatever mommy has. It was great to pick up a phone that somewhat realistic looking and also has the learning done right for my little one. Ruff ruff!!!

61 of 64 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars very great entertaining toy January 7, 2010

By shamanologist & yogatarian

Color Name:Scout

Educational: 5.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

I purchased this phone because my baby wouldnt leave my blackberry and cordless phone alone. worried she would one day accidentally dial 911 i looked up a phone to purchase for her that would be somewhat educational and found this one, I have to say it is soo cool, so now she will leave my berry alone< this is going to be great for car trips and alot of other things it it entertaining and enough buttons and noisy things to push around that is plenty of amusement the little animated pictures are fun for counting and development towards number recognition, even though my baby is close to 12 months it is still worth the purchase as she is engaged with it for a little while i see her carrying it around when she starts to walk and will be growing into it more and more.

28 of 29 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Great durable and fun little phone November 26, 2010

By MG

Color Name:Scout

Durability: 4.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 5.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 4.0 out of 5 stars   

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this phone!!! We received this as a gift for my second child on her first birthday. She is now 20 months old. She liked the phone when she got it, but likes it more now. She is already understanding the concept of counting and can count to three (only partly due to the phone,) and the more she understands numbers and counting the more she likes the phon. So I think she will be even more enamored of it by her second birthday.

My older child (6yo) had several phones including the Parents phone, which was his favorite. We still have it and my little one likes that phone too, but mostly because you can record your own voice speaking to the child and calling him/her by name. She definitely prefers this Leapfrog one to any of the other play phones in the house!

We generally keep this phone as our travel/restaurant/car phone for her. Limiting her exposure to it means it is always new and entertaining when you need it to be, and that she doesn't get bored because she can't play with it all the time. This is a relatively small toy that isn't too obnoxiously loud, it is easy to take with you to keep a child entertained for a short period of time (even my 6 yo will play with it for a while when the baby gets bored).

In short:

Pros
+ Fairly small toy yet big enough to have buttons that are easy for a 1 yo
+ Buttons are very easy to push - and I LOVE the smooth easy to clean surface of the buttons!...
+ Image on screen is clear and the dog is very cute
+ Simple but cute animation in the dog
+ Clear easy to read display of each number when you push the corresponding number
+ There are more than a dozen different 'messages' played when pressing the phone button, and several different cute 'ring tones'
+ Two volume settings that are perfect! Not too quiet but not annoyingly loud either. I wish all kids toys were this volume!!!
+ Overall very durable - except for the screen scratching see note below.

Cons
- Screen is a tad on the small side. I would trade slightly smaller buttons to get a slightly bigger screen and still have the toy the same size overall.
- Screen scratches really easily!!! This is the biggest disappointment in the toy, the manufacturer knew it was for little kids who would beat it up so a more scratch resistant screen should have been a must. That said after 8 months of occasional use the screen isn't so scratched that you can't see it, but bad enough to be bothersome. This is a MUST change by Leapfrog!!
- Not enough counting songs!!! The music button only offers 4 different songs as follows:
* A 'Hello' song that is made up by the manufacturer but is cute
* The tune to 'If Your Happy and You Know It'
* The tune to one verse of 'This Old Man'
* A made up manufacturers counting to ten song.
There are tons of counting songs for kids so one would think that at least a few more would be incorporated into the music button. And that the dog would sing more than two. I suggest singing the words to 'This Old Man' and singing one verse each time the button is pressed. You don't have to go up to 10 just 4 or 5 would be fine. Also another cute counting tune is the traditional 'One little, Two Little, Three little Indians' but change the words to 'One Little, Two Little, Three Little Puppies' then when you get to ten say Ruff, Ruff, Ruff.

Wishlist - for future releases this is a list of nice to haves
- More counting songs as stated above
- Ability to connect to pc and add childs name just like the Scout plush toys
- Ability for parent to record a short sentence on the phone just like the old Parents one

Overall, we are very pleased with the phone and price! We are big fans of Leapfrog products in general and this toy is not a disappointment. I would have given it 5 stars except for the screen scratches and desire to have a couple more common counting songs where the dog counts. Read more ›

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome cell phone toy! September 1, 2011

By chitownboilergirl

Color Name:Violet

Durability: 5.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 5.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

This cell phone toy is truly the best one that I've found. My 11 month daughter truly loves it and it keeps her attention for quite a while. She is always taking my iPhone, but this she will happily drop mine for this toy. It sings songs, counts for them, shows animals, etc. I definitely recommend this toy!

28 of 31 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Definitely not up to age 5 March 2, 2010

By Teacher

Color Name:Scout|Amazon Verified Purchase

Durability: 4.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 3.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 3.0 out of 5 stars   

The manufacturer's age range is up to 5 years old, but this toy is definitely not fun or a challenge for my 4 year old, who is even behind his age targets. It plays the same 10-12 songs over and over again, depending on which buttons you push. If it wasn't such a pain to send it back, I would. I could see it being worthwhile for up to 3 though- the visual and auditory repetition of the numbers probably does help kids learn their numbers.

21 of 24 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Not too fun August 26, 2010

By Mom of 3

Color Name:Scout

Durability: 4.0 out of 5 stars    Educational: 2.0 out of 5 stars    Fun: 1.0 out of 5 stars   

This is probably the most disappointing LeapFrong toy we have. It's not interactive at all. You push a number button and Scot the dog will say the number and have a little animation. The animation is hard to see because it's so pixelated. There is only 1 song on it and 1 or 2 tunes to the music button. For the phone button you are calling Scot. He answers says thanks for calling and hangs up. This was an attempt for interaction, but he says bye and so my kids stop talking. After doing this twice my 2 and 3 year old just stopped playing with this. My 15 month is still a little intrigued, but not too much since there are no lights or color. This also only counts from 0-9, so I think there are better toys out there to learn numbers. Also this is learning the number as the kids push it, so it's not counting per say. The phone shape and idea is all that is going for this toy.