LeapFrog Leapster Learning Game Mr. Pencil's Learn to Draw and Write

by LeapFrog

Product Features

• Part of the Leapster Multimedia Learning System (sold separately).
• More than 100 interactive lessons
• Combines engaging lessons, tools and games with LeapFrog's proven approach to learning
• Built-in lessons designed to teach drawing and writing the fun and easy way

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 1.4 x 5.3 x 7.5 inches ; 3.5 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00012TGL6
• Item model number: 20224
• Manufacturer recommended age: 4 - 10 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,307 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #87 in Toys & Games > Preschool > Pre-Kindergarten Toys > Electronic > Electronic Learning Toys & Systems
  • #91 in Toys & Games > Learning & Education > Electronics
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (95 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Dozens of art tools and more than 100 step-by-step lessons let children draw, write and create anything they can imagine. Leapster2 players can connect online for extra activities and rewards. And with the LeapFrog® Learning Path, parents can see what their child is learning. Works only with Leapster and Leapster2 learning game systems.

Product Description

Mr. Pencil's Learn to Draw and Write is a fun new game for your child's Leapster. This game cartridge holds a series of games that teach drawing and reading, the fun and easy way. Its recommended for ages 4 and above

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

209 of 211 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mr Pencil has so much fun to offer!, April 22, 2004

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Shauna Sheridan (Pleasant Grove, UT United States) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: LeapFrog Leapster Learning Game Mr. Pencil's Learn to Draw and Write (Toy)

While the other reviewer are right that the pen is a little sensitive, there are so many other great things about this game that I would still gladly give it 5 stars. My 3 year old actually loves mixing the colors and seeing what colors mix to make what, and then painting with the colors. She likes using the stamps and changing their size and rotating them. She like the color drop game where you have to pick the right 2 colors you need to mix a secondary color, and the maze game where you have to make it through the maze without touching the lines. My seven year old loves to paint pictures on it, and she love the learn how to draw animals and objects. She likes how you can save your artwork till later so she can pick up and work more on a picture, or animation. She likes the game what picture is it, where they start to draw a picture and you have to figure out which of the pictures at the bottom is the one they are drawing and see how many you can guess in the time frame. My son who is 10 even likes it. He thinks the maze game is cool, and he likes doing animation/flip books on it. This is a great cartridge and so many kids of so many ages love it. It even has cool things to learn about shading objects, making fun looking alphabet letters, lessons in color mixing and so much more. If you are buying it for just the learning to do letters with your young toddler, then you need to know that the first few times you have to be prepared to sit down with them and draw with them, because they just don't have that steady of hand, but don't ever disqualify this one because of that, it has way too many other things to offer. I even think it has more on that cartridge to do then any of the other cartridges, plus it's fun for all ages.

149 of 155 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars frustrating, January 3, 2004

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Carol J. Cercone "boblucy7" (andover, n.j. United States) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: LeapFrog Leapster Learning Game Mr. Pencil's Learn to Draw and Write (Toy)

This game can be frustrating and annoying.I purchased this game for my 6 year old,she is often annoyed by Mr. Pencils comments.He is a character who is supposed to help,but he interuptes when slight mistakes are made...not very encouraging.The double doodle activity is double frusration,after every line you draw Mr.Pencil is supposed to duplicate it on another part of the screen ,but he draws the lines all over the screen sometimes on top of the picture your trying to draw,this makes my kid nuts!I thought this game would have more art tools for creative work,the cartridge that comes with the leapster has cooler special effects then this.All that said,this game is educational teaching pencil control,color,helping kids draw through tracing and copying.It's OK.....Could have been better.

82 of 84 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Forget about it!, July 12, 2005

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MadtownMom (Madison, WI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: LeapFrog Leapster Learning Game Mr. Pencil's Learn to Draw and Write (Toy)

I gotta echo the review by "frustrating" -- my daughter LOVES her Leapster but dumped this cartridge early on after several frustrating attempts. She was excited to practice her letters, but the game requires the child to draw precise lines that match the on-screen template and also to use prescribed line strokes following little arrows on each letter -- e.g., when drawing the two "humps" on a letter "B" if the child picks up the pen between the "humps" it won't accept the letter. Come on. Pretty discouraging when the game rejects every letter your 5-year old tries to draw along with little annoying comments for each try. If your child has mastered drawing upper and lower case letters why would they want to play this game and if they are still learning they don't draw precise even lines. The rest of the game didn't go much better. And echo the problems others had with the drawing functions. Other Leapster cartridges like Dora and Kindergarten were big hits and are played endlessly, but don't expect much from this one.