Customer Reviews

LeapFrog Fridge Phonics Lowercase Letters Expansion Pack

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Buyer beware; these letter are the larger heavier magnet letters for the original blue Word Whammer with the red handle on top, and the original Fridge Phonics that is a blue and green square. The newer, smaller white jet ("Leapfrog Fridge Words Magnetic Word Builder") that also spells 3 letter words, and the new "LeapFrog Fridge Phonics Magnetic Alphabet Set" that looks like a yellow star and a blue cloud use smaller, lighter weight letters.

The Leap Frog Fridge Phonics are awesome learning tools and lots of fun. My son just turned three, and knows his alphabet, upper and lower case, by name and all the different sounds each letter makes, and spells 3 letter words and knows how to spell many longer words as well. I can't recommend them enough. He also has the ClickStart computer, the Word Launch 4 letter word builder (with non-magnetic letters), the Turbo-Twist Addition, subtraction, and Phonics, the Little Touch Leap Pad, My First Leap Pad, Leap Pad, and Quantum Pad, Tag, and the 5 Leap Frog DVDs, Math Circus, Letter Factory, Talking Words Factory, Code Word Caper, and storybook Factory. All their stuff is great!

For anyone who has the basic Word Whammer from LeapFrog, the lowercase expansion pack is a must-have. My 4-year-old grandson loved the Word Whammer, but he was even more excited to receive the lower case letters. He learned them very quickly, and they fit into the Word Whammer interchangably with the upper case letters. We've been having a great time learning sounds and spelling words.

Although advertised as compatible with ALL fridge phonics sets, I was dissapointed to open the expansion pack on my son's birthday and discover that the letters did not fit his fridge phonics word builder or magnetic alphabet set. A call to Leap Frog to try and resolve the problem was unsuccessful. The company does not seem to understand the meaning of the word ALL. They claim that the phonics products I have are new and the expansion pack is old therefore negating the compatibility. The packaging does not list any product age disclaimers. Luckily, Amazon accepted the return easily.

My son knew his capital letters but had a hard time with the lower case letters. He would get the b & d mixed up. We have both the word whammer & fridge phonics. after a week of playing, My 5 year old & 3 year old know know all the letters big & little.

We live overseas--English letters and words are pronounced differently, so this is VERY helpful for our daughter to say things the "American" way. She loves the music and has started recognizing the letters. We bought the first pack (capital letters) and bought this one, so that she can start spelling. Her teacher says that she is very good at identifying letters at her daycare. Her older brother helps her with this and it keeps her busy when we are working together in the kitchen. We will definately get the Word Whammer so she can start to spell.

I bought this for my 4 yr old son to go with the Word Whammer. He already knows his uppercase letters, now he's learning his lowercase letters! This expansion pack helps when trying to spell words that have more than one of the same letter if the Word Whammer doesn't have enough.

Leapfrog products are the best learning tools in teaching little ones their alphabets. I already had the original fridge phonics set and was absolutely thrilled to learn they offer the lowercase letters too. My son learned both upper and lowercase letters so quickly. I have them on the fridge in the kitchen and he practiced new letters at every meal without prompting from me. Now that he is in preschool he already knows the sounds for each letter and is ahead of the class. Thanks for making teaching so much fun.

I bought these letters to work in the new sun shape for the alphabet letters and these do not fit in it. Although the box says that it fits all fridge models.

The letters are very durable, often kicked around the house and maintain color and magnets. Kids love to make words and match them with their capital counterparts.

My children 5 & 3 both use the lowercase letters with the Word Whammer. Uppercase letters are everywhere, games, toys...but you hardly ever get you hands on lowercase letters & they are important.
Anyway, the product is great! Very educational. Good to get ready for school.
We LOVE LeapFrog products!!!!