Customer Reviews

LeapFrog Read and Sing Little Leap

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4 star:		(8)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

My children, a 13 month old and a 32 month old, and admittedly, myself, LOVE this adorable little frog! The eldest received this toy for Christmas last year, and I have to admit, I was a little skeptical looking at it in the packaging. So many electronic toys can be too loud, too tin-y sounding, and just overall annoying. Not this little guy. I find the volume to be an acceptable level, the voice is amazingly clear and easy to understand, and cute to boot. At less than 3 years old my daughter can sing the entire alphabet from start to finish without prompting thanks to Little Leap. I was going to detail all of the games that Little Leap can play, but as I took it out to inspect it, the 13 month old came over and grabbed it out of my hands so he could play with it! =) One of the most fought over toys in my house, and provides long periods of educational entertainment. Highly recommend for children ages 1-6 because it is cute and fun enough to catch the attention of a young child, but some of the games are advanced enough to hold the attention of an older child. Since receiving this toy, I have branched out to other Leap Frog toys for my children, and I have to say I recommend the whole line!

I havem mixed feelings regarding this toy.

First the positive:
First it is educational. It provides the letters, phonic sounds and numbers. It also has the double sounds of the vowels. It has games that you can play that reinforce the learning. It is very cute. It sings songs. Both of my older children (age 4 and 2) enjoy this toy. It turns itself off with no use. This toy is really not very loud.

The not so positive:
It is not the clearest voice and sometimes I have a hard time understanding the letters. My son does not though. It also takes very little for it to come on, if you just bump one of the litle buttons, it comes on.

I'd say overall, that this is a quality toy that lives up to the Leap Frog name.

I look for toys that are fun and easy to play with. I look for toys that have more than a button to push to make a sound. I look for toys that are not too loud. I look for toys that encourage exploration of the world and encourage creativity.

Although this toy does not meet all of these requirements, it is a fun toy. It is one I would probably buy again.

Enjoy.

Little Leap is not only cute but offers educational entertainment for our little ones. The nice part about this toy is that the older your child gets the more interesting Little Leap becomes. At three and a half our youngest still keeps Little Leap in active play which prevents him from moving to the bottom of the stuffed animal bin. Little Leap is great for car trips and we soometimes catch our six year old interacting with Little Leap.

This toy is definately not a waste of money. It is played with more than it is ignored. We are very satisfied with Little Leap and our children are too!

My in-laws gave this toy to my son for Christmas when he was 19 months old. I thought he was a little young, but he did enjoy pushing all the buttons and making the frog sing.

To my amazement, this toy taught him all the letters of the alphabet well before he turned 2. After just a few months of playing with this toy, he could correctly point to any letter I named ("Where is X") and correctly name any letter I pointed to ("What is this?").

The song to teach each letter is the same, so to an adult the singing is rather repetitious. But this doesn't seem to bother children. After several months of play, a couple of the letters became hard to push, but that bothered me more than it did my son.

I was impressed with how effectively an electronic toy could teach such a young child. I never set out to teach my son the alphabet so early, he learned it all on his own by interacting with this toy.

My son received this for his 2nd birthday last month. He loves it! After playing with it for only a few weeks, he has learned his letters and some of their sounds. I was amazed! This is a great teaching toy. He loves to play with Little Leap!

This toy is a great idea, but it is very difficult to press the buttons on his front. Sometimes my 2 1/2 year old gets very frustrated because he correctly answers the question, but the toy does not respond since he did not press hard enough. It is even hard for me to press the letters on the edges! Also, it broke quickly: one of the hands no longer registers when a number is pressed.

Yes, I love toys that teach and I love this toy. Kids love music and songs and I think that that's the best way to teach. Froggie sings some catchy tunes while he teaches so the knowledge sticks. It also has a wonderful interactive feature that teaches while playing games. A nice response comes with a correct answer.

Unfortunately the durabilty of this toy is poor. Don't hit the buttons hard enough and you won't get a response. Too hard and the toy can break. There is just too narrow a range between the two points. Still, it's an inexpensive toy so I don't mind having bought a second one.

I originally bought this toy for my nephew who wasn't learning the alphabet. He mastered the toy with in a month. Since then, the same toy was given to my daughter to use at 2 years old. She too has mastered it. However, ... Leap is pushy in telling the child what to do and shuts off too quickly if they hit the wrong button or not hard enough. Now, the letters in the first 2 columns do not work at all. She is not aggressive with it so I know it wasn't from rough use. ..., it seems this toy wears out from regular use with in 2 years or a little over. That is waaaay to soon [considering the price of the] toy! Now I have to buy a new one so that she continues to learn the letters that don't work.

We LOVE this toy!! We love anything that's educational! My daughter loves this because it sings the alphabet and now at 2 and a half years old, she can sing it too! She can also play the "find it" game with 100% success. This toy has definately helped her become letter savy! The only downside to this toy is that it is REALLY loud and there is no volume control, so it might be a bit irritating to adults. Also we've never ever played with the alphabet book it comes with, maybe when she gets a little older we will. We will be buying more of LeapFrog's toys!

I am extremely disappointed in the quality and durability of this toy. I have twin boys and they love this toy and it got a lot of use. It started malfunctioning when slightly less than 1 year old. I referred to the info in the instruction manual and changed the batteries, cleaned the contacts, etc. and the toy continues to malfunction. Additionally, I also had purchased the little leap for my boys and the same thing happened!! The lights and music stoppped lighting up or working when pressed. Now the toy won't even shut off and I had to remove the batteries. No wonder Leapfrog Inc. only offers a 6 month warranty!