Customer Reviews

Leapfrog Clickstart Educational Software: Thomas and Friends - Learning Destinations

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We bought the ClickStart computer along with this Thomas game as a Christmas gift for my 2 1/2 year old son. He had started showing an interest in our computer and had already learned how to find letters on the keyboard and use the mouse, so we thought he would enjoy having his "own" little computer and that it would also help keep him from going on ours all the time. Thomas the Tank Engine (and all of Thomas' friends) are his favorite toys, so he absolutely loves this software, and it keeps him focused and engaged for a long time. It only comes with 3 games, all of which are fairly simple; this was somewhat disappointing, since for $20 I would have thought there would be more games included. Each game does have 2 skill levels, so I suppose you could say there are 6 games included, even though it is really only 3. The graphics are OK but not spectacular, though of course our son does not care or know the difference so that really doesn't matter. He has fun with the games and they are appropriately matched to his skill level; after a short amount of time playing the games with him (prompting him what to do) he is now able to start up the computer, select a game and play it totally on his own (without our help). He also enjoys the "in between game" activities such as clicking on as many tickets as possible within a certain time frame, to earn extra points, and I think these are particularly good for helping him master control of the mouse. It does have some educational value with games centered around letters, spelling words, finding shapes and numbers, counting, etc. but I think the most valuable skills he is learning are using the mouse and keyboard. The audio voice is sometimes a little difficult to hear above the music, so I think that sometimes he clicks around and gets the right answer by trial and error rather than by listening to the audio instructions and following them. Overall, we are happy with the purchase, though it does not have quite as much educational value as I had originally hoped.

I bought this game for my 3 year old and he absolutely loved it! It may be simple without many levels or other exciting features/graphics, but we are not into xbox or playstation, etc. I bought this knowing it would be just a fun, easy way of introducing basic concepts to pre-schoolers and that's exactly what it does.

My son is a big Thomas fan so this is one of the first cartridges I bought for his new ClickStart.

The games do feature the Thomas characters in believable settings, and the activities are generally educational. Sir Top'em Hat is the narrator and is difficult to understand at times. Also the audio instructions are frequently difficult to hear over the music.

Lastly, maybe I'm expecting too much, but the player gets the same "well done" message even if they didn't do anything. My son quickly caught onto this.

If your kid is a Thomas buff this is a good game. If you are only getting a couple for your ClickStart I think there are better choices.

Simple games which contain numbers, letters, and shapes, and winning the 'tickets' through correct answers is the treat.

Great educational tool for children in this stage of learning, ( or for remembering ), all the while enjoying Thomas & Friends!

We purchased this for our Grandchildren to use and it has worked well. It is still a bit advanced for our 2 year old, but he is catching on. Our 4 year old thoroughly enjoys it. The combination of play and learning is excellent.

The clickstart and this game was one of my son's favorite Christmas presents. My son & I both enjoying playing this game together. He has learned so much already! Thank you so much! I look forward to buying the rest of the games very soon!

My 3 year old grandson loves this product. It get s played with on a daily basis. It is helping with numbers and letters.

My four year old loves to play with his first keyboard. It has been great as far as getting him used to a mouse. Now that he can navigate this product pretty well, he can now handle playing some more educational games on the computer. It's great for their first experience with a keyboard/mouse. He has lots of fun, but I wish the games were more educational.

The little guy has played with this for endless hours of educational fun. It arrived in record time just as promised.

I bought this game for my 4 year old daughter. She does a good job playing the educational games and she is learning how to use a computer keyboard and mouse without using our "real laptops". I would recommend this system and the games to any parent who wants to get their kids involved in computer skills and educational software. Oh ya, and the graphics are better than my Atari!