Mickey's Toddler - with Active Leveling Advantage!

by Disney

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 8 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004THNR
• Item model number: 1964101
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 4, 2000
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,652 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Toddlers will delight as Mickey and pals cultivate a supportive learning environment in Mickey's neighborhood. Children develop strengths in over 20 skills. The software is based on the Active Learning Method, which encourages kids to explore, discover, and create while they learn. The product enhances memory, listening, and observation skills, as well as inspires creativity and imagination.

Product Description

Building Block for Toddler SuccessProduct FeaturesThe comfortable setting of Mickey's neighborhood serves as an ideal learning environment for Toddlers.  While interacting with Mickey and his friends kids will learn about numbers letters colors and shapes as well as other age appropriate skills.  Disney's Mickey Mouse Toddler is filled with activities that build self-confidence by means of continuous positive reinforcement from Mickey and his friends.Skills LearnedLetter RecognitionNumber RecognitionShapesColorsHand-Eye CoordinationSocial SkillsMusic AppreciationListening SkillsCause and EffectObservationProblem SolvingAbstract ThinkingVisual RelationshipsReasoningCritical ThinkingComputer Mouse SkillsKey BenefitsDeveloped with Disney's Active Learning method Mickey Mouse Toddler encourages kids to explore discover and create while they learn. Children craft their own learning experience while developing essential reasoning and problem-solving skills. A lifelong love of learning is reinforced through stimulating activities and environments that inspire your child's creative-thinking process.Different children have varying abilities at different ages. In addition a particular child's development can change radically in a short time. Disney's Learning Series dynamically and intuitively adjusts to the abilities of the child playing the game so that it is fun and not frustrating for the child at the lower age range and still as fun yet challenging for the older child. The program makes adjustments automatically without the child being aware that they are playing at a specific level. The goal is to have children playing at the level that presents challenges best suited for their abilities.Activities IncludeCreate color and build with Goofy.Help Mickey discover hidden letters.Explore Minnie's house for shape surprises!Create music and make silly sounds with Donald!Discover matching shapes with Minnie.Specially de

Customer Reviews

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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Beginner Computer Game, November 9, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Mickey's Toddler - with Active Leveling Advantage! (CD-ROM)

This is the first computer game we bought for our 2 1/2 year-old. Since she was a complete novice using the computer, I liked the way she could manipulate the game by just touching keys on the keyboard. However, she very soon figured out that she could also use the mouse to move the game along-without needing to click at all. Just moving the cursor, which is a miniature Mickey Mouse gloved hand, causes letters, shapes, and numbers to pop out or go away. By now she has learned to go from one screen to another by merely moving the cursor to the right spot on the screen, for instance to go from letters with Mickey to shapes with Minnie, or to colors with Goofy.(There is also sounds and musical effects with Donald, and numbers with Pluto.) Hence she is able to play the game entirely by herself, and loves to do so. In this regard it seems the perfect game to start out a little one on the computer.

In addition the game itself is entertaining due to the cute graphics and cheery music. My daughter enjoys moving her feet and humming along to the music played when finding shapes with Minnie. Each different character has its own "theme" music. The only real drawback to this game is that it would probably be too slow and un-stimulating to a child who already has lots of computer experience, and would also be boring to an older child who already knows their letters, shapes, numbers and colors really well, or who needs more interaction from computer games of software.

31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Hours of Fun - Not!, September 21, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Mickey's Toddler - with Active Leveling Advantage! (CD-ROM)

I bought this adorable looking game thinking it would be great to have a second game for my computer-savy 16 month old to play. Immediately upon loading it, my 3.5 year old jumped on the computer. The game is controlled by either "beating" on the keyboard or simply passing the mouse over hotspots on the monitor. The menu is easily accessible in the upper top left corner of the screen. The game concepts are a bit young for my 3.5 year old, but perfect for my 16 month old. The keyboard and mouse controls are too young for both of my kids. This game does not hold my kids attention for very long. It is great for kids who are using the mouse for the first time and don't know how to click yet.

The game always starts with Mickey's House. Whenever a key on the keyboard is struck or the mouse is rolled over a letter, a letter reveals itself and Mickey tells the child what the letter is. The only thing I don't like about this is that there is no correlation between typing an "A" on the keyboard and what letter pops up.

Game 2 is Goofy's House. You choose a paint color by rolling over the paint cans with the mouse. Then rolling over an area of the house, paints that part of the house, yard, etc, that color. There are 6 colors and 2 funky patterns available. Different tools are available for different parts of Goofy's yard. The cursor becomes hedge trimmers when the mouse passes over the hedge. Keyboard banging changes something in the picture.

Game 3 is Minnie's House. Shapes are hidden all over and rolling over a shape reveals it. Minnie will tell the child what the shape is. Hitting any key on the keyboard causes a shape to be revealed.

Game 4 is Pluto's House. Adorable gophers pop up in front of Pluto's doghouse with little numbers in their hands. Pluto barks at the gophers and Mickey tells the child what the number is. Keyboard banging makes Pluto bark at the gophers.

Game 5 is Donald's House. Donald teaches music. Rolling over objects turns on bells, drums, squeaky doors, etc. Rolling over them again, turns them off. Keyboard banging causes notes to play.

Area 6 allows you to print out coloring pages.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Program for your Toddler and child to learn from, June 20, 2001

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K. Agee (Mt. Juliet, TN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mickey's Toddler - with Active Leveling Advantage! (CD-ROM)

Our three year old just got this from her Grandpa, and she loves the program! It is easy for her to use since she does not have to be able to use the buttons extensively. She can just roll the track ball (or mouse) over things to make things happen. The pictures are clear, and pretty, and captivating. The sound is great. This program also came with a bonus Bugs Life Game which was a blast for us older ones to play with the kids. I highly recommend this program for starting your child onto computers along with our other two toddler favorites; Little People Discovery Farm and Jump Start Toddlers.