LeapFrog Word Whammer, Fridge Phonics Set

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Product Features

• Build over 325 words with magnetic letters that teach and sing!
• Includes letters A through Z, plus three additional letters so kids can spell words like MOM.
• Features three ways to play: Load a Letter, Word Builder and Word Hunt learning modes.
• Lights follow letters to reinforce the learning.
• Helps develop rhyming skills and teaches word building for three-letter words. Help reading skills rise and shine with this magnetic letter set!

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2 x 11 x 12 inches ; 3.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0002SC7CE
• Item model number: 20320
• Our Recommended Age: 4 - 7 years
• Manufacturer Recommended Age: 4 - 8 years
• Batteries: 3 AA batteries required. (included)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,205 in Toys & Games (See Bestsellers in Toys & Games)

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• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (162 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer
Learn to build over 325 words through three different levels of play including Load a Letter, Word Play and Word Building. Using the included 29 letters your child's reading skills can take flight. All pieces attach securely to any magnetic surface. -Includes 3 modes of play. Recommended age range 3+ years old

Product Description
LeapFrog Fridge Words Magnetic Word builder Turn your refrigerator into a fun learning center for your little one with the LeapFrog Fridge Words Magnetic Word builder. Children can learn to build over 325 words through three different levels of play: Load a Letter, Word Play and Word Building. Using the included 29 letters your child's reading skills and self confidence can take flight. All pieces attach securely to any magnetic surface and provide hours of learning fun.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

146 of 152 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Tinny sound, but still worth it, February 19, 2005

By	Teresa Linton "tlinton" (Woodbridge, Va United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I was delighted to find out the magnets from the Fridge Phonics Magnetic Letter set also work with this! So if you have both, you can spell out double lettered words (such as "dad" and "mom" (and it is programmed to read those words, as well!)

The only problems we've been having with it are related to the tinny sound. The Fridge Phonics Magnetic Letter set sounded nice, but the Word Whammer sound quality is poorer. I know I had a hard time telling "Find the 'F'" from "Find the 'S'". Lucky for us adults, if we know what word it wants us to spell, we know which letter, but it confounds the kids.

If it weren't for the sound quality the toy would be *perfect*. It is really well designed, and very effective at keeping the kid's interest long enough for them not to realize they're learning while they're having fun. If you don't mind needing to translate what the machine said every so often, I highly recommend this.

76 of 81 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars LEAP FROG RULES!!, August 9, 2005

By	M. SOLANO "aryam" (Yonkers, NY) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought this for my three year old son on Sunday. It's only Tuesday and he is spelling words on his own without a problem. I recommend that you purchase the Fridge Phonics Alphabet Letters FIRST like I did, so they can learn their letters well. Once they master the entire alphabet, they can graduate to the Word Wammer. I only showed him how to play once, and he went on from there. It's amazing! Leap Frog is the best! Hopefully they will come up with fridge numbers soon!!

40 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Much Better Than "Fridge Phonics", July 31, 2005

By	Pam & Her Daughter - See all my reviews

My daugter received both the Word Whammer and Fridge Phonics for her second birthday. The Word Whammer has three modes. The first mode is almost identical to the Fridge Phonics set. The song is a little bit shorter, but it sings the letter name and the sounds it makes. If you press a letter twice, it has a phrase with that letter, something that the Fridge Phonics doesn't do. For example, the "c" is "It's c-c-c-c-old in here!". The "a" is "aaaaaaah! I'm scared of monsters!". It's very cute. The second mode is for making words. If you just put in one letter, it will prompt you to put a vowel (a "blue letter") in the second spot. When you spell a word, it sings a short song. In the third mode, it prompts you to try to spell words that rhyme. It is a great toy with much more "grow with me" potential than the Fridge Phonics.