My 5 year old got the hang of the games very quickly indeed and played for hours with his 3 year old brother watching and begging for a turn. By balancing fun games with learning games, your child can better understand his needs as a learner. I handed the box to my 2 year old – I thought he was going to gnaw through the box once he realized what was inside – and my 5 year old began to fuss. My son has some great games that we acquired while he was enjoying the LeapPad (1), and both of us are happy that he can continue to play those games on the LeapsterGS.

Make sure you have 4 AA batteries ready for when the item arrives or you will have a very frustrated child! Screen size, resolution, and other features such as headphone jack and USB port all remain the same.

There’s a fairly extensive range of apps, videos and music downloads and eBooks available, though there’s a lot of variation in the pricing. I don't have any hard-and-fast stats to give you, but it does seem like I haven't had to replace the rechargeables in the LeapPad2 near as often. This was my daughters main present and although she got plenty of other gifts she won't play with any of them but her leappad 2 and I have had t limit her play on it because given the chance and when she isn't at school she will easily be on it all day long as she loves it that much. My 3 (nearly 4) year old loves the leapPad2 and it was great on a recent holiday with a long flight.

To try and help you to decide I have put together some key facts about both tablets and offered the opinion of us a real family, with 5 year old twin girls, a near 9 year old boy and a non-geeky mum and dad. I wondered as he is so used to the ipad / iphone etc that this would be babyish for him but he loves it! Gameplay can be customized by choosing from over 20 different math skills that include concepts like addition, subtraction, multiplication and early algebra. You can set up your e-mail account to receive notifications that include helpful tips for guiding your child's use of the Leap Pad.The LeapPad2 is part of 2 different devices that all share a common hardware platform, based around the Nexell [ http://nexell. By using grade specific programs, or purchasing games that target your child's weaknesses, you can customize the LeapPad to work harder where your child needs it most.

Instead of letting the kids loose on your iPad Mini or Nexus 7, it might be better to give them something built for them. She is in charge of reviewing and testing desktops, laptops, netbooks, monitors, external hard drives, components (such as CPUs and graphics card), and peripheral devices, as well as keeping a motley group of lead analysts happy. However the upgrade to LeapPad 2 and the increase in age suitability to 3 years means that LeapFrog now say it is more durable. Although most I found indicated they were for four to seven year olds, this is still a huge age range for a kid’s item.

Can I use the Leapster or Didj AC adapter with the Leapster Explorer, Leapster GS, or LeapPad1 or LeapPad2? I don't know how long this will last, but he's hung on to the original LeapPad for some time now, so I'm not anticipating him losing interest in the LeapPad2 anytime soon. For the past 2 years, the LeapPad and LeapPad2 have been honored by the Toy Industry Association at Toy Fair in February, winning both Toy of the Year and Educational Toy of the Year categories for 2012 and 2013. The LeapPad2 now has a front-facing camera – a big deal for kids wanting to take pictures of themselves.