LeapFrog LeapTV



Being long time fans of the LeapFrog brand, I will be the first to admit that I was blown away by the recent addition of the LeapFrog LeapTV . This has to be one of the coolest kid products out there when it comes to kid specific gaming.

LeapFrog LeapTV

LeapTV is designed for children ages three to eight years old and I love the fact that it combines activity and movement with the best-in-class educational curriculum.  It’s extremely easy to use and also offers a motion-sensing camera that puts a child directly in the game, a transforming controller that is made for classic gameplay and pointer control gameplay.  There are audio prompts throughout the game and it also explains the game before starting.

The LeapTV video game system puts learning in motion with three ways to play: body motion, pointer play, and classic control:

  • Body Movement: Children become the star of their own game.  The motion-sensing caera captures a child’s moves and instantly puts them  into the game as they explore activities like dance and martial arts.  Children can run, hop and tip-toe or wave their arms to defend goals, karate-chop fast-moving blocks, scuba dive and more!
  • Pointer Play: Pointer play takes pretend play to new levels of engagement.  The controller Transforms into a pointer with a simple twist and lets kids snap jungle vines, slice through coconuts, swing from building to building and more!
  • Classic Control: Classic control puts fun at a child’s fingertips.  They can press the A and B buttons for fast-paced gaming, or tilt and shake the controller to sled through an enchanted garden or race in a classic kart-racing game.
The LeapTV system includes:
  • Console
  • Motion-Sensing Camera
  • Camera Mount
  • Transforming Controller with Wrist Strap
  • HDMI Cable
  • 16 GB memory and built-in Wi-Fi for Downloads
You do not have to connect the system to wi-fi in order for it to work which is great!  If you do choose to purchase your games in downloadable form, then this feature is very handy.
 
My boys have really enjoyed the amazing selection of games.  My four year old enjoys Jake and my seven year old loves the racing game.
 
With the games, the kids have fun while learning reading, math, science and problem solving.  It provides more than 100 game cartridges, game downloads and videos all designed and approved by LeapFrog!
 
A few of the games that are sold separately are:

 

Become a mathematics MVP Get up and get learning with nine exciting sport games powered by active play.  Knock subtraction skills out of the park, karate-chop shapes, block goals with number-line power, swim, climb and more while competing with a friend!

Put the pedal to the metal and race for victory in five tournaments driven by active play!  Choose from eight wild karts and tune up pre-race using addition, subtraction, multiplication and early algebra.  Then tilt and turn to blast around tracks, solo or against a friend! This is a huge favorite of my seven year old!

Dance, sing and move to the music in nine games that teach early reading skills.  Children will love being the star of their own dance party as they appear on TV to drum out rhymes, slap together compound words, flutter like feathers and dance like dinos.  Double the fun by inviting a friend!

Set sail for an action-packed pirate adventure with Jake, Cubby and Izzy! Twist and turn to navigate the sea, chop vines to cross the jungle, fly high to grab gold doubloons and use swashbuckling mathematics smarts to find the treasure.  This is hands down one of my four year old favorites!

Join Sofia the First and train for the Tri-Kingdom games in this enchanting princess-powered adventure! Fly on Minimus, tiptoe through woodland obstacles, tilt and turn to sled down a hill and grow royal reading skills in Sofia’s garden.

Swing into action as Spider-Man and restore order to New York!  When Doc Ock and his cohorts stir up trouble, it is up to the child to save the city.  Run, jump, wall crawl, sling webs and unleash reading skills in 36 exciting stages of active, educational play!

All in all this is an fantastic gaming system.  My boys have been playing our gaming systems since they have been around two and yet still enjoy this system as well.  So if they are little game pros (like mine) or new to the gaming world, they are sure to enjoy the LeapTV!!

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