LeapFrog 602103 "Leap Start Refresh" Toy is available in Learning & Activity Toys
Recommended by 97% of teachers! Leap Start activity books magically teach and support 50+ skills that complement the UK National curriculum. Includes a 14 page sampler book Requires two AA batteries (not included). Activity books are sold separately. Tap it anywhere in the book and games, jokes and songs will come to life as they hunt for letters, identify animal tracks, design a robot and so much more. Leap Start works with a library of repayable activity books (sold separately) that cover four learning levels: Nursery through to Year 1.
| Product Group | Toy |
| Warranty | 1 year warranty provided by the manufacturer from date of purchase |
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We were fairly underwhelmed by this.
It’s a rather clever technology, putting the scanner in the end of the pen and scannable info embedded in the printed picture, but it took my 5-year-old daughter a bit of practice to point it in exactly the right way, and to understand that the hit spots had white borders; in choosing things beginning with ‘b’ she pointed the pen at the books in the background, which was a valid answer but the device didn’t recognise it as it wasn’t a hit spot. It also takes a bit of mastering to follow the lines- when I tried it with my 2-year-old, together it took a while to start and stop where it wanted us too, even though to our eyes what we were doing was already correct.
The stylus is comfy to hold, and has grips to encourage the tripod grip in youngsters. It’s a bit big and heavy for a lap, so it’s best used at a table, adding to the feeling that this is a formal workbook rather than a fun toy.
I have several gripes with...
This review is from: LeapFrog 602103 "Leap Start Refresh" Toy (Toy)
