Leapster

[TayNRobbiesMom]

At what age did you kiddo start theirs?

since xmas shopping is done, DD Would most likely be getting one for her 4th bday...and i know thats the reccomended age, just wondering your experiences?

Thanks.

[Teresa64]

I am not sure about the handheld but the Leapster TV sucks. The pen is hard to work. Well at least the one that I bought was. I bought it 2 years ago. David has barely played with it. He plays DH's XBox better.

[TayNRobbiesMom]

:( LOL maybe i should let her have a go at DHs 360

[Funmommy]

My son Loved the hand held one, but he also loves learning. If she's not that into learning then it may not be a good idea. My oldest 2 would have never been interested in it.

[TayNRobbiesMom]

she loves to learn (flashcards ect) and i want something hand held...what age did your kids start?

[MoonBound]

Ds2 just got one for his 4th birthday, he loves it. I am very impressed with it and love "triyellowgrams" He was playing it and it wanted him to select the parallelogram he wasn't selecting the right shape and it asked him to try again. He did it for a minute then asked big brother for help "I can't do triyellowgrams".

Dd (2yo) wants everything he has I think she is too young but likely not make her wait til 4.

[SingingMom]

My older kids got Leap Pads when they were three and two. They played with them, and then they didn't, and then they did again. Which is how they are.

The younger kids (now 4 and 21 months) now play with the older kids' LeapPads, and occasionally with the age-appropriate Leap toys, whatever they're called.

[_Gypsy_]

Leap Pads and Leapsters are not even on the same playing field :)

My kids would have been bored with Leap Pads but they BOTH LOVE their Leapsters - ds got his when he was almost 2, and dd got hers when she was 3. Ds is almost 4 now and dd is almost 8 and they still play with them a few times a week.

LOVE THEM.

They are excellent and have a good variety of games.

[TayNRobbiesMom]

:( man i wish i would have posted this when we were doing xmas shopping...i skimmed right over it b/c i thought it was too "old" for her just yet.

[pawprint]

DS2 just got a Leapster on Sunday for his fifth birthday. It's a big hit so far.

[Pamire]

My kids had the leappad, liked it for a while but got bored quickly.

My two oldest kids each got the Leapster L-Max at about 3 or 4 years old. My nearly 9 year old still enjoys playing. So does my 6 year old. My 3 year old just recently discovered it and plays with it every chance she gets. Depending on the games you get, it can be used up to about 4th grade.