Leapfrog Leapster Learning Game System

Pros: Fun, quiet, educational activity
Cons: Limited software beyond kindergarten

My 5 year old requested a Leapster for Christmas, but after much debate, Santa decided to pass in favor of other items on the wish list. Of course Bugs continued to talk about it regularly since many of her friends had one. I was a bit surprised when it ...

Pros: Portable, educational, fun, a great starter system for portable electronic games
Cons: goes through batteries, depending on usage

We weren't really sure what to get our daughter, BooBear for Christmas. Sure every commercial her her pointing going "that Mommy, I want that" including car commercials and for some reason this cake decorating kit (I suppose the 'promise' of cakes to ...

Pros: Good concept; easy for preschoolers to use
Cons: Screen problem after a month; no customer service

My son got the Leapster Learning System for his birthday last year after his grandfather asked me what to get him. I had seen the Leapster at the toy store, and liked that it was a game system but educational at the same time. My son had been asking for ...

Pros: Great educational fun - kids don't realize they are learning!
Cons: Screen can't handle light! Upgrade to the L-max for the same price.

We have one Leapster and one L-max for two children. We started out with two Leapsters but screen issues required a replacement of one of the Leapsters (it was left in a car that got hot during the summer and it "couldn't stand the heat!" So, when I ...

Pros: Educational, portable, durable
Cons: Difficult to view under certain light conditions, cartridges can be expensive

Very durable, easy and light to carry, this is an ideal investment for entertaining your kids on the go. It is easy to carry it in a purse or a napsac. We were looking for a toy that we could port about with us and the kids could play in the car, ...

Pros: Educational learning, fun, compact, good quality.
Cons: Additional cartridges can get pricey.

I was first introduced to the Leapster Learning System last year while visiting my sister and two nephews. They had one of these little devises and my four-year-old daughter couldn't put it down. Because it was an educational learning system and not a ...

Pros: educational, fun, keeps kid's attention.
Cons: battery life.

Ok one word to tell you how I feel about this Leapster. L O V E! And that’s just me! Now ask my 4-year-old daughter what she thinks of it! She loves it even more. She got it for Christmas 2006. What she likes the most is that hers is pink, of ...

Pros: Educational, good display, variety of games
Cons: Batteries

when my son was four he started telling me that he wanted a Game Boy for Christmas. Well, there was no way I was going to buy him one of those, he wasn't old enough and there weren't any games out there for preschoolers. I looked around and found two ...

Pros: educational, fun, easy to play
Cons: protective cover comes off to easily

Both of my kids got these for Christmas last year. They were ages 5 and 6 at the time. This is the one toy that they still play with alot a year later. In fact, they are getting new cartridges for them this Christmas and they got new games for ...

Pros: Kids love it. Has educational games.
Cons: Uses a lot of batteries. Verify quality.

I have two very energetic boys. I hated taking them anywhere with me because they just can't sit still. They run around, make noise, and touch everything! I would carry a huge bag with me filled with crayons, coloring books, action figures, snacks, ...

Pros: educational, fun, easy to hold
Cons: battery drainer, cartridges can be hard to insert for a child

We purchased our Leapster at Wal-Mart for right around $60. Honestly, we were hesitant at what the quality of this might be, but he was begging for one for Christmas. Now that we have it and he's used it, we are not sorry we bought it. It's easy ...

Pros: Excellent for education and fine motor development.
Cons: Price, though it is worth it.

I never thought I'd buy a hand-held video game system for a child of mine. I am opposed to the hours spent glued to the screen and the isolating nature of the play. However, the Leapster, in appropriate doses, has been a wonderful tool for my 6 year ...

Pros: Great educational game choice.
Cons: Sucks batteries dry & cost of cartridges.

This is one of the best purchases I have ever made!! I bought 2 game systems last year for Christmas for our, at the time, 5 year old daughter and 2 year old son. Both of them picked right up on how to use it. I worried about them needing me to ...

Pros: Fun for the kids and reinforces what the kids are learning in school!
Cons: Make sure you have the A/C adapter because the kids go through batteries quickly.

I purchased the Leapster Learning System for both of my kids because I liked the idea of the kids playing games that had some educational value.  My kids, now age 5 & 7, love this system and they have owned it for ...

Pros: Wonderful fun & educational toy that will provide is not quickly outgrown.
Cons: Screen can be tempermental and just stop working. Keep your receipts!

The Leapster is a wonderful learning game system for the younger child. My son finally stopped using his at about 8 years old, but that was just because he outgrew most of the available games. I love the fact that there are so many educational games ...