While I do love the modern and trendy LeapFrog gaming systems and tablets, I have to admit that I’ve always had a special fondness in my heart for the company’s toddler toys. LeapFrog has a special talent for turning pretend play into a learning experience, and the brand new Number Lovin’ Oven and Scout’s Build & Discover Tool set are perfect examples of that.
The LeapFrog Number Lovin’ Oven not only lets kids pretend to cook just like mom and dad, it introduces basic number concepts including counting and fractions. With sixteen different food items to cook, little ones can pretend to make all their favourite treats. And with more than thirty songs and phrases from the talking oven to engage kids, learning to cook is more educational than ever!
But though I am very familiar with LeapFrog’s products, the company’s revolutionary 
The games were a big part of the appeal for Zackary and he spent lots of time making secret formulas and tagging pictures of Spiderman. I liked the fact that many of the games asked questions to test his comprehension of the page’s content. I also appreciated the way that the Tag system didn’t just focus on reading. For example, The Amazing Spiderman: The Lizard’s Tale, in addition to building reading skills, also introduced science vocabulary, memory skills, cause and effect and concepts of plot and setting.
Benjamin loved his My First Book and especially enjoyed the music on every page. He loves singing and dancing and I often found him with his book in his lap as he rocked back and forth to a song and sang nonsense words as the music played! The book is a great way to start to introduce babies to first words and routines and as an added bonus, there are no paper pages to accidentally get destroyed!
