Monday, November 18, 2013

 LeapFrog My Pal Scout
Give learning a personal touch with this soft, cuddly puppy!  Scout or Violet connects to the computer so you can customize the music and personalize the learning with your child's name and favorite food, animal and color.  Your puppy pal comes with 5 pre-loaded songs, or you can select and download your choice of learning tunes and lullabies from an online list of 30 songs.*  Press a paw to play music, learning songs or games!  Parents can connect to the online LeapFrog® Learning Path for customized learning insights and ideas to expand the learning.

*Internet connection required to personalize Scout/Violet with your child's name and favorite items or to change songs.

Learning First Words
Learning common names for colors, shapes, animals, and so on, helps children understand and describe the world.

Learning about numbers
Children are introduced to number names and number order through counting games and activities.

Introducing Daily Routines
Learning about daily routines help children develop a sense of time and sequence.

Learning about Feelings
Even very young children can begin to recognize and express their feelings, as well as the feelings of others.

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 Customer Reviews:
We got this toy for my one-year-old and she loves it! You can program in your child's name, favorite color, favorite animal, and favorite food. You can also select five songs for it to play and five different lullabyes (for a total of ten personalized songs). My little one's favorite song is the one that spells her name. The toy is just AWESOME!
 By S. Waldrop
We LOVE Violet. This is one of the best toys our daughter has ever received and nobody seems to know about it!!

As a proud parent of a 2-year old I didn't really think my daughter needed another stuffed animal, even one that could say her name. Violet was a gift just prior to a cross-country flight and I have to say I was wrong. She is amazing!!

Violet is easy to set up and Leap Frog has done a great job with their names database - my daughter's name, Maren, is not one that I'll find on keychains or cups throughout her life but it was a choice when setting Violet up (and also for Tag Junior as that is also a Leap Frog toy). Violet is a welcome addition to our life in the house and in the car. She has two volume settings both of which are pretty indoor-friendly (even airplane friendly) and she is not nearly as annoying as one little red $60 monster who constantly needs help getting up.

My daughter loves pushing Violet's paws to get to the song she wants to hear and I can't wait for her to learn how to spell her name with Violet's help. You can select 5 different songs, your child's favorite animal, food and color.
 By C. Bradley
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The Shapes & Sharing Picnic Basket helps little learners explore shapes, colors, manners and more! Over 30 audio responses encourage pretend play, and the 14-piece set helps children build motor skills as they sort, match, stack, empty and fill.

Parents can connect to the online LeapFrog® Learning Path for customized learning insights and ideas to expand the learning. Appropriate for children ages 6 to 36 months.

Teaches

Gross Motor Skills
As children learn to roll over, sit, stand, and even dance, they are developing the ability to coordinate their large muscles.

Pretend Play
Pretend play offers a creative outlet that strengthens a child's understanding of the world as he acts out stories he knows and situations he observes in the adult world. As imagination grows, dramatic play becomes more complex.
LeapFrog Shapes And Sharing Picnic Basket
Customer Reviews:
 This is a great toy! very durable, bold colors. everything fits into the basket so it's easy to store and not lose pieces. My 18 month old daughter loves playing pretend and this is a great toy for her. Plus, all the food is a shape that fits in it's on spot on the plates, like a puzzle. It helps her with shapes, colors and I can get her to clean up when she's done. And she loves carrying this around the house.
 By Heather J. Ethen
I have never written a review before, but had to for this toy. My 2 1/2 year old daughter and 11 month old son play with this toy constantly and fight over it so much so I am thinking about buying another one. We have more toys than anyone I know. I know the good, bad and easily broken ones on the market. This toy has everything you'd want for your kids.

1. Sounds effects
2. Container to store pieces in
3. Shape-sorter
4. Different healthy food items for your toddler to learn to distinguish
5. Promotes sharing (though my kids are still working on this aspect :)
6. Container has a handle for toddler to tote around (which all toddlers love to do)

I highly recommend this!
 By Mommaoftwo