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Product Features
- Leapster Explorer™ offers endless ways to play and learn, so children ages 4 to 9 can discover something new every day!
- Play games, read e-Books, watch videos, play online and more!
- A library of more than 35+ games and activities includes cartridge games and downloadable learning apps
- Children can learn school skills like reading, maths, science and geography, plus creativity and life skills like music, health and problem solving
- Requires 3 x AA batteries
Product Specifications
Educational Objective(s)Numeracy, Literacy & Spacial Awareness
Main Language(s)English unknown
Model Number39200
Number of Game Players1
Number of Puzzle Pieces1
Assembly RequiredNo
Batteries Required?Yes
Batteries Included?No
Material Type(s)Plastic
ColorPink
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Product Description
Product Description
Introducing Leapster Explorer, an amazing new learning experience that encourages children to discover something new every day. There are endless ways to play and learn--from games, e-Books, videos, and online play to customisable learning skills and more.
Expand the Leapster Explorer with a great range of compatible games, and the Leaplet Download Card, which gives you credit to buy apps online.
| Big, bright touch screen With its large, colourful touch screen and child-friendly stylus for writing practice and play, the Leapster Explorer is a high-tech, immersive, experience for kids. |  | New ways to read and learn Leapster Explorer features great e-books and learning games, supporting your child in learning key skills, with activities tailored to their level. |
| Huge software library Expand the console with the range of over 35 learning games, plus more downloadable content available online. | Personalised Children can customise the Leapster with their name, and design their own pet. Parents can set a learning level for their child, and all software will automatically adjust. |
Key Features
 | Games, E-books and Learning Apps The Leapster Explorer makes learning immersive and interactive. In games, favourite characters (including Disney's Cars, Ben 10, the Penguins of Madagascar and Spongebob Squarepants) guide kids through fun and skill-building challenges. In e-books, characters spring to life with amazing animation, reading levels adjust the challenge to keep children engaged, while touching the text sounds out words to help build phonics, comprehension and vocabulary skills. Downloadable content includes flash cards and educational videos. |
 | Discover a world of apps and software Connect the Leapster Explorer to your PC or Mac to download over 100 apps and extra content, from e-books to learning games. With titles covering skills including maths, reading, science, life skills and more, there's something to suit every child's interests and educational needs. One free app download is included to get you started. |
 | Connect and share achievements Connect the Leapster Explorer to LeapFrog Learning Path to see specific play and learning information based on your child's use of the toy, including areas where they are making progress or need more support. Email updates provide tailored learning tips, and you can share your child's progress and achievements with friends and family on Facebook. |
Expand the Leapster Explorer with a great range of compatible games, and the Leaplet Download Card, which gives you credit to buy apps online.
Leapster Explorer comes with a Leaplet learning app download card and pet game.
 | Suitable for ages 4-9 |  | Requires 3 AA batteries (not included) |
 | Discover more at the LeapFrog Store Learn more about the other great learning toys in the LeapFrog range at the LeapFrog Store. |
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35 of 36 people found the following review helpful
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My little girls (4 and 2 years old) have got one of these, and they absolutely love it. The graphics are much better than I expected, and it already has a decent library of games. A lot of people (here and the leapfrog forums) seem to have had problems connecting it to their computer, but they work fine on my new PC and my 3yr old laptop. I suppose people are just far more likely to write reviews if things don't work than if they do. Just be warned it could take some time to set up, so don't leave it until the night before their birthday/christmas!
My eldest daughter loves the Princess and (especially) Dora games. They are challenging but fun and I'd say she's already got our money's worth out of them. She hasn't really touched Tangled, but that might change when she's seen the film. They got Toy Story and Mr Pencil for Christmas. Not much interest in Toy Story, but Mr Pencil is a HUGE hit! It's by far my 2 year old's favourite game and teaches fine motor control, aswell as numbers/letters. I can see this game helping her a lot as she starts school.
There are leaplets (apps) they can download from the leapfrog website. At the moment there are around 20 but I'm sure there will be more added soon. You get a code for a free leaplet with the system and they wanted "Jewel Train", a logic puzzle game. They got the hang of it straight away and it seems fun as well as educational. You can put each app you buy on 2 systems, so they work out even better value if you have two leapsters in the house. Also preloaded is a pet game. They have to wash, feed and play with her pet, and they can buy more supplies with tokens received for gameplay. It's great that there is plenty to do without even having to put a cartridge in.
This is a great toy for parents as well as kids. You can connect it to your computer and see what they've been learning, how many questions they've got right, and get suggestions for games that could help fill gaps in their progress. Some games have a skill selector to adjust the game to the level your child is at. Tangled, for example, has spelling lists you can create for them to play in the game. They have words for up to 12 year olds so it can grow with your child.
I can't comment on battery life yet as we are using a multivoltage adapter (leapfrog haven't released an official one), but from what I've read it can drain 4 AA's in a day. There should be a docking station released soon (it's out in the US), so that will be a godsend. One annoying thing I've found is that it turns itself off fairly quickly if left alone. That would be understandable on battery power but when plugged in you would think it would have a screensaver so they can start where they left off. She doesn't seem to mind though.
There is also a camera attachment which is good value for £15, the picture quality isn't great (as you'd expect really), but they have a lot of fun editing them.
Overall I'm very, very happy with the system, and I can only see it getting better as more games and leaplets are released. Well done Leapfrog!
My eldest daughter loves the Princess and (especially) Dora games. They are challenging but fun and I'd say she's already got our money's worth out of them. She hasn't really touched Tangled, but that might change when she's seen the film. They got Toy Story and Mr Pencil for Christmas. Not much interest in Toy Story, but Mr Pencil is a HUGE hit! It's by far my 2 year old's favourite game and teaches fine motor control, aswell as numbers/letters. I can see this game helping her a lot as she starts school.
There are leaplets (apps) they can download from the leapfrog website. At the moment there are around 20 but I'm sure there will be more added soon. You get a code for a free leaplet with the system and they wanted "Jewel Train", a logic puzzle game. They got the hang of it straight away and it seems fun as well as educational. You can put each app you buy on 2 systems, so they work out even better value if you have two leapsters in the house. Also preloaded is a pet game. They have to wash, feed and play with her pet, and they can buy more supplies with tokens received for gameplay. It's great that there is plenty to do without even having to put a cartridge in.
This is a great toy for parents as well as kids. You can connect it to your computer and see what they've been learning, how many questions they've got right, and get suggestions for games that could help fill gaps in their progress. Some games have a skill selector to adjust the game to the level your child is at. Tangled, for example, has spelling lists you can create for them to play in the game. They have words for up to 12 year olds so it can grow with your child.
I can't comment on battery life yet as we are using a multivoltage adapter (leapfrog haven't released an official one), but from what I've read it can drain 4 AA's in a day. There should be a docking station released soon (it's out in the US), so that will be a godsend. One annoying thing I've found is that it turns itself off fairly quickly if left alone. That would be understandable on battery power but when plugged in you would think it would have a screensaver so they can start where they left off. She doesn't seem to mind though.
There is also a camera attachment which is good value for £15, the picture quality isn't great (as you'd expect really), but they have a lot of fun editing them.
Overall I'm very, very happy with the system, and I can only see it getting better as more games and leaplets are released. Well done Leapfrog!
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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I dont usually do reviews - but have to for this. My 4 year old twins got these for Christmas -we had thought re a DS but thought there was a lot of reading for them which they couldnt manage. I love them. They work so independently on them and are learning loads. Mr Pencil is great fun - lots of colouring etc. we also have toy story and dora - both very good. We do have to limit how much they use them - but at the mo they prefer these to TV which im more than happy with. Excellent graphics and v v easy to use. Also v v durable. Would def recommend setting up before you give it to them on the computer as it did take re an hour on xmas eve. Also probably worth investing in a battery charger as they do use quite a bit.
A definite investment for your kids education ( and ease of entertainment for you!!)
A definite investment for your kids education ( and ease of entertainment for you!!)
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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If all you want to do is play the plug in games then seems to be fine.
We bought 2 of these for the kid's christmas and all was fine until they were 'connected' to the PC to register the item and collect replacement food/shampoo for the pet apps game.
It took more than 10 attempts to get the software utility to connect and recognise the handheld, once connected it then tried to upload an update that it thought was necessary before proceeding [this took at least 7 attempts]. By late evening, by which time the kids had lost interest, we had managed to create a profile and sign up for 'monthly updates on our child's progress' the experience so far is that this seems to be the only purpose of Leapfrog connect. [ie to secure your email address and contact details]
It seems that the bit of the software you need to get to in order to do anything sensible and educational is Leap World, which is as accessible as getting into a disco in trainers. We've grown thoroughly sick of seeing a well-dressed cartoon man running around a stylised cartoon world, which for hours on end is the only distraction on the page from the static progress bar.........
The Leapfrog forum indicates that we're the lucky ones, we managed to get our explorers to connect to the software. Most others seem to have either given up or spent all their Christmasses trying to make the handheld connect to their pc's and roundly cursing Leap Pad.
The idea of this toy sounds great and the item really is good when your using the game cartridges, but dont be fooled into thinking that this is going to be an interactive learning experience for child and parent. You will learn to hate the Leapworld weblink which seems to promise much but as long as you cant connect to it, delivers nothing. Maybe the US weather is preventing access, but somehow I suspect its more likely to be shoddy software development - I guess we'll be in for a few weeks wait until the bugs get fixed and I reckon this product is best avoided for the time being
We bought 2 of these for the kid's christmas and all was fine until they were 'connected' to the PC to register the item and collect replacement food/shampoo for the pet apps game.
It took more than 10 attempts to get the software utility to connect and recognise the handheld, once connected it then tried to upload an update that it thought was necessary before proceeding [this took at least 7 attempts]. By late evening, by which time the kids had lost interest, we had managed to create a profile and sign up for 'monthly updates on our child's progress' the experience so far is that this seems to be the only purpose of Leapfrog connect. [ie to secure your email address and contact details]
It seems that the bit of the software you need to get to in order to do anything sensible and educational is Leap World, which is as accessible as getting into a disco in trainers. We've grown thoroughly sick of seeing a well-dressed cartoon man running around a stylised cartoon world, which for hours on end is the only distraction on the page from the static progress bar.........
The Leapfrog forum indicates that we're the lucky ones, we managed to get our explorers to connect to the software. Most others seem to have either given up or spent all their Christmasses trying to make the handheld connect to their pc's and roundly cursing Leap Pad.
The idea of this toy sounds great and the item really is good when your using the game cartridges, but dont be fooled into thinking that this is going to be an interactive learning experience for child and parent. You will learn to hate the Leapworld weblink which seems to promise much but as long as you cant connect to it, delivers nothing. Maybe the US weather is preventing access, but somehow I suspect its more likely to be shoddy software development - I guess we'll be in for a few weeks wait until the bugs get fixed and I reckon this product is best avoided for the time being
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