June 21, 2011

Blog Bash – LeapFrog Leapster and My Pal Scout CLOSED

Congrats to winner/comment #165!

A BIG thank you goes out to LeapFrog for sponsoring this giveaway #1 as part of the Blog Bash event…

The best-selling educational handheld is now even better! Kids can play and learn on the go, then expand the fun online with game downloads and rewards! Parents can connect to see what their children are playing and learning.

The Leapster2 handheld offers a robust learning experience through built-in tutorials and learning levels that adapt automatically to your child’s pace. Its touch screen and stylus help develop motor skills used in writing. It’s also compatible with all 40+ Leapster learning games, so kids can practice a wide variety of skills for school as they play and learn with their favorite characters.

Connect it online and kids can choose and download one of four starter games, preview hot new titles and access the online rewards and bonus games they earned as they played. A new online creativity studio lets you upload art that your kids have created so they can embellish it and print it to share. Parents can connect to the groundbreaking LeapFrog® Learning Path to see their children’s progress in recent games and get ideas to expand the learning!

Leapster®2 Learning System – English Version

Batteries:
Requires 4 AA batteries. (Batteries not included.)
Product Dimensions:
13.00 x 2.50 x 10.50 inches
Product Weight:
1.75 lbs

PC Requirements
Windows® XP or Windows Vista® operating system
Pentium® III 500 MHz processor
Monitor resolution of at least 1024 X 768
Available USB port
256 MB of RAM (512 MB recommended)
300 MB free disk space
Internet connection
Microsoft® Internet Explorer® version 6 or higher
CD reader
Mac Requirements
Mac OS® X 10.4+
PPC G4 or any Intel®-based Apple® computer
Monitor resolution of at least 1024 X 768
Available USB port
256 MB of RAM (512 MB recommended)
300 MB free disk space
Internet connection
Safari™ application
CD reader

learning insights and ideas to expand the learning.

Give learning a personal touch with this soft, cuddly purple puppy named Scout! Scout connects to the computer so you can customize the music and personalize the learning with your child’s name and favourite food, animal and colour. Scout 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 with your child’s name and favorite items or to change songs.

Learning Skills:
– First words
– Daily routines
– Early number sense
– Feelings and emotions
– Animals

One lucky winner will receive a Leapster AND a My Pal Scout toddler toy of their own from www.leapfrog.ca.

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**Giveaway ends 11:59 pm CST on June 26th, 2011. Open to Canada!**

Disclaimer: The product mentioned above has been provided free of charge from the company for the purposes of this review. Opinions expressed belong solely to This Lil Piglet and are NOT influenced in any way. Other than the review sample product This Lil Piglet has not received any form of compensation for the review of this product.