LeapFrog Leappad2 Explorer (Pink)

I don't usually write reviews but I felt I had to about the LeapPad2 because I am so impressed. I haven't given it to my 4 year old daughter yet, just got it all set up ready for Christmas Day but I know that she will absolutely love it. It looks and feels like a proper tablet but also child appropriate - sturdy. I bought the MP3 player (£3.50 one off cost) and downloaded her favourite songs onto it ready for her. I bought the download centre card for £8 (app value is £15) and with it bought the Cinderalla ultra ebook, which I've had a go at and I really think will get her interested in reading. The quality of sound and images is very good. The photos and videos that it takes aren't fantastic quality but they're good enough for children. I really like the fact that you can take photos of yourself - I can see that getting a lot of use. I found two free apps by searching for codes on google. The free colouring/drawing app which comes with it I know will be a big hit because my daughter loves doing that on her Grandma's iPad. I bought the pad (£65), download card (£8), gel skin (£2) and will buy the recharger pack (£25) when I can find it in stock somewhere plus a bag (£15) big enough to include the charger as well. So it isn't cheap but having myself spent a fair bit of time on it this evening and barely scratched the surface of what it can do, I am seriously impressed and very happy we decided to give her only one Christmas present this year - this.

Yes you have to buy the games separtely if you want lots of choice, but there are some that you can download for free when you first connect it. My 4 year old daughter adores her leap pad, she loves the alpahet video with Leap and also the games that come with it, We have bought a couple of extras, like the tangled game, and some of the downloadables but when you see how long they play on them I do think they are worth it. Just look at what your child likes and tailor accordingly. There are levels which you can change in order to challenge them with harder words etc, but to be honest using the leapfrog connection software is a nightmare. It is sooooo slow, I usually give up. The leappad I think is the best explorer/gamer concept that leap pad has come up with yet. My son has the leapster which he at the time spent over 300 hours on in the couple of years he played on it. He now tries to borrow his little sisters leap pad whenever he can. and he doesn't mind if they are girlie games.

My 3 year old daughter loves this thing!!!!!Bought the LeapPad2 for my daughter's birthday on Boxing Day this year and she just can not get enough of it. She has wanted one for the last six months so both myself and the wife decided to go with getting her one and believe me it's been worth money well spent. The product is sturdy and the screen seems quite strong, although its only been two days since she has been playing with it. The pink colour is a really nice pink, the green one looks neat too though with my child being a girl she asked for the pink one. You can buy various games, eBooks, music and apps from the LeapFrog website if you connect the LeapPad2 to the internet via USB cable supplied with the product and download content from the site, or you can purchase games from Amazon which are at a good price. We have not used batteries as we bought the LeapFrog AC Adapter £9.99 form Amazon when we orderd the product. The AC Adapter is good, however it only supplies power to the pad and does not act as a charger, you can buy a charger pack separate for £30.00. This product should last my daughter until she is ready for an I pad lol.A must buy for 3 year olds and kids older :)

I am so happy I bought this for my 3 year old girl, she absolutely LOVES it.a few days before Xmas, I turned it on and oked it up to my laptop. It was very easy to install all the apps and the additional free app, it only took a long time to download but this was probably due to my slow Internet connection. I fiddled around with it a bit and loved all the features. I'm glad I ordered an addapter for it too as it really eats batteries. My daughter loves the drawing app and washing and feeding her pet. She also likes to take pictures and make them look funny by stretching the face and drawing on it. It's a great purchase and she's getting a lot of playtime out of it. As you can change the age category, she will be able to use it for years to come. The apps you can download aren't too expensive if you decide to buy one once a month for example instead of all the kiddie magazines they only use once.

I got this for my daughters 5th birthday after a friend recommended it. The unit itself and the free Apps that come with it are fairly good, however the battery life (if you buy standard batteries) is ridiculous, as they will last less than a day! I bought the power cable (which isn't a battery charger, it just plugs into the mains). This is adequate if your child doesn't want to carry it around, but I would say that ideally you should purchase a rechargeable battery unit (with batteries). The other drawback is that when your child gets bored with the free Apps and wants more, you could be looking at £20 per game. Admittedly the Apps range from between around £3.50 - £20, but you can guarantee your child is only going to want the expensive ones. If I had known about all the extra expense with this unit, I would have got her a cheap tablet instead. She uses my IPad most of the time, and although the IPad isn't cheap to buy, at least you can download plenty of free games for kids. So, in short you get the unit and some free Apps, but no battery charger or mains plug. These have to be bought separately which I think is poor when you are paying out this kind of money for the unit. (Mains charger will cost you around £10).