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LeapFrog Tag Activity Storybook I SPY Imagine That

December 29th, 2009

LeapFrog Tag Activity Storybook I SPY Imagine That




Picture riddles fill this book. Turn the pages, take a look! Use your mind, use your eyes. Read the riddles and play I SPY! After solving the riddles, play leveled learning activities that help build phonics skills, vocabulary and reading comprehension.

Connect the Tag Reader online to the LeapFrog Learning Path to see what your child is learning. Book is for use with the Tag Reading System, not included.

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5 Stars My son LOVES I SPY!!
I purchased this book for my son because he loves all I SPY books. So what better than a talking I SPY book!! The games are fun and are offered on selective pages but it gets my son thinking and lengthing his attention span by looking for the item. Overall WE love I SPY!!!

5 Stars This is fun beyond just the scripted text in the book
I spent a number of hours — yes hours — with my 5 year-old son finding things hidden in the pictures throughout these pages, and had some good laughs doing so. I generally like the Tag reading system, and this book is one of my favorites. I truly enjoy spending this kind of quality time with my children, and with something that is educational as well as fun.

5 Stars Gets my 5 year old boy excited about reading
I spy is one of my son’s favorite things to do and being able to use this book with the tag reader is just the icing on the cake. More than anything, I am seeing my little boy finally interested in reading. The rewards online from the tag reader are a boost. I give this book along with the tag reader a two thumbs up. Anything to interest my son in reading, I say do it. Sit with your child and have some fun. Also, I hear audio books are another way to intrigue your child. I am researching this now to find the right audio book the first time!

2 Stars Not the Best Tag Storybook
The pictures are really small and even I had difficulty identifying some of the objects. It just didn’t hold my daughter’s interest the way some of the other Tag books did.

5 Stars Traditional I Spy with something extra as well
This is a good book for the LeapFrog Tag system. It combines your standard I Spy book reading experience of looking for a short list of items in the text, with a few extra games – similar to some of the suggestions you may find at the back of an I Spy or a Look and Find book. My child loves I Spy and Look and Find, so this is a great title for him.

I think it might have been nice to have other items on the pages named rather than silly sounds, but it is probably part of the reward system for finding the correct word . . . or perhaps a limitation of the storage on the device. I purchased the Tag and three books and it seems like it will only hold a couple more.

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Uno Card Game

December 14th, 2009

Uno Card Game




America’s number one card game, UNO offers hours of fun. It’s easy to learn, always unpredictable, and never dull. It can be played with 2 to 10 players, individually, or in teams. And it can even be educational, teaching younger kids number recognition.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars amazing!
I’ve been playing Uno since the early 1980’s and I’ve yet to not have fun playing this game. The game is simple enough for a young child to learn, and losing is just as fun as winning.

Game play is usually frenetic, and calling “uno,” whether you have your last card in hand or calling out one who has forgotten to do so, is one of the best calls in any game hands down.

A must for everyone.

5 Stars Always a favorite!
I got Uno to play with my mom. I had forgotten how much fun it was! We use modified rules to make it more interesting.

5 Stars Uno card game
We enjoy playing UNO very much. We are on the hunt to find a UNO deck that is just like the ORIGINAL deck. The original deck has the words on the cards spelled out, like: SKIP, REVERSE, DRAW 2, etc., instead of the symbols for the words. We thought we had finally found some through the ad we found on Amazon which said, THE ORIGINAL set. When we got the decks, they were just like the ones we already have and not the original ones UNO looked like with the words. So, if there is anyone out there that knows where we can find the ORIGINAL cards, please let me know.

5 Stars UNO is a game for all ages!
I know there are several newer versions of this game, but the old standby is just as much fun as it ever was. Even a game between two people — I play with my 8-year-old grandson — is a lot of fun, and it’s quality time well-spent with my loved one.

5 Stars Good, classic fun!
If you don’t love Uno, you don’t love fun. I keep a deck around for moments of boredom. It’s always good to kill some time and it’s always enjoyable. Fun, laughs and competition… Good stuff! :)

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Baby Einstein Baby Neptune Ocean Adventure Gym

August 19th, 2009

Baby Einstein Baby Neptune Ocean Adventure Gym




Soft play gym featuring a musical aquarium with swimming ocean animals, classical melodies and dancing lights. Includes plush and plastic accessory toys, and a colorful removable padded mat to keep baby comfy and entertained. Little ones will delight in watching the ‘’swimming” ocean animals inside the aquarium. Promotes trilingual learning with animal peek-a-boo flaps and plastic discovery cards. For ages newborn and up

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars GREAT TRAVEL ENTERTAINMENT!!
GOT THIS FOR MY GRANDCHILD. THEY TOOK IT ON VACATION TO THE BEACH. WELL MADE AND LOTS OF ACTIVITY FOR HER.

5 Stars favorite
This is my babies favorite toy. I don’t know how many times it’s given me an extra second to heat up a bottle or grab a diaper when she’s fussy. She loves to look at the octopus and smile back at him. I think she’ll probably carry him around when she’s older.

1 Star Misleading Title is Misleading
As I excitedly tore open the package of my brand new Baby Einstein Baby Neptune Ocean Adventure Gym, I thought eagerly of how it might banish the banalities of my everyday. I could almost feel the plush, multi-colored fish beneath my trembling fingertips. It was as if the six classical melodies were already crooning to me as I relaxed on the prop-up whale pillow, my every care melting away. Anticipatory drool began to dribble down my chin as I imagined the On-the-Go plush teething octopus clenched gently between my canines. The thought of detaching him from the gym structure and taking him absolutely everywhere with me was almost more than I could stand; we would be inseparable. I knew that next week’s arrival of Jacque, the Lamaze Peacock, would complete this blissful outfit. And at only 34.5 x 31 x 19, it was sure to fit in my cubicle at the office.

When the box arrived, I asked my secretary to hold my calls for the day so I could spend some quality time with my new entertainment center. The website assured me that my soft activity gym would “come to life with the crisp and colorful real life scenery of the sea.” I took it out of the box immediately and followed the minimal assembly instructions, anticipating a mind-expanding voyage into the deep. With bated breath, I laid my head upon the whale pillow and waited. Turning my face to the side, I screamed in horror at the sight of my sagging, weary face, caught in the flash of the baby-safe, fish-shaped mirror.

Nobody told me a mirror came with this thing. And I don’t own mirrors for a reason. Last summer, my girlfriend found me locked in my bathroom, staring at the mirror while repeatedly slapping my cheeks and screaming the lyrics to Bohemian Rhapsody over and over in the shrillest tone I could muster. They had to break down the door and drag me out, shortly after which Wanda dumped me for our mailman. I haven’t looked in a mirror since. But I digress.

The point is, folks, that I’ve had adventures, and I’ve been to the ocean. And this product, though promising both, offers neither upon arrival. Promotes trilingual learning? More like trilingual horror. I’m sending this goddamn octopus and his cronies back from whence they came.

Contributed by: R. McCray

5 Stars Entertaining
This is much more entertaining than some of the other themes I have seen out there. It has much more for the baby to do and look at and interact with. There is music (which you can detach that piece and use on the crib) and lights and the big whale with lots of places to hang different things and switch it up. Gotta have this. Don’t always go for just the things that LOOK cute. This looks cute and gets the job done!

5 Stars We’re having a blast!
The baby einstein gym has been really helpful with baby’s tummy time and early development. She especially likes the mirror and octopus attachment. I appreciate how helpful it’s been setting it up next to my desk as I try to get a few chores done.

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Uno Card Game

May 10th, 2009

Uno Card Game




America’s number one card game, UNO offers hours of fun. It’s easy to learn, always unpredictable, and never dull. It can be played with 2 to 10 players, individually, or in teams. And it can even be educational, teaching younger kids number recognition.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars uno of my youth!!
I played uno many years ago and enjoyed it. a friend reminded me of the fact that it was still available. i ordered it immediately and have been enjoying “game” night once a week….

5 Stars UNO is a game for all ages!
I know there are several newer versions of this game, but the old standby is just as much fun as it ever was. Even a game between two people — I play with my 8-year-old grandson — is a lot of fun, and it’s quality time well-spent with my loved one.

5 Stars Good, classic fun!
If you don’t love Uno, you don’t love fun. I keep a deck around for moments of boredom. It’s always good to kill some time and it’s always enjoyable. Fun, laughs and competition… Good stuff! :)

5 Stars Uno card game
We enjoy playing UNO very much. We are on the hunt to find a UNO deck that is just like the ORIGINAL deck. The original deck has the words on the cards spelled out, like: SKIP, REVERSE, DRAW 2, etc., instead of the symbols for the words. We thought we had finally found some through the ad we found on Amazon which said, THE ORIGINAL set. When we got the decks, they were just like the ones we already have and not the original ones UNO looked like with the words. So, if there is anyone out there that knows where we can find the ORIGINAL cards, please let me know.

4 Stars Gotta love Uno!
Great, simple card game you can take with you anywhere. Good when you’re waiting or just want a quick game to play with friends.

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