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Apples to Apples Party Box Edition

March 30th, 2010

Apples to Apples Party Box Edition




Apples to Apples is the wild, award-winning card and party game that provides instant fun for four to ten players. It’s as easy as comparing Apples to Apples. You can just open the box, deal the cards, and you’re ready to play. Select the card from your hand that you think is best described by a card played by the judge. If the judge picks your card, you win that round. And everyone gets a chance to be the judge. Each round is filled with surprising and outrageous comparisons from a wide range of people, places, things, and events. Fast moving and refreshing, Apples to Apples is perfect for any get-together with family and friends.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Fun
the more people whom play this game the more fun it is. this game is laughable and interesting.

5 Stars Really awesome!
I love this game! Other reviewers have said it all. But, it’s fun.

The only catch is that you can really just create a bunch of cards at home and make your own version for free! It might even be more fun because it’s personalized. If I had to do it again, I wouldn’t bother buying it.

5 Stars A Fun Game for All
“Apples to Apples” is such a fun game, have enjoyed it with many different groups of friends and relatives, young and old alike.

The game can also cause some interesting discussions about the reasons for picking one answer over another.

5 Stars Fun and educational
I have a class of extremely reluctant high school students, but they get really involved in this and don’t actually realize that they are expanding their vocabulary while they play.

5 Stars Easy to Play, Enjoyable Word Association Game
It is understandable why Apples to Apples has become so popular. Because it is a simple word association game, a group at a family gathering or a casual get-together can easily be persuaded to play. What makes the game a standout is that the psychology of each player is on exhibit, providing a great deal of group entertainment. Everyone gets a chance to be the judge: With each new round, a new person takes on this role, in which he or she must pick the best match for the green adjective card. Everyone else picks up subject cards, from which they choose the one they think the judge will select as the best association. The items on the subject cards present a broad range of topics including people and places, entertainment and sporting activities, science and nature and food, history and culture. Even poison ivy and off-the-wall topics like pond scum come into play!

Studying and understanding the psychology of the judge of-the-moment is a critical aspect of winning the game. One can get a clue from the cards he or she discards when not the judge. Is the judge-of-the-moment goofy and given to oddball or off-the-wall matches, or staid and given to straightforward connections? I have had a number of situations in which my card was chosen because it made for an amusing or “contrarian” fit, and I have done the same as a judge. There can still be skill at winning because more often than not, judges will pick something that is similar in an ordinary way. But because of the subjective element along with twists, subtleties, and ironies, anyone can win. Even when one does not win the overall game, there is enjoyment in being picked by the judge for an amusing match that makes everyone laugh or shake their head.

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LeapFrog Tag Activity Storybook Miss Spiders Tea Party

February 9th, 2010

LeapFrog Tag Activity Storybook Miss Spiders Tea Party




Cheer for lonely Miss Spider on each book page as she asks her fellow bugs in for tea. And come along with her as she searches for new friends. After the story, discover leveled learning activities that help build phonics skills, vocabulary and reading comprehension. Plus, connect the Tag Reader online to the LeapFrog Learning Path to see what your child is learning.

User Ratings and Reviews

4 Stars Tag book
I bought this product for my autistic niece. She caught on quick on how to use the tag pen. I look forward to more books. I think this is an awesome toy

5 Stars Counting, vocabulary, reading, rhymes, much fun
My little girl is having lots of fun with the Tag books and Miss Spider’s is one of her favorites. Of course, she can count to twelve and she knows most of the words but reading practice is precious and she’s always happy when she manages to read the text so that it actually rhymes – she’s into painting and poetry these days.

As a Tag book, there are lots of interactive surprises on every page and there are a couple of big intensive play areas at the end. And, did I mention that the illustrations are absolutely gorgeous?

Can’t go wrong with this little book. For the 4-6 years olds. MUST have the Leapfrog Tag system or 80% of the fun is lost.

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LeapFrog Tag Activity Storybook Kung Fu Panda Pos Tasty Training

February 8th, 2010

LeapFrog Tag Activity Storybook Kung Fu Panda Pos Tasty Training




Read the story and cheer for Po as he eats and trains to become a Kung Fu Panda. But will Master Shifu be able to transform Po into an awesome Kung Fu master? After the story, 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.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Kung Fu Panda storybook
I bought this for my 4 yr old granddaughter and she reads it over and over again. She loves to “read” all by herself with this. It’s not just a toy, but a reading helper.

5 Stars Another good one by Leap Frog
So far, anything that leap frog has put out has been a winner in this house. I incorporated leap frog leapster and tag reader in my son’s homeschool as a type of award-reward!

5 Stars So fun!
My 4.5 yr old son loves this book! He “reads” it all the time, and I have noticed that his speech sounds are improving and becoming more clear. Great book!

4 Stars Kung Fu Panda
My son enjoys using the pen on big words he doesn’t know. It gives him a little more ease when he reads, instead of sitting there struggling. He’s in first grade.

5 Stars TAG!!!! coolest thing yet!
I really like the tag reading system! my daughter plays with this everyday!! Po is one of her favorites! along with the ariel princess one! they read the story fully or you can do it word by word, play games, and make sounds! very cool!!!

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LeapFrog Tag Activity Storybook SpongeBob SquarePants The Tour de Bikini Bottom

February 8th, 2010

LeapFrog Tag Activity Storybook SpongeBob SquarePants The Tour de Bikini Bottom




Read about SpongeBob and Patrick as they shift into high gear to help their friend. Ride along with Squidward to see if his friends’ good intentions make him win or lose! After the story, 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.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Learning Can Be Fun
Very good product. My wife is actually using the Tag system to learn to read English better. It’s so much fun for her that she doesn’t even realize she’s learning basic principles that all English learners must learn fo a solid foundation. Kudos to Leapfrog!

5 Stars Spongebob
I purchased this book for my 4 year old, who can’t get enough of Spongebob and Patrick, and he loves it, he still listens to it eventhough he has the story totally memorized, he actually reads along with the story now (more from memory than actual word recognition). In addition, my 18 month old has got into the act, and he’s started to memorize it. I highly recommend this product.

5 Stars Great product at a great price
what can i say other than both my son and daughter love this. I’m glad I made the purchase. Great price here on Amazon too.

5 Stars Excellent! Better than most other tag books.
I agree with the overall sentiment that the tag reading system is a great product. However, I just wanted to chime in to say that this book is much better than the average tag book.

My daughter liked reading the story — but, what keeps her coming back are the quizzes and games. This is where the SpongeBob book shines. There is a really nice section at the back with several pages of quizzes and games. The games progress in levels where the child builds upon what they are learning. For example, there is a section on ‘past and present’ tense. First the concept is introduced, then the child is asked to pick a few words which are then used in a funny story/example. Then they play a game where the tag reads words and they must choose whether the word is past or present. The child must understand the concept before being able to choose the correct answers. I really enjoyed watching my daughter figure this out.

Overall, I think this is a great book, very entertaining and keeps the kids interested over time — which for me is important. I don’t want to have to buy a new book every week to keep my daughter interested in the toy. There aren’t that many books available and it would become expensive fast.

5 Stars Excellent Tag Book
We purchased this for my 6 year old daughter’s Tag reader system, and she LOVES it. She is a big Spongebob fan, and this is a tremendous hit. The sounds are very funny and mixed in with all the sounds and fun, the Tag reader system is really helping her be a better reader on her own.

This is absolutely her favorite Tag book.

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LeapFrog Leapster Learning Game Cars Supercharged

January 30th, 2010

LeapFrog Leapster Learning Game Cars Supercharged




The race is on! Speed from learning letters to spelling words as you navigate obstacles with Lightning McQueen and his friends. Customize your car with the coins you earn and leave your competition in the dust. Kids will get revved up over phonics, spelling, language arts and vocabulary. For use with the Leapster Learning System or Leapster TV Learning System (sold separately).

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Cars Supercharged
I purchased these games for my grandson. He said they were fun and he was learning alot. He’s 5 and only received the games on 2/26 for his birthday. Sorry I have no more feedback than that.

1 Star total waste of money
i bought this game this morning for my 4 yr old son. wish i’d never bought it. it’s a total waste of money. my 4 yr old son found it extremely boring and wanted to stop playing after 10 minutes. i tried it too and i have to agree with him. too bad you can’t return the game once opened. my son doesn’t want to play it anymore, so that’s $30 down the drain. we are extremely disappointed. not sure now if i want to buy any other leapster games.

3 Stars Ok Game – but not too exciting.
It’s a fun game, and the kids play with it. But definetly not that great. It pretty much is the same driving course, with different math questions.

Good if you child is a Cars Fanatic. But I highly recommend Sonic over this one for 5 – 6 year old. If you child is younger – maybe 4 – than this would be appropriate.

5 Stars Great Leapster Game
My 5 year old daughter got this as a gift for Christmas and she just loves playing this game! I’ve played a few of the games on it myself and was surprised as to how much you actually can learn. Educational and fun :)

5 Stars Educational and Entertaining
My nephew’s face lit up when he opened his new game. Despite all the other cool gifts he received for his birthday, the first one he chose to open and play with was his Leapster game!

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