Soon to be flying again

I must tell you about something that we have bought for our girls. It is like a Nintendo but for smaller children, it’s called the Leapster 2 from LeapFrog and I can tell you it is amazing! Since we are travelling a lot we found that this is just the best thing to bring whenever we are flying or going by car or train. They love the different games we have bought (and we only bought 3 of them and have actually not bought any more since) when we got the consoles and I think it is just as amusing for them as it is educational.

Believe me when I say that I am not the first one to get gadgets for my children, I do believe in the old fashioned way of play but ….we do not live in the old fashioned world anymore do we? We fly, we drive cars and we go by train and frankly it is not that easy to bring the traditional games because there aren’t the space for it. Take Ryan air (which we fly frequently with) they still have the foldable table but they do not have a pocket in front of you anymore, where to put the puzzle then?

Anyway this Leapster 2 has given my girls a lot of fun for hours especially when we have been flying. We bought Dora the Explorer, Go Diego Go and Cinderella for them and they have been playing them over and over. And since our children were only 2,5 and 4 when we bought them we thought they were a little bit to small for these, and I must say they were! It took some time before they could actually play them on there own but gee.. how fast they learn! It did not take long before they knew everything about these games.

I think they will be ok with these for another two or three years and then they would probably want something like a Nintendo instead but so far these are outstanding. The thing about the Leapster is that it is really made for younger children, it is sturdy in design, easy to hold with little hands, the pen is attached the consol with a string and there is a display that is made for little hands to handle. The buttons on the console is a little bit larger and easier to manage. You can use it with batteries which are changeable, standard AA batteries, which is really good if you are on a long flight or you can use it with a charger directly to the consol.

I can only say that I like these a lot and I just wanted to write about them because we are soon to be flying to Sweden for the summer and I know that my girls will love to use them both on the flight and on those rainy days in the summer house.

If you like what I have written take a look in me Amazon shop further down on this blog and see what LeapFrog can offer you!

Have a nice day!

//Anna