Stahlke Adoption

"New" Toys

"LeapPad" is a wonderful gift that we received shortly after the kids came. This toy was new to me, but I quickly came to love it. For those of you who are unfamiliar with LeapPad, it's a series of books (with computer cassettes) that provides an interactive learning experience for the child.

The stories are attractive to the children (e.g., Spiderman, Dinosaurs, Thomas the Train) and can be accessed in multiple ways. Besides reading the story out loud to the child, LeapPad also provides games (that support the learning concept) on each page of the book. The series is geared to various age groups, and each book emphasizes a different subject in school (e.g., math, science, social studies).

For our children, who needed to learn English quickly, listening to language on LeapPad was a godsend. Peter still uses it when we travel in the car.

posted by Stahlkes @ 11:38 AM