For some, rainy or snow days mean parking themselves on the couch with a good book and a cup of tea. For me, it means frantically looking for something to keep my active five-year-old from going stir-crazy. Leapfrog offers parents a solution with its newest toy, the LeapFrog Zippity Learning System ($79.99 list, ages 3 to 5). The device, which looks like the marriage of a Segway and a Dance Dance Revolution mat, is billed by LeapFrog as its new “high-energy learning system.” But does it have the chops to keep my kindergartner interested and active?
The Zippity consists of an interactive mat connected to a large, er, stick controller (think: giant joystick) that LeapFrog calls the Bopper, and a wireless console that hooks up to the TV via the included AV cables. The mat has four raised, pressure-sensitive spots, with an orange spot (with two footprints in the middle), a green spot on the left, blue spot above the orange spot, and a green spot on the right. The spots also act as arrows keys to go up, down, left, and right. The bopper stands approximately 23.5 inches tall, and to the right of its base is a large button with a Home icon.
Post a Comment