Pros & Cons
Pros
The leapfrog globe is a brilliant educational toy. The information section is excellent, the sounds are good and the games have different difficulty levels. The range of games and challenges is excellent - even grandad and grandma were playing with it... Read More
The biggest attraction for younger kids is the national music, but once reading ability has improved, hunting out countries and cities is really good fun. My youngest now knows her capital cities and countries better than i do. The only drawback is th... Read More
It is expensive, but my son has literally played with it every single day since christmas. His progress in less than a week is outstanding. I would definitely say well worth spending the money, as i can see the appeal of this lasting many years.
Highlights
Quality
Great product for kids, loads of info and interesting stuff for each country would recommend this item to anyone.
We are still on the set of demonstration batteries that came with the globe, so they last a long time, and it seems really well built.
If you want total accuracy this is obviously not the globe for you, mine will be on ebay soon!
I agree with the other comments that this is a fun and educational toy, but watch out as the unit is manufactured in the us whe... Read More
Price
I was sceptical due to the price of this and since it was for my 5-year old, though this has proved to be a hit.
Quite pricey but great fun, especially the timed quiz round, great for all ages and my daughter has learnt a lot
Definatly worth the money even if you was to pay the price on the hight street!
Even though it is a little expensive, i feel that this purchase was money well spent.
Packaging/appearance
The one we received is a different colour to the one pictured and features an engish voice.
The packaging was totally sufficent to protect the item.
Competitiveness
Finding capital cities against the clock)which can get quite competitive amongst the adults.
My husband and i have had great fun, and learned a lot, trying to outdo each other on the competitive level.
Extra features are working out comparison - such as distances between locations, and how many times bigger/smaller one country ... Read More
He can now find the position of lesser known countries quicker than i can.
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The packaging was totally sufficent to protect the item
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I am not so sure on all the music it plays for the national anthems of some of the countries
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I know for fact a couple of them are wrong
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Cant recommend this highly emough
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I thought it would too advanced for his age but couldnt have been more wrong
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However when i was looking at other products they were either too babyish or only showed continents and i wanted more detail
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The information section is excellent the sounds are good and the games have different difficulty levels
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In some cases the print might be a little small and the resolution of the touchsensitive system can be a little frustrating if youre trying to hit a small target e