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Getting Through Winter: Leapfrog Saves (A Giveaway!)

**This giveaway is now over, thanks to all who entered!

A week of weather (that makes me wonder if we actually live in the Arctic tundra) has been keeping us all on our toes, trying to figure out how to survive these long winter months with special needs kids.  It’s really difficult when we go through the goodies from Christmas and still come up empty handed, because so many of the toys and fun things to do require them to initiate play on their own.  A skill my boys with autism have yet to acquire.

Some toys have really stood out though–they are educational, fun to play while still being a challenge, and best yet, can be taken on the go–and they’re from Leapfrog .

The LeapFrog Tag is somewhat of a phenomenon in our home.  It’s a “pen” that helps kids “read” a book.  As they go through the book, they tap on different places in the book and hear a voice read the story, listen to fun noises, and altogether sit in awe and wonder.

Leapfrog Tag

This is a huge deal for us, because our boys have never been able to (and therefore hated) sitting and being read to.

The Tag plugs into the computer, downloads the story, and you sit and enjoy.  Such a piece of cake!  Even though it’s easy to use and seems to be somewhat simple, just plugging it in and taking one look at the LeapFrog Connect software shows all the work behind this product.  We love smart stuff, so the Tag is a winner.

The other new favorite, the Leapster2 , with it’s easy to hold design and attached stylus, is so fun and smart that my 4 year old adores this new treasure.  It’s a hand held game system, but each game includes learning and pop quizzes along the way in the quest to fight the bad guys.  Great combo, no?
Our favorite game so far is the Wall-E game , but they have a plethora of game choices for you to choose.  The Leapster2 comes in different colors as well, so your Star Wars lover and your Pink Princess can each have one that suites their taste just right.

Leapster2

The interactivity that Leap Frog provides via their website and unique program they include with the Leapster, means that our “Leapie” as my son calls it, is totally customized and synced with the online Leap Frog system.  It tracks what he’s learning, which products and games we have, and helps with suggestions if there are new learning areas we want to explore (check out the Learning Path –so cool!).  This geeky family can’t get enough!

Win it!  Leap Frog wants to give a Leapster2 and one game to one of you lucky readers!

To Enter: Check out the different Leapster games , and comment here telling me which one you’d want if you were to win.  You can win extra entries by tweeting (include @ToThink and the link to this giveaway in your tweet) the giveaway, or by posting this giveaway on any social media site.  Please leave an extra comment here for each entry.  Contest ends next Saturday, Jan 24th at noon.  Good Luck!

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