simonalex Posted October 28, 2005 Share Posted October 28, 2005 My daughter will be 3.5 yrs old On christmas. I am debating whether I should get her Leappad for christmas or Leapster?? Do you ahve any suggetsions?? How long do you think she will use leappad before jumping to leapster? Thanks Simonalex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pumpkin255violet Posted October 28, 2005 Share Posted October 28, 2005 my daughter is 5. I got her a leappad first and she never played with it. Then last xmas I got her a leaster and she LOVED IT still plays with it all the time. If I were you I would go with the leapster and maybe some of the easiest games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbermommy Posted October 28, 2005 Share Posted October 28, 2005 i say skip them both and go for the Vsmile! my kids liked the leap pad and the leapster but not like they LOVEEE thier Vsmile! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmcca Posted October 28, 2005 Share Posted October 28, 2005 I would suggest the my first leappad for someone that young. I got the power touch and my kids rarely used it but leapster vsmile and pixter are favorites! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommyz Posted October 28, 2005 Share Posted October 28, 2005 DS got the Leappad for his 3rd b-day from MIL never really played w/ it...we bought him the leapster and he loves it unfortunately it broke so we will be getting another one! I have to look into the VSmile heard a lot about it??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jadedmomof2 Posted October 28, 2005 Share Posted October 28, 2005 I was going to get DS a Leapster, but then I got lucky, and found a LeapPad at savers(with 3 books/cartridges, all for $12.99) And, DS saw it, and has been bugging me off and on for it since(well, he hasn't mentioned it in a few days, so I think he forgot). So, he's getting the Leappad this year. I will be buying additional books for it, I can afford to with the price I paid for it. The V-smile looks really cheesy to me, and we have regular video game systems and educational games(DS has 2 sesame street games for the N64, never plays them) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenniferharrison82 Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 My son loves his vsmile, this year he is getting the vsmile pocket. The games are educational and fun. And not too hard, he is 3 1/2..plus the library of 'smartridges' grows with them. Never was too interested in the leappad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treasure60 Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 I bought both my grandchildren two years ago the Leappad,,,they hardly ever used it. But I have decided to get them the Leapster this year since my grandson asked for it. He is 5 and his cousin is almost 5. I saw a commerial with a boy playing with it, I thought it looked like they would have fun with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhockman Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 My son is 3.5 and I got him the L-Max, BUT I'm giving it to him on his birthday in March. He got the V-Smile last year for Christmas and only played with it occassionally. It was somewhat confusing for him without help (wanted Simba to get the red flowers-he figured he had to push the RED button to do that, but that's not how it works). Anyway, he's old enough now to want to play with it, but my brother's dog ate the cord that's connected to the system. I guess we're getting a new V-Smile. I'm not sure exactly what the deal with the V-Smile pocket is, but the manufacturer's age is 5 for that, even though the regular one is 3. I figured I was safer with the L-Max. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmcca Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 My son loves his vsmile, this year he is getting the vsmile pocket. The games are educational and fun. And not too hard, he is 3 1/2..plus the library of 'smartridges' grows with them. Never was too interested in the leappad.I just got my Ds the vsmile pocket for his birthday and he loves it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenniferharrison82 Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 I just got my Ds the vsmile pocket for his birthday and he loves it.I have my fingers crossed. The age recommendation is 5 +, but my son mastered the computer by 3, so I was hoping for a little bit of challenge. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eew92 Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 Definatly the Leapster. All 3 of mine had the little touch leappad, my first leappad and the leappad....all of which were barely played. They all LOVE the leapster and lmax. I bought a vsmile and took it back because if they are gonna play video games they wanted video games, not something that looks like an atari. The graphics were horrible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jadedmomof2 Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 That's what I meant by cheesy-looking. Even Super Nintendo games look better than what's on the Vsmile. My only complaint about the Leapster, when I was looking into it, was the lack of 4-5 yo games. They should've built a bigger game library before introducing the L-Max. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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