Taking a Leap (Frog) in Learning

[bloonuggets]

A new game based on Foster's aimed a kindergarten to second grades (ages 5 through 8) is now available from Leap Frog for their Leapster learning toys. In it, Mac has to help caring for the littler imaginary friends while keeping Blooregard out of trouble while kids learn spelling and phonics.

It's available online at leapfrog.com on the interwebs and likely at a brick and mortar store or online shop near you.

[Shelltoon]

Ah yes, we sell them at a Target I work at... the first day we had them out, they were pretty much gone the next. Now that we have so many locations for Leapster cartridges, we shouldn't have a problem making kids happy to learn word association with their favorite imaginary friends.

[Mayor Adam West]

Now that is cool.

I mean, I definitly would imagine that Leap Frog would make something like that and that is in fact a good idea.

[Lynnie]

I also saw it at Target a few weeks ago (while searching and searching and SEARCHING for 3D glasses). It was cool seeing something "new" with Foster's. On top of that, I saw an ad on TV for the Leapster, and the game the kid was playing in the ad for a second had Mac and Bloo on it. It kind of surprised me, but I was delighted. :)

[Diamond Duchess]

Sounds cute! Good to see the show being used for entertainment and educational purposes.

[WiltsAKGirl17]

Ooh... cool! I'm waiting for the site to load, but it sounds awesome!

Man, now all I need is the system and the game and I could take it with me when I visit my Little Sister! (I'm in Big Brothers, Big Sisters.)

[Cassini90125]

Oh, dear... the customer reviews on the Toys R Us site were less than charitable:

http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2649284#showReviews

I was unaware that the word "stupid" was considered to be foul language. Gosh golly gee, maybe we should stop using it here, just to be safe. ::)

[taranchula]

Sigh, mere words cannot express my feelings after reading those "reviews".

However, these pictures can.

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a359/Taranchula/Facepalm-1.jpg

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a359/Taranchula/Facepalm.jpg

[Lynnie]

Ok, that's as dumb as that other reviewer saying a few years back that Ed, Edd, and Eddy are more "kid friendly" than Foster's is. It made some people laugh, but it made me kind of mad. :sadbendy: That's so stupid! (whoopsie, I said a bad word!)

Hehe, nice pictures T. 8D

[L.G.]

http://doesitallmatter.files.wordpress.com/2007/03/r-u-serious-owl.jpg


Seriously. The 'stupid' controversy is beyond stupid.

[jekylljuice]

Oh yeah, "shut up" is a highly insidious and detrimental phrase, didn't you know? That's why Nickelodeon had to bleep it out of an Angry Beavers episode some time back in the late 90s. ::)

To those Toys R Us reviewers, I guess there's only one thing that can really be said:

"Shut Up, Stupid!"

You'd better V-Chip me.

[Mr_Bloo_Veins]

I'm glad to hear I wasn't the only parent that was horrified by what I heard in this game. I sat with my 4.5 year old son for all of about 3 minutes while he played this game, and in that time I heard the words "Shut Up" and "Stupid" more than once, along with some other less than pleasant exchanges (to put it nicely) between the characters. I was really surprised that Leap Frog would release something like this. I was expecting an advanced words/spelling game when I purchased this, not a lesson in rude behavior for my son. Don't waste your money!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/DaChazman/spaceghost2.jpg

I bought this game for my 5 year old daughter because it said K-2nd and had so many great spelling skills that I couldn't find in the other programs such as diphthongs and digraphs. My daughter and I were shocked when the word "stupid" was used over and over again as well as two children arguing "did not, did to". I now see that it says cartoon network on the box so I guess this is why. Shame on leap frog by trying to appeal to children with foul language. This should be taken off the shelves. I am taking mine back and calling Leap Frog with a complaint.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/DaChazman/12188574453969530016ff9.jpg

[Sparky]

http://www.fosters-home.com/forum/myimages/applause.gif

LMAO you guys, but try to remember that outside the spam section threads are for discussion, which some of these posts are lacking.