The Disney Princess phenomenon is a certified success worldwide. By combining all their princess characters into one franchise Disney have hit on a winning formula for young girls.
The Disney Princess line focuses on the major women in the most famous of Disney movies, including Belle from Beauty and The Beast, Cinderella, Mulan, Pocahontas, Ariel from The Little Mermaid, Aurora from Sleeping Beauty, Tiana from Princess and the Frog, Snow White and Jasmine from Aladdin.
The Leapster Explorer Disney Princesses Game features just two of those figures, Cinderella and Belle as they guide players through a magical pop up story world and learn about letter recognition, early reading and basic music.
Gameplay
Set up as a pop-up story book premise the game moves players through various puzzles and mini-games in order to teach about aspects of letters, phonics and music.
Guided by Bella, Cinderella and other characters from their stories, such as Lumiere from Beauty and the Beast, children discover the main points of these concepts and practice what they have learned.
It seems like a simple concept but can become frustrating at times. The navigation through the game’s various areas can be confusing and it all seems a little less intuitive than the quality we are familiar with from Leapfrog.
Younger players will enjoy seeing their friends on the screen and will want to learn important skills with them but ultimately the game gets in the way of itself and loses some of that magical feeling.
If your child really loves the Disney Princesses over everything else, then it couldn’t hurt to try the game, but if they also like Tinkerbell then I would recommend that game instead.
Leapster Explorer Game:
Disney Princesses
Embark on a magical learning journey with Belle and Cinderella as you experience each of their beloved Disney stories in a pop-up book adventure! You’ll see each princess in her world and discover secrets and surprises as you reveal new parts of her story.
Help the princesses through quests, and play curricular mini-games Learn about musical pitch as you help Lumiere welcome Belle to the castle. Build words as you prepare Cinderella for the ball.
As you play, you can earn badges for your achievements which can then be converted into LeapWorld tokens where you can customise your Disney Princesses game. Or use your tokens in LeapWorld where you can adopt a pet, play games and earn rewards.
With Leapster Explorer the game dynamically adjusts the curriculum to the player’s skill level so it’s not too easy and not too hard.
Parents can connect to the online LeapFrog Learning Path to see what their child is playing and learning, and explore ways to expand their child’s learning journey.
Letter recognition- Phonics skills
- Reading comprehension
- Spelling
- Word building
- Logic and reasoning skills
- Matching skills
- Musical rhythm and pitch
Where To Buy the Game
You can purchase the game from Amazon and if you add another item you can get them shipped for free with Super Saver Shipping for orders over $25.
LeapFrog Leapster Explorer Learning Game: Disney Princesses: Pop-Up Story Adventures
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Product Description
Learn about music and get practice with phonics and early reading skills as you unlock the stories of Belle and Cinderella in this magical pop-up book adventure!
- Enjoy 7 mini-games that teach about music and early reading.
- Build words as you prepare Cinderella for the ball.
- Turn gameplay into reading fun with innovative art that simulates a real pop-up book.
- Teaches story comprehension, musical rhythm & pitch, phonics skills and letters. Appropriate for children ages 4 to 7 years (grades pre-K to 1).
- Only for Leapster Explorer.
Details
- Take a magical journey with Cinderella and Belle through each of their exciting princess stories
- Get practice with reading skills in a pop-up book adventure
- An expanding library of games goes beyond school skills to creativity and life skills
- Parents can connect to the online LeapFrog Learning Path to see what their child is playing and learning
- For use with LeapFrog Explorer only. Not compatible with any other LeapFrog System.