Parents' Guide to

My Own Learning Leap

By Jinny Gudmundsen, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 2+

A plush doll that talks about you.

Game My Own Learning Leap 2004
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Angela B.
Angela B. Parent of 9 and 12-year-old
September 30, 2018
age 2+

Love This Toy

My granddaughter was 2 yrs when she received her very Own Leap for her birthday from TARC, She is autistic - blind an several other disabilities, She is now going on 13 an this little green Frog or Cookie as she calls him has been the best friend an learning toy she ever had, And Its been the hardest to find. Never realized I should of stocked up when he was around cuz tell this day that the one toy that brings her comfort though the good n bad days ..... I just wish it was a little easier to get.

This title has:

Great messages
Great role models
Easy to play/use
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What’s It About?

MY OWN LEARNING LEAP is a green plush frog doll named Leap that has lights and sensors beneath its soft surface. Parents personalize their child's experience by using a hidden microphone to record information and special messages to their child that are then incorporated into stories told by the doll.

For example, the toy asks you to record the name of your child, the name of a special pet, the name of a brother or sister, the town where the child lives, a loving message, and more. The stories are interactive: Leap stops periodically and asks the child to make decisions by squeezing one of his two hands (one marked with a red dot and the other with yellow). Leap's alphabet shirt is touch-sensitive so Leap can play interactive learning games with children. Pushing on another part of his shirt activates more than seven songs.

Is It Any Good?

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Add-on cartridges -- $12.99 each -- can expand Leap's storytelling abilities and each comes with a corresponding board book. Again, parents have an opportunity to record personal messages that will be incorporated into the stories told by Leap. The add-on cartridges cover potty training, the arrival of a new sibling, going-to-bed rituals, and learning about feelings.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about storytelling. Using familiar tales or just your imagination, tell more stories that involve your child as a character, and invite your child to make some up as well. What are your favorite stories?

Game Details

  • Platform: My Own Learning Leap
  • Available online?: Not available online
  • Publisher: LeapFrog
  • Release date: December 20, 2004
  • Genre: Preschool
  • ESRB rating: NR
  • Last updated: November 4, 2015

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