At age four and five respectively, my two youngest children are just beginning to show an interest in technology and electronic gadgets. I had been reluctantly allowing them to play with some of the gaming apps on both my iPod and iPad under supervision but these devises are not designed to be used by children and are far too expensive to replace if broken. I don't believe children should spend their spare time playing electronic games but I do appreciate technology has a greater role in their lives than mine when I was their age and if they must use electronic toys then they should at least have an education value. After much research, Hubby and I ...  Read the complete review

I bought the LeapPad Explorer from Boots for my son's 4th birthday. It cost £79.99 and is suitable for children aged 4-9 years old. We got the green coloured one but it's also available in pink. I was drawn to this straight away because we've had a lot of LeapFrog products before and they've always been very good. It's also compatable with other Explorer games which was a huge bonus for us as it saves buying the same games again. It uses 4 AA batteries, which I thought was fine, but later discovered it eats them like mad so we decided to buy some decent rechargeable batteries. The LeapPad has a 5 inch touch screen and stylus, 2gb storage and a built in camera and video ..  Read the complete review

We bought this as a Christmas present for our 4 year old daughter, together with a game based on the Tangled movie and a Dora the Explorer game. --The Unit-- It seems solidly built and well able to cater to the demands little hands will place on it. I was initially concerned about the stylus being used to stab the screen too aggressively but it all seems pretty robust. We got the special auxillary headphones too so we could let her use it while we controlled the volume when the unit was used in public spaces and no complaints with those either. --In Use-- I judge this purely on the basis of the fact my 4 year old knows how to ...  Read the complete review