LeapFrog Clickstart My First Computer Pink
- Turn your TV into a learning PC!
- Includes a wireless keyboard, console and mouse.
- Mousepad converts for right- or left-handed play.
- Library of additional games includes popular characters from movies and TV.
LeapFrog’s ClickStart My First Computer is the first preschool learning system featuring a desktop experience that looks and works like a grownup PC. The ClickStart platform turns any TV into a child’s first computer, simultaneously introducing core preschool skills and basic computer functionality. A friendly green puppy named Scout accompanies little ones on their learning journeys, appearing on the wireless keyboard with automatic shut-off as well as in onscreen games and activities.
Rich with content, ClickStart My First Computer offers exciting games as well as engaging software applications that work together to help kids earn treats for their friend Scout. Includes wireless keyboard with automatic shut-off, cartridge based console, child-sized mouse and right or left hand adjustable mouse pad. Requires four “AA” batteries and four “C” batteries, not included. Measures 16″L x 8″W.
The LeapFrog ClickStart My First Computer introduces tots to the wonders of the PC and helps them learn basic computer skills. Ideal for ages three through six, this interactive toy plugs right into the television and teaches youngsters how to use a mouse and keyboard.
A Child-Friendly Design
The ClickStart features a child-friendly wireless keyboard, plug and play console, and a child-sized mouse with a right- or-left-handed adjustable mouse pad. It transforms the TV into a PC, which allows kids to work on a big screen and the whole family to join in on the fun. The miniature mouse is perfectly formed for little fingers to point and click. Large, colored buttons make it easy for kids to learn basic keystrokes, and four friendly games create a safe, age-appropriate environment to navigate. ClickStart is built to withstand rough toddler handling, a plus for parents who want to spare their high-end desktops from child’s play. And the wireless keyboard is light and convenient to transport from place to place, so kids can bring the fun with them wherever they go.
Transform your TV into a PC for your child, complete with wireless keyboard and mouse. View larger. |
Your child can click any of the icons on the desktop to play a game and learn. |
Encourages Age-Appropriate Learning
It is never too early to teach children the correct way to use a computer. The ClickStart ensures that a child’s first computing experience is age appropriate and pleasant, with engaging games that not only enhance basic computer skills, but prepare children for pre-school and kindergarten. This educational tool has four games that teach phonics, letters, animal facts, and counting, while sharpening a child’s screen navigation skills. Friendly puppy Scout guides kids through keyboard functions and allows them to work at their own pace. Techno tots can click on a faux in-box to receive their first e-mail; it even has sound for nonreaders. Should the youngster ever become stumped, a hint button gives them a clue. Additional ClickStart software packages, sold separately, feature well-known characters such as Thomas the Tank Engine, Dora the Explorer, and Nemo.
What’s in the Box
Wireless keyboard, plug and play console, mouse and mouse pad, and 4 learning games are built into the system. (Batteries are not included)
The LeapFrog ClickStart My First Computer introduces tots to the wonders of the PC and helps them learn basic computer skills. Ideal for ages three through six, this interactive toy plugs right into the television and teaches youngsters how to use a mouse and keyboard.
A Child-Friendly Design
The ClickStart features a child-friendly wireless keyboard, plug and play console, and a child-sized mouse with a right- or-left-handed adjustable mouse pad. It transforms the TV into a PC, which allows kids to work on a big screen and the whole family to join in on the fun. The miniature mouse is perfectly formed for little fingers to point and click. Large, colored buttons make it easy for kids to learn basic keystrokes, and four friendly games create a safe, age-appropriate environment to navigate. ClickStart is built to withstand rough toddler handling, a plus for parents who want to spare their high-end desktops from child’s play. And the wireless keyboard is light and convenient to transport from place to place, so kids can bring the fun with them wherever they go.
Transform your TV into a PC for your child, complete with wireless keyboard and mouse. View larger. |
Your child can click any of the icons on the desktop to play a game and learn. |
Encourages Age-Appropriate Learning
It is never too early to teach children the correct way to use a computer. The ClickStart ensures that a child’s first computing experience is age appropriate and pleasant, with engaging games that not only enhance basic computer skills, but prepare children for pre-school and kindergarten. This educational tool has four games that teach phonics, letters, animal facts, and counting, while sharpening a child’s screen navigation skills. Friendly puppy Scout guides kids through keyboard functions and allows them to work at their own pace. Techno tots can click on a faux in-box to receive their first e-mail; it even has sound for nonreaders. Should the youngster ever become stumped, a hint button gives them a clue. Additional ClickStart software packages, sold separately, feature well-known characters such as Thomas the Tank Engine, Dora the Explorer, and Nemo.
What’s in the Box
Wireless keyboard, plug and play console, mouse and mouse pad, 4 learning games, and 4 AA batteries.
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Great concept, faulty mouse,
This would be a great system, if the mouse was designed properly. This product is well known for it’s mouse issues, which render the whole system unusable.
Various “fixes” (including setting the keyboard level with the console, clicking the mouse before playing the game, resetting the keyboard & game console themselves, changing the batteries, and unplugging & replugging the mouse) did not work. We have had this unit for 3 years & have only been able to use it a handful of times & unfortunately, it was a gift & it’s too late to try to get a replacement or refund. We purchased 4 games to go along with the system, too, so we are out over $40 & have a useless hunk of plastic sitting in our home. Apparently Leap Frog is not taking accountability for this problem.
The conclusion to my review is that I would NOT RECOMMEND this product to anyone, period. It’s not worth the potential headache & there are so many more reliable systems out there. I’d much rather use the old school method of teaching a child. It works better, doesn’t require batteries, and never breaks down.
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|Great Gift,
My dad bought this for my daughter when she was 2 years old and in the hospital. Needless to say we couldn’t use it… I had to wait until she was better and came home.. it was a couple months later when I realized that it needed batteries to work (he did not give us the massive amount of batteries needed or the optional adaptor that must be purchased separately). Eventually we got it going and my (by then) 3 year old daughter loved it! She is now almost 5 and I would like to share some things about the pros and cons for people interested in purchasing this. First of all the keyboard needs different batteries than the console, and the console needs a lot. Second, ours had some kind of glitch that it would not turn on unless you had a game (purchased separately) in the console… Once we got a game (Dora) it worked fine and will now turn on even without the game in the console. My daughter will spend hours playing this thing. She loves it! It has helped her with letters, matching, shapes, numbers and counting. It is a GREAT learning tool but they dont even know they’re learning! She loves to go to the “Scouts house” game to play with him. In fact, she loves all the games that come with the computer. I cant even tell you how much she loves her “first computer”. Sometimes, the mouse will stop working and you have to unscrew the cover of the mouse plug underneath the keyboard, unplug it and plug it back in and it will work just fine after that though obviously a hassle. I keep a small screwdriver on my bookshelf near the tv just for this reason. Sometimes when she has been playing for a while she will try to play the Dora game where she hops from stone to stone or lily pad to lily pad searching for stars and letters/shapes and the whole thing will have a glitch or something. She wont be able to “x out” she cant hop in the direction she wants to, the game will tell her to go the wrong way, it will tell her she has jumped on a (for example)”capital H” when she has jumped on a “lower case m” and it just has to be turned off and then turned back on. On the typing game that comes with the computer (basically free typing with a refigerator as the backdrop) my daughter wasn’t able to spell her brothers name and we couldnt figure out why. His name is Killion. She would try to type the second “L” and it wouldn’t let her! We spelled other names with double letters just fine and we just couldn’t figure it out! Then I realized that it is sensoring my sons name!! The program will not allow bad words, even “kill”, to be spelled. It is a wonderful thing of course, but too bad my son won’t be able to spell his own name on his own game. Despite the flaws and inconveniences this game is well worth the price (though I didn’t pay) and your child WILL love it. Just make sure that you get the batteries, the adaptor and a couple of games along with it so that your child will have a chance to enjoy it without you becoming frustrated!
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|We love Scout at our house!,
I originally was given the green leap frog computer as a Christmas gift for my then 3 yr old daughter. (Due to our 1 yr old Shi-tsu chewing the cord running to the television, we have now gotten the pink one. ) She fell in love with the games right away- especially “Scouts House” where she could put Scout to sleep, feed him, water him, make him do tricks for bones. The games are characters the kids know. IE- Dora the Explorer, Thomas the Train, Cars etc… Not only do kids learn or enhance their counting abilities, letter recognition, color recognition, matching skills etc… but they are also learning important basic computer skills. Such as clicking and dragging, QWERTY key placement on the keyboard, using the arrow keys to move around the games. The only thing as a parent I don’t like is some of the games seem to be the same thing with just different characters. Repitition is good, but when you put a new game in you look to use different skills and that isn’t always the case. I would suggest getting the AC adapter to plug this in if your child is going to use it a lot – we go through a lot of batteries between the console and the keyboard. Overall my daughter loves her computer and plays with it almost every day for about 1/2 hour on her own, longer if I can play with her.
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