LeapFrog’s Match and Learn Cookies Make the ABC’s Simple and Sweet

Nothing’s higher than a candy deal with, except it’s a (pretend) candy deal with that serves an academic function!

LeapFrog‘s Match and Be taught Cookies will educate your child a number of classes — all whereas cultivating an curiosity in baking and making an attempt new flavors! When taking part in with this toy, your child can find out about (or begin to perceive) letter shapes, letter sounds, persistence, colours, and flavors whereas refining their nice motor expertise. 

The toy appears like a baking sheet with handles to grip and consists of 26 cookie-themed plastic letters. Every letter has an assigned “frosting” coloration, and the corresponding define on the tray has a picture of a taste. For instance, the “V” cookie has white frosting and a picture of vanilla on the tray, whereas the “P” letter has pink frosting and a peach icon on the tray. The cookies are orange, purple, inexperienced, pink, yellow, and white; every cookie additionally has sprinkles in numerous shapes and designs, so your child gained’t get bored with trying on the similar few gadgets. 

There are 4 completely different play choices, every assigned to a coloured button on the prime of the tray for educational enjoyable. They’ll be taught to affiliate letters with its sound and form; find out about every cookie’s taste and sound; play matching video games with the letter, icing colours, and flavors; and working towards being affected person as they place letters inside the timing of a tune.

The play patterns encourage numerous instructional playtime, and would possibly even spark an curiosity in numerous flavors (like coconut), assist your child match and acknowledge colours, and perceive letter sounds. The completely different play modes additionally assist youngsters construct completely different expertise like recognizing letters, spelling, or following directions. As an additional advantage adults will love, all of this studying is display free!

There are a number of sounds, songs, and affirmations that play through the instructions and when youngsters put the suitable cookie within the lower out. They’ll jam alongside to the music and listen to “You’re a sensible cookie!” after they’re profitable in figuring out the requested icing coloration, sound, letter, or taste. In case your child makes a mistake, the audio will kindly point out why the letter they selected doesn’t match; whether or not it’s the incorrect coloration or makes the incorrect sound. Your child will really feel snug making a mistake and have path on why it wasn’t proper. 

Whereas the tray could be too massive to convey right into a restaurant or ready room, it might simply function a car-ride toy. As soon as pressed in, the cookies are fairly sturdy and might survive some critical shaking with out falling out. There’s no solution to retailer the items, nevertheless, so be sure you have a chosen bag or field for the pretend cookies after they aren’t within the tray. 

Whereas the toy is marketed for youths ages 2 and up, youthful youngsters can nonetheless profit from playtime with Match and Be taught Cookies. They may not perceive what the recordings say or imply, however they will observe putting gadgets within the correct lower out, interact with the music, and acknowledge matching colours. When the cookies are positioned within the tray, your younger one can make the most of their rising fine motor skills to press on the cookies and hearken to the sounds that observe. 

If the music and the phrase “cookie” turns into an excessive amount of for you, there are three quantity modes: off, loud, and louder. Your youngsters can match the letters, shapes, and colours quietly, or make their very own video games and sound out every letter with out the help of sound. Problem your self and your child by asking them to spell completely different phrases on the tray with out the audio information! 

In case your child doesn’t like making an attempt new issues, perhaps these pretend banana, apple, and coconut cookies will persuade them! In the event that they aren’t too eager on studying one thing new, that is additionally an effective way to show them various things whereas nonetheless having enjoyable.