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11.10.2014

This is an educational toy which children can operate by themselves and which won't irritate the life out of adults in the area (at least not completely although I have had enough "Wheels on the Bus" to last me for a lifetime).The main toy is a bus which is magnetic and affixes to your fridge door or any other metal sheet. It's quite a reasonable size for small fingers to negotiate and the colours are such that it won't immediately be identified as a girl's toy or a boy's toy which is nice. There are 26 letters each of which is also magnetic so you need a reasonably large fridge ! You can, of course, play with the letters on the fridge itself but wordmaking is limited by there only being one of each letter.Each letter fits into a space on the bus.When pressed a voice (thankfully in a British accent) gives the name of the letter and its sound. When pressed again it gives a word which uses the letter and then a sentence with the word in. Fitting in each latter and hearing the sounds is relatively interesting for a child - at least a few times and an adult can invent games such as "bring me a certain letter" or " bring me the letter for a certain word", As with all "educational" toys it doesn't actually teach the child anything but reinforces what is being taught through other means such as school and parental teaching. It is good to have something which reinforces teaching rather than an American toy or one which does things in a different way (for example, a lot of children's toys use capital letters or don't sound out the letters).A button on the bus, when pressed plays either "The Wheels on the Bus" or the alphabet song alternately. There is a volume control with two settings - irritating and very irritating - but it's not loud or particularly grating in comparison with many similar products. The batteries needed to operate it come with the product.The toy is limited. There is no facility for a child to use their imagination as how it works is very controlled. It is, however, good of its kind and doesn't take up a lot of space or need storage. I might not use it in a kitchen as I don't like to encourage children to play near cooking activity but it only needs something metallic to stick the pieces on to - you could also play on a carpet or table if you laid the pieces flat. Very good of its type.
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2.10.2014

First a little history ...In the late 1980s Michael Wood (LeapFrog's co founder) then an attorney in the USA was having trouble teaching his son to read. He soon realised that there were no educational toys that were phonics based. Michael Wood began researching phonics and by 1994 he had developed the first prototype which would become in 1995 'Phonics Desk', LeapFrog's first toy. And the rest as they say, is history.I first came across LeapFrog's superb educational products back in 2001 when I purchased a LeapPad for my son who was then 3 years of age, oh how he loved the interactive books that you could buy for the LeapPad.My daughter was next with My Pal Violet in 2008 and now my grandson has joined them with 'LeapFrog Fridge Phonics Magnetic Letter Set' and he's having great fun.This phonics set takes 3 AAA batteries which are included, so the toy is ready to use straight out of the box.The Fridge Phonics Magnetic Letter Set consists of a brightly coloured magnetic bus and 26 coloured magnetic letters. The bus and letters will stick to any magnetic surface, like your fridge.My grandson is 15 months old and although a little too young (recommended for age 2 and upwards) to fully benefit from the educational aspect of learning his alphabet and recognising individual letters, he is having a wonderful time placing various letters (with a little help) into the window of the bus and then pressing it to hear 'Tad' sing a song about the letter's name and sound, our grandson chuckles so much he actually falls over. If you press the letter twice 'Tad' will actually say a word that begins with the letter, and then use the word in a sentence. You're never too young to learn and maybe our grandson will surprise us and recognise some letters before he reaches 2 years of age.More fun can be had by pressing the music note on the bus and singing along with the 'Alphabet Song' and 'The Wheels on the Bus'.So to sum up ...The Fridge Phonics Magnetic Letter Set is a brilliant and fun educational toy that would really help your young child with letter and word sounds and also letter recognition.What could be better!
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30.9.2014

This is a kitchen magnet set of alphabet play toys.You receive a big (for a fridge magnet) bus and the letters of the alphabet which slot into the bus side window.Once you have your letter in place you can press the letter and you will get 2 responses:- letter pronunciation- a very short song about the letterRegardless of the letter chosen you can press the musical note between the wheels and hear one of three songs at random:- the wheels on the bus- the alphabet song- unknown at present (this has yet to surface on the random selection and appears to be the toy equivalent of a lottery win)You also have the choice of “off”, “low music” and “loud music” (I recommend the low volume.One good thing,from my point of view, is the alphabet is not American which means that “Z” is “Zed” and no “Zee”.The bus is “driven” by a sweet little frog who is waving out of the window.I am still uncomfortable about turning such a dangerous room as a kitchen into a play area, but that is probably because I have been badly burnt into the past and with all the hot areas, and sharp and heavy objects which could harm – which is why we used them on a metal tray in the play area of the living room.The sounds are clear, but the songs are short (it would have been nice if they had included more songs or at least full length ones for each letter – especially as we can only access 2 of the 3 longer ones).
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29.9.2014

This is an educational toy which aims to aid children in developing their speech through 'phonics'. The toy is shaped as a bus and comes with 26 letter 'blocks' (which are indeed magnetic) and once placed in the 'window' and pressed sings a brief song about the letter. Pressed again and the toy uses the letter in a sentence. The unit has an orange musical note button which when pressed plays a song (the alphabet song or wheels on the bus). There is also another button allowing you to vary the volume (you will be glad of that).One of my daughters is at the bottom target of the age range for this toy (2 years) and isn't as interested in reading quite as much as her older sister. So,when the opportunity arose to review this product I thought it was a good opportunity to try and encourage greater interest in letters and words. She loves music so the songs (if you can call them that) have worked well. She has engaged with this and likes pressing the buttons, putting new letters into the window and singing the songs. She is learning but doesn't really know it! All in all then this is a fairly inexpensive toy which has a good educational message to deliver. Time will tell how useful and it will never replace reading in my view. However, as a parent it is useful to have various methods to deliver education and this is certainly useful in that regard.
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7.10.2014

There are few things in life that are definite, but one is that fridge magnets rock. Growing up the best fridge magnets consisted of multi-coloured letters of the alphabet that you could rearrange into fruity words, or your mum and dad would use to remember the shopping. The ‘LeapFrog Fridge Phonics Magnetic Letter Set’ takes these classics and blows them out of the water like a geezer sitting on a geyser. Not only can you rearrange them into fruity words, but also place them on a magnetic bus to get a song or information about the letter too – nice!The ‘Leapfrog Letter Set’ is of course for youngsters and not for adults to abuse, but it does both jobs brilliantly.They are excellent tools for a toddler just learning their letters. Whilst you are cooking in the kitchen, it is a great toy for them to play with should you have a fridge or freezer that sits on the floor. Each letter can be added to the bus and the child will be informed of the sound it makes as well as putting the letter into some sort of context. The bus also has a couple of songs about the ABCs all narrated in a slightly odd, but certainly British sounding, cockney accent.For the reasonable price that the pack costs, you get a lot of impressive fun and educational value. It comes in nice colours and runs off 3 batteries that are easy to fit.
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23.9.2014

This is a leap frog product so is obviously a quality item. Its bright, chunky and good for little fingers. The letters are magnetic and are 'sucked' into the right hole on the bus that they sit in, which is quite satisfying! When you have put the letter in you then press it and get two different phrases, one saying the letter sound and another saying a word that starts with the letter in a sentence.Prostwo volume settingsmagnetic so the whole lot will stick to any metal surface (bus included)Nice and clear (British) voice so its more understandable to a little oneWhole set of letters which are voiced phonetically,which is how they are taught at schoolCouple of songs (alphabet song and the wheels on the bus)ConsIf you dont store it on a metal surface you will need to find a box for it!few more songs would be niceTo be honest, not really any negatives, it does what it says on the box and it does it well. No flashing lights, no bells and whistles, just the alphabet done phonetically with music. Its not too big and a nice little toy with a nice clear young voice.
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14.10.2014

This magnetic phonics set is delightful: when placed in the bus window, the letter sound is spoken clearly giving the letter name and sound, then you press again to hear a sentence using a word beginning with that sound. The voice is pleasant and the accent is English thank goodness! Pressing the music notes on the bus gives you the alphabet song and a quick rendition of The Wheels on the Bus. I am very impressed at how well this product has been thought out: there are 2 sound levels, the sound automatically cuts off after a short time, the letter "windows" are self correcting and can only be put into the slot one way,the mixture of songs and phonics gives the toy a wide appeal through at least 3 to 5 years age group and the letters lend themselves to the making of short words and sentences. I purchased an A2 size magnetic board from Amazon to go with this set, making it totally portable and easy to use. Great value at the price!
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23.9.2014

This is a great toy for toddlers aged. The guide is 2+ but my 20 month old niece loves playing with it. Designed to magnetically stick to the fridge but my kitchen is very small and not much room for kids to play so we played with it on the sofa just as well. The letters are chunky and the perfect size for little hands to pick up and put in place. One press of the letter rewarded her with the name and sound if the letter and she quickly learnt that a second press gave a word and sentence containing that word. Best of all, in an English accent, not American !!There is also a button that plays one of 3 tunes, so plenty of entertainment to be had and learning along the way.I have bought Leapfrog toys in the past and have always been impressed with them, this is no exception. Oh, and it comes with battery already installed but to replace you will need AAA.Would perhaps have liked a drawstring bag to keep all the letters together
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25.9.2014

This is a simple but elegant educational toy. The idea is straightforward - stick the base unit (magnetic) on the fridge door or similar (it's about the footprint of a paperback book) or use it standalone. Turn it on. You have 26 letters, A-Z, which a child (maybe with adult help at the start) slots one at a time into the space on the front. The unit then speaks the letter with a real human voice (i.e. not robotic) and then gives you a song, jingle or phrase associated with that letter. And it has an English accent as opposed to an American one or an annoying internationalized one that many of these toys have!Highly recommends for phonics . Our 2.5 year old is at the early stage of language acquisition but seems to be getting on well with it,initially out of curiosity. It says for ages 2+ and I would predict it's usefulness would be optimal for a 4-5 year old.
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10.1.2017

My 4yr old grandson loves it, and is using it to read short words. He loves books but showed no interest in learning to read or even learning his letters, but since Xmas he is reading his name, knows all his letters and their sounds, and is trying to read words by making the letter sounds. Even his nursery couldn't believe the difference when he went back on the 6th. Today he was reading the new children's names from their coat hooks, and he only couldn't read Siobhan. Bet his mum was glad that the nursery explained that one - trying to learn Gaelic as well may be a step too far. Couldn't recommend it more. I also gave him the leapfrog phonics with writing pad at the same time,but he's definitely word building with this already.
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29.12.2018

Grandson enjoys putting the letters in and taking them out. Too young yet to learn any letters but it has quite a nice sound to it and he tries to repeat some of the sounds. I have only put out a few letters so far and I didn't want to confuse him. I would have preferred it if the pronunciation of the letters was the other way round for example the letter 't' it pronounces tee, tee and then tuh whereas I think he will learn the tuh sound first in words like top, tub, tin etc but just my opinion also grandson tired of only 2 songs and keeps on pressing the button expecting a different song every time I suppose a more expensive one would have more. Overall a good quality learning aid

20.1.2015

I bought this as a joint present for Christmas for my 4 year old and 9 month old.My 9 month old loves the songs and sounds and it often keeps him entertained whilst I'm busy in the kitchen.My 4 year old loves it too. He plays with it everyday and I can see how much it is improving his letter recognition. The toy is based on phonics too so this fits perfectly with what he's learning at nursery. He often likes to pick out the letters in his name.As all the letters are magnetic it keeps it all tidy. It's fab to have a fun educational toy in another room. My eldest doesn't even realise he's learning.I would recommend this toy to everybody

23.9.2014

This is a bargain item for the price and what I was really impressed with was that the voices are British, not in twangy sesame street lingo that some of my childrens other toys were. I got this item to entertain some of my friends children when they come round as we do not have any age specific toys for that age range anymore, and this is small enough to pop away in a drawer after use.I would recommend keeping the letters in a large jar or box though as they can easily skittle off under the fridge if you are not careful, resulting in a very grumpy husband having to retrieve them.Simple to use and educational, all for £11.99 - bargain.

24.7.2016

I bought this as a present for someone but decided to keep it for my little one! I keep it on the fridge and it's a great distraction when my LO starts trying to get into the kitchen cupboards or anything else he shouldn't do. You can press a button and it starts singing the alphabet and it usually gets his attention long enough to stop doing whatever it was he was doing and play with this for a few minutes. My LO is only 14 months so hasn't really got into playing with all the letters yet but I am sure he will in time. I would highly recommend it. It would also work as a travel toy for holidays as it is quite small.

30.9.2014

We bought this for our Son because he has shown an interest in similar ones at friends houses from a young age. He totally loves it and plays with it several times a day, wihout any prompting from us. He's just turned 3 and can now pick out the letters in his name and sings the alphabet song beautifully! I love that it tells you the sound each letter makes too, its very clear.I can see that this will be used for years to come, not only by both of our children but all those who visit us too. I wouldn't hesitate to buy this as a gift for children as young as 2.
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