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Great for young children
Both of my children love the leapster. We just bought a second one for our 8 year old. The only problem is with the battery cover. There is a spring covered screw that broke almost immedately. The toy still functions fine despite the battery cover problem and it keeps the kids entertained for hours. It is great on long road trips.

Take good care of your leapsters stylus!
Both my kids have the Leapster and I have been very pleased up until now. A sylus pen has snapped in half and I am finding it impossible to get a replacement. So take good care of your stylus!

You would think you could buy a replacement but I have contacted the manufacture and they are discontinued. New pens are on backorder and to get one I have to just keep calling back every once in a while! Ok I have nothing better to do! I guess I should throw out the game and just buy a new one!

If your Leapster breaks take the pen off and sell it on ebay, it should sell fast as the only one on the planet for sale.

Both our kids love them
We have two of these, one for the 6yr old and one for the 3yr old. They both love them. As parents we find many of the games to be very educational and that they reinforce the learning the kids are doing in school. Also great for road trips.

Fantastic Product!
This is far and away the most popular as well as educational toy in the house right now, and there are quite a few. I purchased it for my slightly hyperactive daughter who was nearing six at Christmas, in the hope that it would keep her in her chair (when so many other hyped products failed) and focus her attention. It has succeeded past my best hopes. She has now aced four cartridges at all levels. It has even helped her to use the family computer, where before she was too excited and willful to be able to master the necessary mouse movement and keystrokes. She has absorbed essential kindergarten skills that she was lagging in before.

There is a wide variety of cartridge choices for children 4-9, that teach skills in a very entertaining way. This product is also excellent for developing fine motor skills. I have seen a big difference since it's arrival on Christmas, in patience, focus, and precision.

There is one drawback, however: it has caused a lot of fights with her 8-year-old sister, who also loves it and can't wait to get her hands on it.

To sum it up: it's worth every penny.

Leapsters
Purchased 4 for grandchildren ages 10-4 yrs; they all love them and spend hours using them. Even the 2 yr old tried taking them to pretend he knew what he was doing. Terrific for traveling or "waiting" periods versus using my cell for games. Very durable; great colors.