Product Giveaway: LeapFrog Tag
Nov 6, 2008 Contest/Giveaway, Product Review
I’ve been off schedule for days. I normally post this at 9am. I swear I’ll get myself back on track soon.
A while back I won a LeapFrog Tag Reading System from another blog, Mama Law. I gave it to my four-year-old daughter, and she was in love with it immediately. It came with one book (Ozzie and Mack, which was pre-loaded into the Tag) and we won another book of our choice. My daughter chose a Little Mermaid book (she’s been obsessed with The Little Mermaid since we saw it on Broadway a couple of months ago). It took just a few minutes to create a profile on the LeapFrog website, and then download the file for the other book to the Tag.
The way the Tag works is this: by touching different places on the books’ pages, your child can play games, have an entire page read out loud, or just get help with individual words that he or she is stuck on. You can try out a very realistic Tag demo here. The Tag library has twenty books with plans to add many more. The system itself costs $50 and comes with one book, and then you can buy individual books for $14 each, including great titles like Olivia, The Cat in the Hat, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, and Click Clack Moo. Or, you can start out with different packages (Princess Pack, Ultimate Activity Pack, etc.) that include more than one book. There are even activity cards, headphones, cases, and lots of other things that you can add on (I’m always a sucker for those). The Tag itself is available in pink or green.
I gave Munchkin the Tag and the Little Mermaid book, showed her where the power and volume buttons were, and then showed her where on each page to touch so that the Tag would know what to “read”. And that was it! Within 10 minutes of my taking it out of the box, she was in a corner happily “reading” her book. She loves books, and she wants to be able to read so much, but instead of getting frustrated she puts her books in a big pile and goes through them one by one, making up stories to go with the pictures. She’s really good at it, and it’s entertaining to listen to, but I’m glad she now has the Tag to read to her whenever she wants. I’m not one of those moms who will drop everything if she comes to me with a book. I usually only read to her at bedtime, if then. So I’m hoping that the repetition of the words while she looks at the page will help her better connect the sounds to the letters.
My son, who is seven, likes to play with it too. He doesn’t need any help reading, but there are quizzes and games and lots of activities to keep him occupied. I was so impressed with the Tag that I contacted LeapFrog and asked if I could have one to give away. They went one better and invited me to an event in the city last week where there was a discussion with a couple of educators about the benefits of learning toys. I walked out with some great stuff, including a Tag that I’m going to give away to one lucky reader!
In order to enter, please leave a comment with your favorite childhood book, or your child’s favorite book. Maybe we can give the very nice people at LeapFrog some ideas for future titles! Entries must be received by noon eastern on Wednesday, November 12th (I normally end these on Tuesdays but the 11th is a holiday, and I’m posting this late, so you’ve got an extra day to enter). The winner will receive one green Tag reading system, including Ozzie and Mack.
Any comments received after noon eastern on November 12th will not count! The winner will be chosen at random by random.org. Only mailing addresses in the U.S. and Canada are eligible. Only one entry per person per day please. I’ll say that again: you can answer once per day! To see the full rules, please go here.
Good luck!
Originally posted on Selfish Mom
Oh! I hope that I can win this … I went to an event with Leapfrog for SV Mom’s and accidentally gave my Tag to another friend. I came home with a Sing Along Read Along instead (which I already have). I was so very disappointed and am dying to get a Tag for my 3 & 4 year old sons!!!! My favorite book as a small child was the Serendipity Books by Stephen Cosgrove. My boys’ favorite book varies on their mood. But Edwina the dinosaur who didn’t know she was extinct by Mo Williams has received a lot of air time.
My son is 4 and he would love this! My favorite book as a child was The giving tree.
My son loves the I spy book that his grandma got him. Please enter me in this giveaway!Thanks
hottmomma_03@yahoo dot com
my 3 yr old daughter loves books and her current favorite is “Good Night New York City” and she does ‘read’ to herself at times so she would love this!
I’m not entering — no kids that age in my life & there are others here who’d make better use of it — but I have to say that sounds pretty neat. It would be amazing if they could get the rights to Dr. Seuss books, which are terrific for reading out loud. (personal favorite — There’s a Wocket in My Pocket)
We LOVE Leapfrog stuff and have had our eye on the Tag!! Our favorite book right now is from Usborne called Hide-and-Seek Dragons with flaps to lift.
Thanks for a great giveaway!
I’m dating myself, but these were old when I read them as a kid (I’m 45). They were the Betsy & Tacy series by Maud Hart Lovelace. I LOVED them. They were written in the 40′s, & were set in the early 1900′s. I still have an original book, I’ll have to look @ the publication date. They were written in the 40′s. There were some black & white illustrations in them, & I colored them w/ colored pencils. I loved them so much, I even bought the rest of the series as an adult on Amazon. Now that I’m thinking of them, I’m going to have to pull them off the bookshelf & read them all. Thanks for bringing up such great memories!
I loved “Corduroy” as a child. My children like to read and look at the illustrations in “Mary Engelbreit’s Mother Goose” with me. My preschool age daughter enjoys reciting the nursery rhymes from memory. I hope LeapFrog plans to include a nursery rhyme book in their library of tag books.
I’d love to win this for my niece, Ciara. However, I would keep the small, rather adorable, blond child for myself.
o how great would this be for my 2 and a half year old little boy…..Aidan loves Thomas the train books, and indeed reads them out loud, i’ve read them to him so many times, that he’s memorized them…please enter me in the giveaway…he would love this!
Oh! I hope that I can win this … My favorite book as a small child was the Serendipity Books by Stephen Cosgrove. My boys’ favorite book as of today is Curious George
My four year old just said to me this morning he wants this from “Santa”.. :) His favorite books are usually anything Curious George..or we can read Chicca Chicca Boom Boom over and over and over.. :)
This is a great giveaway! My son’s favorite book is “Horton Hears a Who”. He reads it over and over!!
I would love to win this. My son loves books and would use this all the time. He has many favorite books. One is The Lorax by Dr. Seuss.
My 5 year old was playing with the demo Tag at Walmart a few weeks back. She seemed to like it so I’d love to enter on her behalf for this draw. We’re big bookworms, and this would be just another fun way to make reading an even bigger part of our lives. One of my favorite books from when I was a kid is The Veleveteen Rabbit. My dad used to read it to me when I was little, and it will always be a favorite. I also really liked The Dangerous Journey which was a version of the Pilgrim’s Progress, and another my parents used to read to me when I was growing up.
Thanks for the entry.
RebekahC
littleminx@cox.net
I’d love to win this for my daughter, she loves leapfrog products, but we don’t have any yet. Thanks!
My daughter would love Goodnight Moon! callista83 AT cogeco DOT ca
My Granddaughter loves Chick-a-chick-a-Boom-Boom
ve3smu(at)cogeco(dot)ca
My favorite children’s books growing up (and still now) are the Frog and Toad books by Arnold Lobel.
another favortie of my 3 yr old is ‘The Barnyard Dance’ by Sandra Boynton – I used to read it everynight when she was really little and ended up knowing all the words. Now she does an Interpretive dance as I read it ;)
a favorite book around our house is where the wild things are. and in the night kitchen.
:-)
Oh! I hope that I can win this … My favorite book as a small child was the Serendipity Books by Stephen Cosgrove. My boys’ favorite book today is the Lion King book
I would love this for my 3 year old, it would make an awesome Christmas present
Another one of my son’s favorite books is Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson
My favorite was/is Fox in Socks. I spent many hours reading and rereading that book.
My two youngest daughters enjoy Chicka Chicka Boom Boom.
I’d love to win this to read to my littles. I love the Fancy Nancy books!
Since I don’t have kids, & this would be a gift for my friend’s little girl, you’ll have to keep up w/ my favorite books as a kid.
Who can forget the classic Nancy Drew series???? I wanted to be Nancy Drew!
I have always loved leapfrog products. I would love to win this. I also loved the goose bumps collection as a kid. Thanks for the chance!
Love LeapFrog. Mama’s best friend when you’re trying to make dinner.
One book my daughter loves is “Up, Down & Around” by by Katherine Ayres. It is all about vegetables and how they grow in the garden. Thanks!
The Big Red Barn is our favorite read to the grandkids.
My youngest daughter (age 2) loves any and every Curious George book.
Oh! I hope that I can win this … I went to an event with Leapfrog for SV Mom’s and accidentally gave my Tag to another friend. I came home with a Sing Along Read Along instead (which I already have). I was so very disappointed and am dying to get a Tag for my 3 & 4 year old sons!!!! My favorite book as a small child was the Serendipity Books by Stephen Cosgrove. My boys’ favorite book varies on their mood. But Edwina the dinosaur who didn’t know she was extinct by Mo Williams has received a lot of air time.
Today’s entry is the Henry Higgins books. I loved them.
My daughter abosolutley loves this Tag reader….or will. When we go to the store she has to test it out every time and can’t wait for Christmas because I told her maybe Santa will bring it to her. Everytime she sees this system she gets so excited, I cannot wait to see her face when she opens it, so what better way to get this system then to win it!! My favorite book when I was a child was Cordorory and my daughter’s favorite book is I Spy Dora.
What a great give away! Thanks for the opportunity! MY favorite book as a child was The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. So funny. I had many, many others as a child and now as a teacher and nanny. But that one tops the list!
Many fond memories of our middle daughter asking her grandma to read the Happiness Is books.
another favorite of my daughters books is ‘Everywhere Babies’
My favorite books growing up were the Happiness Is…Books. My kids enjoy the Big Red Barn.
My favorite book as a small child was the Serendipity Books by Stephen Cosgrove. My boys’ favorite book varies on their mood. Brown Bear Brown Bear has been the last two days.
Would really love this for my little guy. This Tag system would make a wonderful Christmas gift. Thanks for the giveaway!
hottmomma_03@yahoo dot com
another favorite of my daughters is ‘Yummy Yucky’ by Leslie Patricelli
The Hardy Boys series. Always loved mysteries.
If I win, I may have to force myself to give it to my niece. I mean, who doesn’t like a bedtime story?
I remember my mother reading us every Berenstein Bear book ever written growing up.
Many nights we tucked our oldest daughter into bed and turned one of her favorites on, Meryl Streep reading the Velveteen Rabbit.
My favorite book as a small child was the Serendipity Books by Stephen Cosgrove. My boys’ favorite book varies on their mood. Today, Polar Bear Polar bear topped the charts for my kids.
Another book my daughter picks out to have read to her is ‘I’m a Big Sister’
We read it before the baby was here and even now after!
Hello? Is this thing on?
The Madeline books. They were great.
Another one of my son’s favorites is Possum magic by Mem Fox. I would love to win this for him. His birthday is Dec. 23rd so this would be a great gift for then or Christmas. Thanks for the giveaway Amy!
Another favorite and classic was If You Give A Mouse A Cookie, and of course all that follow after it. I was lucky enough as a child to meet the author and illustrator and have my own copy of it signed! What a treasure!
I read the entire Boxcar Children series growing up and lived every adventure with them!
What an awesome giveaway! I would love to win this for my nephew who loves learning new words and use them in his sentences. I have always been a leap frog fan. Thanks for the opportunity for giving a chance to win such an educational fun learning tool.
My daughter is currently into Chris Raschka’s Thingy Thing series.
Our youngest daughter loved the Polar Express, tis the season.
This would be so great to win for my son!! His favorite book right now is “Mr. Brown can Moo Can You?”
My favorite book as a small child was the Serendipity Books by Stephen Cosgrove. My boys’ favorite book varies on their mood. Today, it was the Tonka Town books.
Fancy Nancy is a hit with both of my girls, ages two and almost five. Great illustrations, and not too much text for bedtime…
My favorite book as a child was “The Westing Game” by Ellen Raskin. I practically had it memorized at one time.
Deidre
deidre_durance at hotmail dot com
One of my favorites is If you give a mouse a cookie. Really cute book! Thanks again for the chance Amy!
my favorite books when I was a kid was all the Nancy Drew books!
Fox in Socks was so requested that it became a speed read for me.
Another favorite as a child was The Pokey Little Puppy. We had almost every Golden book imaginable! But it was a favorite.
Stuart Little
“The Stinky Cheese Man” book is hilarious. My daughter loves it!
The book Animalia by Graeme Base is one of the most beautiful children’s books I’ve ever seen. What a fun way to teach letters to my kids.
I loved the Gingerbread Man!
OK, no more entries! I’ll pick the winner soon…
Congratulations to our winner, PsychMamma!
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