Product Description

Join the enchanted princesses Belle and Ariel on their journeys to learning fundamental math and reading skills. Help Belle and Ariel gather valuable items so they can fill their rooms with beautiful decorations as they explore the fun of learning with their friends. Girls learn shapes, matching, phonics skills and word building with their favorite Disney princesses. For use with any Leapster Learning System (sold separately).

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #458 in Toys & Games
• Brand: LeapFrog
• Model: 21153
• Released on: 2007-08-07
• ESRB Rating: Everyone
• Dimensions: 7.30" h x 5.30" w x 1.40" l, .50 pounds

Features

• Get swept away in adventures with Ariel and Belle as you help them collect treasures to decorate their rooms!
• Choose the correct addition answer to earn shimmering gold rings for your collection.
• Chip is setting the table. Give him a hand by matching letters with their sounds.
• Help Belle answer spelling questions as she rides through the snow on Philippe.
• Teaches shapes, counting, addition, subtraction and letter sounds.

From the Manufacturer
Join the princesses Belle and Ariel on magical journeys to learn and practice mathematics and reading skills. Help the princesses gather valuable items to decorate their rooms as they explore learning with their friends! Leapster2 players can connect online for extra activities and rewards. And with the LeapFrog® Learning Path, parents can see what their child is learning. Appropriate for ages 4 years to 8 years. All Leapster games work with all Leapster systems.

Customer Reviews

Cute, fun, educational Princess games
This is one of my 5 year-old's favorite game cartridges. She likes the other Disney Princess cartridge also. The games on this one are:

(Ariel games which focus on shapes, numbers, math)
Hermit Crab Shuffle - use the stylus to help Ariel select the hermit crab with the correct answer written on it's shell

Sea Searchin' - use the D pad to help Flounder swim to the bubble with the correct answer in it

(Belle games that focus on letters, phonics, spelling, memory)
Dish Dash - use the stylus to help Chip select the dish with the correct answer on it

Snow Ride - use the D-pad to help Belle ride her horse through the snow to reach the log with the correct answer on it


In all four games there are special objects which can be caught for bonus points.

The package lists the features this way:

Mathematics Skills;
Shapes
Line of symmetry
Greater then/less than
Counting to 100
Skip counting to 100
Skip counting by 2s, 5s, and 10s
Odds and evens
Addition to 18
Subtraction to 18

Phonics Skills;
Uppercase and lowercase
Letter sounds
Sight words
Substituting sounds in words
Consonant blends (fr, sl, mp)
Consonant digraphs (sh, th, wh, ch, ck)
CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words
Silent e words

The other Disney Princess cartridge, which features Ariel and Cinderella instead of Belle, has more games than this one, but those extra games are less challenging. If you're trying to decide between the two, I would suggest the other cartridge for players who could use more practice writing and using a pencil/stylus. Other than that, both cartridges require the same skills and offer room for growth at different levels.

For the budding princess.
I have a 5 year old who loves this game. She's had it for about a year and it's one of her favorites. It never gets old.

The player must find books and win treasures in the various games to fill Belle's library and Ariel's Cave. The games teach spelling, letter recognition, sound recognition, number sequence, counting, number recognition, addition, subtraction. There are three levels to choose from in each game. The kids pick up on it right away that the lower levels are easier.

This game is fun and there are so many things to do. Oh, and did I mention educational? I highly recommend it for any young girl who wants to be a princess.

Below, I describe the games available.
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Snow Ride: Help Belle get to the castle. Navigate her horse by choosing the correct answer.
Level 1: Focuses on recognizing upper and lower case letters. For example, "Ride to the log with the letter `e.'"
Level 2: Focuses on recognizing the sounds of letters. For example, "Find the letter that stands for the sound `uh.'"
Level 3: Focuses on spelling. For example, "Find the letters that spell the word `had.'"

Sea Searching: Help Flounder swim to the bubble with the correct answer.
Level 1: Counting and recognizing numbers. Answer questions like "Swim to the number 5," or "How many rectangles are there?"
Level 2: Focuses on number sequence. For instance, "Swim to the number that comes after 72."
Level 3: Focuses on number sequences counting backwards. For instance, "Swim to the number that comes before 73."

Dish Dash: Help Chip set the table for dinner by choosing the correct plate.
Level 1: Focuses on letter recognition. For instance, "Find the plate with the letter (amongst 4 other plates that are numbered)."
Level 2: Focuses on letter sound recognition. For instance, "Find the letter that stands for the sound at the end of `sun.'"
Level 3: Focuses on spelling. For instance, "Find the letter that changes the word `ham' into `ram.'"

Hermit Crab Shuffle: Touch the hermit crab with the correct answer.
Level 1: Focuses on recognizing shapes. For example, "Find the circle."
Level 2: Focuses on number relationships and simple addition and subtraction. For example, "What number is less than 5?" and "8 squares minus 5 squares equal what number? (the problem is illustrated)"
Level 3: Focuses on addition and subtraction; and the problem is not illustrated. For example, "How much is 0 + 10?"

Great for the little Princess
My 4-year-old loves this game. She prefers it over all the other Leapster games she has, which might have something to do w/ the Princesses! However, she (and I) like this game better than the other Leapster Princess game. Bottom line: if my daughter is happy, then so am I! Great buy.