Monthly Archives: December 2008

R2D2 helps eager preschoolers learn their ABCs, 123s, colors, shapes and simple sequencing with this easy-to-use, portable mini laptop. The alphanumeric keyboard features large, chunky, colorful buttons that are the perfect size for a preschooler’s little hands. Kids can view the animated LCD screen and choose from ten fun learning activities. Laptop is lightweight with a carry handle, so preschoolers can bring it anywhere. Requires 3 “AA” batteries, included. Measures 8.5″L x 8″W.
Customer Review: She really likes it.
I have two daughters (six and two). The six year old really enjoyed playing with it, but it was obviously quite basic for her. I was concerned though that the two year old was going to have a hard time with it. The screen is pretty small and the number and shape keys are a little hard for little fingers to press. Nevertheless, she has had a blast with it. Both girls have sat down for 10-15 minutes at a time and played cooperatively, with the older one occasionally showing the younger one which keys to press. It was well worth the money to buy this inexpensive and durable toy.
Customer Review: Great travel toy
We got this for our 2 year old before a long multi-airplane trip, and it was worth every penny. It’s a lot smaller than it looks in the picture, but was perfect for his little hands, he likes to open it and close it and hear the little theme songs that accompany a number of the buttons. He could also play some of the games, mainly the “we’ve lost a letter, can you find it” game, but also the basic “can you find the shapes” game. There’s some stuff about adding and subtracting asteroids that’s way over his head, but that didn’t matter too much. In any event, he was totally obsessed with it during our weeklong trip and two 14 hour airplane trips, and it was totally worth it for that. Now that we’ve been home for two months he still plays with it for 5 or 10 minutes a day, it’s particularly handy when you’re trying to pack a bag or something and need him to be busy for a few minutes. So: Worth $20 in every sense of the word. We’ve probably dropped it 200 times, and it’s doing fine. Off the main point, I have to say my favorite thing about it at this point is that our kid now says things like: “That’s correct” and “asteroid” in a CP30 accent, which is hilarious. Overall, it’s kind of an odd toy, the technology feels very Tron-era 1980′s, but if your little one likes “computers” and button-mashing and you have love in your heart for campy 1980′s tech this thing is awesome. Buy Now from Trusted Amazon.com Click Here