Can anyone educate me on "Leapsters"?

[nightowl]

What is one? what does it do?, is it worth the money? why are they different shapes? is it like a toddlers nintendo?!

I's an electronic games console. Hand held with a little stylus pen. Can buy several games for it, almost all have some educational content as well as being a game format.

I think the different shape is the age - has changed shape as made newer.

So yes, a games console for younger children - probably not as young as toddler though. More preschool upwards.

the other difference between the shapes is the older bigger one doesn't come with an in-built games where as the newer one does

doh! dd is four nearly, i really shouldnt keep calling her a toddler!

my dd1 got her's when she was just 4 and i have just got one for dd2 who's 2 because they fight over dd1's!