LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. is a leading designer, developer, and marketer of innovative, technology-based learning products and related proprietary content, dedicated to making learning effective and engaging for all ages, at home and in schools, around the world. They offer a range of educational toys aimed at infants, toddlers, pre-school and upwards. And, we at Iconic Gifts just love their Leapster Explorer.
The Leapster Explorer from Leapfrog could well be the best present you could buy for your four to nine year olds. What the Explorer delivers is the most powerful game play, including flash and 3D graphics, on the brightest touch-screen that Leapfrog has ever offered.
Leapfrog state:-
“The future of gaming is captured in this one-of-a-kind device that brings mobile learning and educational gaming to the millennial generation. With unique learning content, the next generation of gamers can learn and play at their own pace. Explorer offers auto-level game play to allow for a truly personalised learning and play experience that is tailored to each child’s unique needs and skill with games that auto-adjust so a child can learn at just the right pace.”
Learning and educational, can it get any better? Well, not only that, but the Explorer allows you to personalise your play, change backgrounds, music and much more. Also, as an extra bonus which many kids would just love is the Pet Pad app, which allows a child to choose and customise a pet. My 5 year old has been playing this game system for a while now, and absolutely loves it! It is so educational, and the new thing’s he learns each day is shocking to me. I always say to him – ‘Charlie, how do you know that?’, and he always tells me, ‘Mummy, I told you before, from my Leapster!’ I highly recommend the Leapster Explorer, and think it’s the best first handheld gaming system that any child could have.
Samantha Harris, Marketing Manager from LeapFrog says:-
“Leapster Explorer combines cutting-edge capabilities like finger-touch and downloadable apps with solid educational content and child-friendly durability to allow fun and learning for all the family. Add the online Leap World for kids and Learning Path for parents, and you have a breakthrough device that provides guilt-free gaming and supports an incredible variety of ways to learn and play.”
Just add you child’s favourite cartoon or Disney character and you child really couldn’t be happier. You can choose from many Walt Disney games, including, Disney Princess, Toy story, Dora and many more. My little boy love to play Star Wars on his!
With the new click-in camera and video accessory, Explorer fans can now turn their Leapster Explorer handheld into a high-tech digital and video camera. The desirable camera and video accessory, allows users to take pictures, record videos and edit their creations whilst learning all about reading, mathematics and science. Children can also transform their pictures using funny stamps and borders and transport them into games or music videos to further customise their play.
LeapFrog says:-
“With the new click-in camera and video accessory, LeapFrog is offering more fun ways to engage and share in educational play for all the family.”
LeapFrog is also set to release a whole new host of exciting material for the Explorer in 2011, which will see a new range of games, product extensions and exciting European content. I can’t wait to see the range that will be available!
The Leapster Explorer is priced at £59.99, and the Click-In Camera is priced at only £14.99 and is available from http://www.leapfrog.co.uk, Argos, Toys ‘R’ Us and Amazon!
I am so pleased to announce that The English Cheesecake Company are doing their bit for the Royal Wedding! To help your royal wedding celebrations go with a bang on April 29th, gourmet dessert provider English Cheesecake Company have created the ultimate majestic treat – definitely fit for a King… and Queen! And I must say, totally delectable it sounds indeed!
The delicious Willy-Yum and Cheese-Kate cake (what a fab name!) is made using the finest luxury ingredients and features thick and creamy chocolate truffle cheesecake, loaded with milk and dark chocolate hearts on a crunchy chocolate digestive base… and topped with a grand Union Jack plaque! It looks and sounds great!
Make sure your regal party is truly superior. With a little help from The English Cheesecake Company, the taste buds will definitely be on fire!
I have got to let all know about the fantastic and beary cute Bears that Build-A-Bear Workshop’s are offering for this Easter time. Build-A-Bear Workshop really could be your one stop Easter shop this year, and I urge you all to go and take a look, and experience the fascination of it for yourself! Trust me, you will not be disappointed.
The limited edition Daisy Bunny (£15) is incredibly cute! With its’ floppy ears and all-over daisy print, this adorable bunny is sure to make your child’s face light up with glee! And, as you can personalise Daisy Bunny with clothing and accessories, I think she will make an amazing and unique gift for Easter.
Or, what about the ever so cuddly and soft Swirly Lamb (£15) for Easter! Talk about cute! He is guaranteed to make the kids so happy at Easter, and is sure to be their bestest companion for years to come. You can also accessorise this gorgeous Swirly Lamb, just to make it more special!
For a limited time at Build-A-Bear Workshops, you can receive a free basket with the purchase of any animal priced £9 or more (while stocks last). Plus, you can personalise your gift with a Build-A-Sound message that you record (£5). Special and personal, what more could you ask for?
So go on and make your child’s day. Take them to enjoy the very memorable experience themselves, and pick out their amazing Easter Bears!
Visit http://www.buildabear.co.uk for more information and other Easter Bears which are available, and to also find out where your nearest store is.
I have reviewed (and sampled) Demijohn many times before, and cannot fault their delectable and unique liqueurs that they offer. And now, they have done it again, and produced the most amazing Chocolate Orange Liqueur for this Easter. This velvety, rich, alcoholic chocolate cream is perfect for an Easter gift for anyone who’d likes the finer tastes than the traditional Easter egg. It wraps up Easter in one mouthful, and is totally yummilicous!
Easter and chocolate just simply go together! But indulging yourself in a liquid chocolate alcohol has got to be the ultimate guilty pleasure for many! Demijohn’s Chocolate Orange Cream Liqueur is Easter in a bottle and is a tantalising, smooth alcoholic form of an Easter egg.
Combining a subtle blend of dark chocolate, real Devonshire Cream, Apple Brandy and the zest of an orange, this rich, creamy liqueur will blow your mind on Easter Day. It is best served straight from the fridge with a little ice, or it can also be an indulgent sauce for ice cream or other puddings – utterly mouth-watering!
Demijohn’s Angus Ferguson says:
“In our search for genuinely tasty artisan spirits and liqueurs we found this Chocolate Orange Liqueur which is quite unlike any other chocolate drinks on the market. It is so velvety and embodies the spirit of Easter in a bottle. Packaged in our spherical 500ml Strauss, complete with your own personal message it makes a perfect Easter gift.”
Priced at £20.60 this will give your Easter a whole new meaning.
It is available from Demijohn’s liquid delis in York, Edinburgh and Glasgow and online from http://www.demijohn.co.uk. Like all Demijohn products it is sold from huge glass demijohns into the Demijohn bottle of your choice, making it a highly eco product.
I am so happy to announce that my most favourite workshop ever is helping kids celebrate the Royal Wedding this April! Build-A-Bear Workshop, the interactive entertainment retailer of customised stuffed animals, will be celebrating the Royal Wedding in style with a range of festive outfits for your children’s furry friends.
All you have to do is simply visit your local Build-A-Bear Workshop and choose an outfit for your bears’ very own Big Day. Yes, your child’s favourite bear can now wear the perfect outfit for this incredibly special day! Take a look at these adorable bears:-
With a super range of adorable accessories and outfits available, your bear will be well and truly kitted out wonderfully. These superb accessories include:-
• White satin wedding dress with veil, satin slippers, bouquet and garter - £12
• Four-piece bear tuxedo - £10
• Rose bouquet - £2.50
• Heartbeat effect for your bears - £4.50
• ‘I Love You’ sound for your bears - £2.50
Doesn’t it all sound fantastic! And to add to the perfect day, there is also a whole range of complete outfits for all your stuffed animals’ wedding parties, so the groom’s best man and bridesmaids need not feel underdressed! All you need to host your very own ceremony with furry friends and family.
New in store and online at http://www.buildabear.co.uk from 8th April will be the Kate Middleton-style engagement dress. The beautiful blue Issa dress Kate wore to announce her engagement to Prince William sold-out in a matter of days, so make sure you get your hands on this cute bear–sized replica at a fraction of the price! This outfit is so cute, and will only cost you a mere £8.00!
And, Iconic Gift readers, the fun doesn’t end there though. Build-A-Bear Workshop stores across the UK will be hosting adorable furry friend wedding ceremonies during the half-term weekend, April 15th-17th. On the hour from Noon until 5 p.m. each day Guests can take part in a free group ceremony and will receive a certificate of matrimony, commemorative photograph of their married furry friends, plus a virtual wedding gift to redeem online at Bearville.com, the entertainment destination stuffed with fun! This is one event that Build-A-Bear Workshop fans cannot miss out on. I could think of a better way to spend the Easter break with your children.
