LeapFrog® Announces New Blue’s Clues & You! Toys Joining Expanded Infant and Preschool Learning Toy Collection
NEW YORK and TORONTO, March 9, 2020 /CNW/ – LeapFrog® Enterprises, Inc. announced the expansion of its award-winning infant and preschool collection, anchored by an exciting feature line of toys based on Nickelodeon’s hit preschool series Blue’s Clues & You! LeapFrog’s innovative, educational toys encourage a child’s natural curiosity and love of learning with curriculum-based content that makes learning exciting! The new products were on display at the 2020 North American International Toy Fair® late last month.
“We’re so excited to welcome Blue’s Clues & You! to the LeapFrog family, so kids can continue learning with characters they love,” said Andy Keimach, President, VTech Electronics North America, LeapFrog’s parent company. “We’re a perfect pair because we both help build preschoolers’ confidence through interactive and fun learning games and challenges.”
The new products will be available at retailers nationwide later this year. Highlights include:
Blue’s Clues & You! Really Smart Handy Dandy Notebook: Let’s use our Blue’s Clues & You! Really Smart Handy Dandy Notebook to answer the phone, just like Josh in Nickelodeon’s Blue’s Clues & You! and learn with eleven app icons that introduce shapes, colours, counting, health and hygiene, weather and music. Ages 2+ years.
Blue’s Clues & You! Play & Learn Thinking Chair: Take a seat in the Blue’s Clues & You! Play & Learn Thinking Chair just like Josh and Blue in the Nickelodeon series Blue’s Clues & You! Search for clues, then sit in the chair to hear fun phrases from the show and explore the Handy Dandy Notebook on the armchair to learn colours, shapes and numbers. Ages 2+ years.
In addition to Blue’s Clues & You!, LeapFrog is expanding its collection of infant and preschool toys with engaging new products that encourage important skills at an early age. Highlights include:
Speak & Learn Puppy™: Bailey, the plush Speak & Learn Puppy™, comes to life with head movements, ear-flapping and real-time responses. As little ones learn to babble and talk, this progressive learning toy provides three learning levels to keep pace with their development. Ages 12+ months.
100 Animals Book™: A perfect companion to the award-winning Learning Friends® 100 Words Book™, the 100 Animals Book™ takes learning further with interactive pages that feature animals from 12 categories. Kids have a natural curiosity about animals, and this book provides lots of opportunities for exploration with illustrations and photographs of one hundred fascinating animals. Ages 18+ months.
Pick Up & Count Vacuum™: Count on picking up learning as you play with the Pick Up & Count Vacuum™. Roll the pretend vacuum over the dust pieces, and the smart sensor recognizes the color of each piece and counts as they are picked up! With 10 unique dust pieces and three play modes, this toy teaches colors, numbers and counting from one to ten with six learning games and three playful songs. Ages 2+ years.
Purrfect Counting Purse™: Little ones will love the Purrfect Counting Purse™ and everything in it! This soft, multi-textured, fabric cat purse comes with loads of personality, accessories and learning content. Toddlers love to fill things up, unload and fill again, and this two-handled purse stands upright and wide open to make this easy. Ages 6+ months.
Yum-2-3 Toaster™: The Yum-2-3 Toaster™ is a friendly, play toaster with a sunny smile, a light-up mouth and toast that pops up with a bounce! As little ones pretend to make breakfast, they interact with the toaster to hear numbers, counting, colors and opposites. Ages 12+ months.
Learn more about the new products at www.leapfrog.ca or follow @leapfrogcanada on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
About LeapFrog
LeapFrog is based in Emeryville, California, and was founded by a father who revolutionized technology-based learning solutions to help his child learn how to read. LeapFrog is the leader in innovative learning toys for children that encourage a child’s curiosity and love of learning throughout their early developmental journey. LeapFrog® products combine state-of-the-art educational expertise and innovative technology to help expand children’s knowledge and imagination through play.
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