A little while back I and many of my fellow mommy bloggers wrote about an awesome event with Leapfrog. They give each of my kids a game system of their own (didj for the older one, Leapster2 for the preschooler), and the kids have been loving it. As Keegan said to his doctor yesterday "they had to switch to times, since I did all the adding and subtracting problems." The kid loves math and may just die over a new Star Wars math game. I'm not worried about my little guys reading, but from what I can see this can only help. Right now he covets the hero's game on the didj and has pretty much had enough of his Leapster2, but really, ya can't blame a company for starting with a tame game and wanting you to buy some more exciting ones. Although they really should include the $10 SD card needed to download the free computer games.
What I like is how you can see the learning paths of your child. Cool, ain't it?
Do you want on of these too? Well, I've got a brand new didj to give away right here. Plus, Leapfrog is throwing in three games: Hannah Montana, Indiana Jones and Nicktoons.
I'm going to keep this contest open for two weeks so you have until December 6th at midnight to:
- Leave a comment below and make sure there is a way to reach you by email.
- Post this on your blog for an extra entry, or if you don't have a blog let three friends know about the contest (include a comment, I'll trust you)
- Tell me one way you get your child, or would if you had one, to love reading.
I'll choose the winner on Sunday by random number generator or a name in a hat, and you should have this by the holidays.
33 comments:
Oh, please pick me. I really want one of these for one of my kids - the 6 year old who loves to read can share it with the 9 year old who hates math.
I read to them all the time, but, secretly, I love it when they can read to each other.
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Dang, I keep trying to leave comments, but am having trouble! I want in on this competition!!! And I get my kids to want to read by making it a competition too. I tell them the first person to do 'whatever' wins and gets to pick the book and how many. They love it. YOu can check my link to you in the next day or so (www.momwithoutamap.com)
I'd looooove a Didj. I read to my kids a lot and always have, so they all really like to read. I think that's the best way to get kids to read.
Pick me! I couldn't get to the NYC leap Event and my kids would just love this :)
Love your blog name by the way! "Im not just a working mom" either!
Kristie
http://www.mommyshoes.com
I love your new review site. Now that I have my own blog, I can fully appreciate how much time it takes to do the research, write and fulfill contest requirements. Kudos to you girl!
I was bummed I couldn't make it to the Leapfrog event. I'd love to win this for my son.
I blogged about your giveaway on AContestBlog at http://acontestblog.com/index.php/2008/not-just-a-working-mom-didj-giveaway/
I think my children were born with the love for reading already in there! My 7 year old son, who has autism sometimes will read to his 3 year old little sister - and I just love that. She sees his excellent reading skills as motivation to learn the letters so she can "do it herself". My son had the original leapster when he was younger - the big chunky one. It was great and went everywhere with us, but it got broken and I've been on the face of replacing it. Now that this didj came out, I see this as the more appopriate for him and maybe he'd share it with his baby sister.
I hope we win this.
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My daughter would LOVE to have this, and just faint that a Hannah Montana game comes with it!
We have nurtured a love of reading by reading early, and reading often. My husband read to both of our kids (silly, I know!) before they were even born. We read every day and night with them.
My oldest son would love a Didj. He too loves math and excels at it. Now if I could just get him to love reading as much!
I posted about your review & giveaway here:
http://mylifesahoot.blogspot.com/2008/11/win-leapfrog-didj.html
Thanks =)
When my daughter was 4 I started teaching her how to read, now at the age of 6 she loves reading.
Don't enter me in the giveaway, my kids already have a Didj -- as you well know :) -- but I've sent my sister over to check this giveaway out!
Congratulations on your launch, Nicole!
Hi, Ana did send me here to check this out--and a Didj sounds great! My kids will love it if we get it! We still have our LeapPad (circa 2001), and my youngest still uses it.
this is great for my little guy who loves numbers and gadgets!
Thanks for the chance to win 'Not Just a working mom'
:)
And my son loves to read - we've always been big readers !
Oooh, I'd love to win one!
My six year old loves computers more than lessons. I need all the help I can get. We have an old Leap Pad that he loves, but has out grown.
My son would love this! Thanks for the entry!
jls_wss2003 at yahoo dot com
Get your child to love reading by taking him to the library often and by letting him see you read too. One of my proudest moments was when my son chose the library over the park on a day off. It is amazing to see him learning how to read now. My boys fight over the one Leapster we have, and the older one could use an upgrade. Fingers crossed!
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My son is still interested in the Didj, even after he read it was educational, haha. : )
Thanks for the chance to win one!
melaniesands[at]yahoo[dot]ca
One Didj + two boys (twins) = time out (for the Didj, for the boys) every time. We simply cannot share the one Didj we have. They are obsessed with Jetpack Heroes!
I try to find books that both my boys and I will enjoy. I find I read books with more enthusiasm if I'm captivated by the book as well.
wow!Such a great contest,thank you! this would be wonderful for the girls and my grandsons!!! Since the kids were small i read to them daily and always at night.Now they do the same for the grandkids as well as i love reading to them.We also take the bigger ones to book fairs and librairies.I hope you have a merry christmas as well as all your readers...
oldplace.betty(at)gmail.com
Thanks for the contest! I would love to win.
I read to my kids and I always buy them fun books to encourage them to read. I have always read to them since they were babies
My daughter would love this!
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I read to my girls everyday they eventually loved to read on their own!
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I blogged about this giveaway: Here
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My 8yo son LOVES to read, though I don't know of anything special I did to encourage that. It's either genetic, or he took lots of cues from the fact his father and I always have a book with us at all times.
I'd love to win this for my kids.
I read to my children a lot--and not just books, signs, ads, bumper stickers, etc.
We cleared out a corner of the living room to make a "reading nook". It has a long cushion on the floor, a pillow and a bookshelf in which the covers of books face out. We try to read to our kids there often, so they learn that the family room isn't just a place for t.v. and toys, but that our physical surroundings show that reading has a place in our lives, too.
Would love to win!
Wow...my son is just getting into games and this would be awesome. I have never seen this but I bet I will be seeing more of these type of things.
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