LeapFrog Enterprises (News - Alert), which specializes in the creation of learning products for children, announced that its new Leapster Explorer Learning Experience was awarded “Most Wanted” honors by ‘Time to Play’ magazine.

According to company officials, LeapFrog brought together technology, curriculum and characters from famous entertainments to create interactive learning experiences that made play and leaning even more interesting. 

‘Time to Play’ team led by experts Jim Silver, editor in chief, and Chris Byrne, content director, used to test and review many new toys, games and puzzles, every year. They found the “Time to Play Holiday Most Wanted” as the most anticipated hot toy list of the year.  

Jim Silver, editor in chief, Time to Play, said, "With significantly increased hardware features and functionality, complemented by outstanding content that's the richest and most engaging yet from LeapFrog, the heritage of the Leapster brand has come of age with the Leapster Explorer system."

According to Silver, the introduction of Leapster Explorer provides a new way of combining educational play with future generation mobile learning.

By the end of the year, the Leapster Explorer handheld delivered more than 40 types of learning and playing experiences. This offers a unique combination of handheld and online play for kids in the age group of four to nine years.

Leapster Explorer provided support for downloadable Leaplet Learning Apps like e-Books and videos with the features of hi-res and finger-touch screen. It also provided a click-in camera accessory for high-tech, kid-tough learning and play, according to company officials.   

With the Leap World, Leapster Explorer player can make use of the fun learning online. It would help them provide total mobile learning experience that helps the kids discover new facts every time they play. 

With the LeapFrog Learning Path, parents also get a chance to understand what their children are learning while playing with Leapster Explorer.

Parents can share children’s activities with the help of e-mailed updates regularly and can note in which areas their children need more support and also help in finding new ideas for making the learning more interesting, according to company officials.