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LeapFrog Magic Adventures Telescope

Teaches young astronomers about space science using dynamic images and video. The digital learning activities complement the real telescope mode so kids are equipped to understand what they observe in the night sky.

Tom's Guide Best Toy of the Year 2023, Time Magazine Best Inventions of 2023, Toy Foundation STEAM Finalist 2023, France Toy Review Toy of the Year 2022, Spanish Toy Association Best Toy 2023

LeapFrog Magic Adventures Binoculars

Guides young explorers through the wonders of life on Earth. Packed with images and video from the BBC, the binoculars complement real world observation and build a passion for the natural world.

France Toy Review, Discovery Game of the Year 2024

LeapFrog Magic Adventures Microscope

Takes young scientists into the microworlds invisible to the naked eye. Kids explore specimens and make discoveries at home, building curiosity and close observation skills.

Australian Toy Association Overall Product of the Year 2022, Australian Toy Association STEAM Toy of the Year 2022, Belgian Federation of Toys Toy of the Year 2022, Dutch Toy Association Toy of the Year 2022

LeapFrog Pick Up and Count Vacuum

Designed for children age two and up. Interactive games exercise emerging skills to count from one to ten and identify colors by name, while steering the toy toward targets builds coordination and planning.

Mom's Choice Gold Award, NAPPA, PAL Top 10 Toys Toddler, National Parenting Center Seal of Approval

LeapFrog 100 Things That Go

Helps develop early vocabulary about transportation. Each page connects words to real world objects, with sound effects and facts in English and Spanish.

Toy of the Year 2022 Finalist, Infant/Toddler category

LeapFrog Purrfect Counting Purse

Put and take play patterns build early recognition of colors, numbers, and shapes through everyday sensory objects. Lights, sounds, and music support counting and pretend play.

Mom's Choice Gold Award, NAPPA, PAL Top 10 Toys Toddler, National Parenting Center Seal of Approval

mediPLAYtion

MediPLAYtion is when people cooperatively engage in digital media to distract focus away from a medical procedure, reducing pain, anxiety, and distress. Ben coined the term while researching iPad use during needle poke procedures in the children's hospital.

ACT Instructional Mastery

A training and exam based credentialing program by the makers of the ACT test. Candidates engage in a collaborative learning experience that challenges assumptions about the test and builds their ability to provide individualized tutoring.

Distraction in Action

A web based tool that uses a predictive algorithm to determine a child's risk for distress during medical procedures. Built on over twenty years of nursing research identifying the factors that influence a child's ability to focus on distraction instead of the needle.

LeapFrog Yum-2-3 Toaster

Pop up action engages young ones in developing early number sense and counting skills. Interactive food buttons and accessories support imaginative thinking and playful color and opposite concepts.

Parents Magazine Best Toys 2020

VTech Marble Rush

Build courses, send marbles into motion, and compete with family and friends. Color coded blocks and clear instructions support builds from beginner to advanced, or custom courses with endless possibilities.

LeapFrog Blue's Clues and You! Storytime with Blue

Playfully develops early reading and problem solving skills, introducing questions about characters and settings while hunting for visual clues that blend storytime with playtime.

LeapFrog PAW Patrol Ryder's Play and Learn Pup Pad

Twenty one pages of learning activities and rescue missions introduce letters, numbers, colors, and shapes. Simple touch interactions make it easy for little heroes to build essential preschool skills.

LeapFrog Prep for Preschool Activity Book

Prepares little learners for preschool by introducing academic, social, and fine motor skills that drive classroom success, with reusable pages for repeat practice.

LeapFrog Leapster Ultra

Packed with educational games designed to build spelling, counting, and problem solving skills, with simple controls, on demand hints, and adaptive skill levels.

PAW Patrol: To The Rescue! Learning Video Game

Twelve missions in Adventure Bay using a wireless controller shaped like Ryder's Pup Pad, no connection or account setup required. Kids drive, fly, and run through games to solve problems with the PAW Patrol crew.

LeapFrog Nest and Count Turtle Tower

Stackable shells and a wheeled base help little ones build motor skills and hand eye coordination, with each shell uniquely sized, textured, and colored for shape and color exploration.

LeapFrog Clic The ABC 123 Laptop

Teaches foundational computer literacy and preschool skills, with digital activities that introduce typing, letters, and numbers.

LeapFrog LeapStart Mr. Pencil Sharpens Creativity

Games in Doodleburg explore colors, shapes, drawing, and pre-writing skills, enhanced with animation when played on a LeapStart system with a screen.

LeapFrog Spinning Lights Letter Ring

Sparky the phonics firefly lights up each letter to introduce letters, letter sounds, spelling, and animals, with a hide and seek mode that builds early reading skills.

LeapFrog Fun-2-3 Instant Camera

Encourages little ones to recognize numbers, colors, and shapes in vibrant photo cards, strengthening connections between what they hear and see during play.

LeapFrog RockIt Pets: Blast Off to Space

Explores the solar system in the RockIt Twist game pack. Kids build, launch, and pilot a rocket to each planet, explore the surface, and collect samples while learning about the sun and planets.

LeapFrog 4-in-1 Learning Hamburger

Builds fine motor skills through ingredient puzzle pieces, and gross motor skills through stacking and spinning textured layers.

LeapFrog Lullaby Lights Lion

Sensory elements spark curiosity while original melodies introduce colors, numbers, and shapes. Two light and sound modes are designed for daytime learning and nighttime soothing.

Safer-Sim Driving Technology Research

Research on older and younger drivers using adaptive cruise control, run through The University of Iowa's National Advanced Driving Simulator.

Data Visualizations with Tableau

Interactive data visualizations built in Tableau between 2010 and 2014. Each dashboard is interactive and publicly available online.