TOY FAIR NEW YORK 2019
VTECH/LEAPFROG VTech enters the robotics category for the first time with Myla the Magical Unicorn.. Kids can customize this interactive friend’s eyes, horn, mane, and wings with a magic brush and color palette. Myla also comes with a microphone that prompts her to sing. She moves her eyes and head to express emotion for an interactive experience. VTech expands its Kidi line of electronics with updates LeapBuilders to cameras and smart devices, along with new products inABC Smart House cluding high-tech walkie talkies for kids, a writing journal, and KidiStar Dance, which encourages self-expression through a variety of interactive dance and motion games. New additions to the Go! Go! Smart Wheels line have new features, such as moveable tracks and updated vehicles. The new Revved Up Stunt Spiral features stunts, including a 360-degree loop and jump ramp, and easily connects to the new Revved Up Raceway with a double launcher, and more stunts, jumps, and obstacle courses. VTech builds on Go! Go! Smart Wheels featuring Disney characters with an additional play set. Toddlers can explore the new Treasure Seekers Pirate Ship to reveal an interactive play set inside. Kids can interchange nine different tiles with the new Stomp ‘n Sing Dino to customize the dino’s movements, moods, and interactions while exploring LeapBuilders fine motor skills, problem solving, social and emotional skills, and early con123 Fix-It truck cepts of coding. LeapFrog launches LeapBuilders, a new line of smart building blocks. Kids can bring their Myla the Magical Unicorn projects to life with building blocks infused with learning, designed to engage problem-solving and fine motor skills with interactive, curriculum-based learning as they build. The line is anchored by the LeapBuilders ABC Smart House, featuring more than 60 easy-to-hold pieces, including two play characters, 20 smart blocks, and an interactive electronic unit. LeapFrog introduces a new twist on handheld gaming. This new product will feature four-sided play, light-up controls, multiple games, digital pets, songs, and more for kids ages 4 to 7. It is expandable with additional downloadable games that include physical and digital collectible pets. LeapFrog also expands its LeapStart line with LeapStart Go.. This wireless, compact device is compatible with all books in the LeapStart library, offering audio and video features through a built-in LCD display. With more advanced content for older kids, the video enhances learning through content that reinforces the activity lessons. New titles will be available in the growing LeapStart library. LeapFrog’s Scrub ‘n Play Smart Sink features a faucet that responds with lights and sounds, a soap bottle that teaches counting, and an interactive dishwasher. LeapFrog’s Smart Sizzlin’ BBQ Grill teaches colors, numbers, food, and food facts while encouraging pretend play with a rotisserie that recognizes food.
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