good for young learners. not great but good. think the age markings are a bit off,my kindergarder is almost past LeapFrog Leapster Learning Game: Disney Princess – Belle & Ariel but still enjoys it.
Disney princess game. Got this for my daughter for Christmas and she hasn’t stopped playing since she got it.
Cute, fun, educational Princess games. This is one of my 5 year-old’s favorite game cartridges. She likes the other Disney Princess cartridge also. The games on this one are:
(Ariel games which focus on shapes, numbers, math)
Hermit Crab Shuffle – use the stylus to help Ariel select the hermit crab with the correct answer written on it’s shell
Sea Searchin’ – use the D pad to help Flounder swim to the bubble with the correct answer in it
(Belle games that focus on letters, phonics, spelling, memory)
Dish Dash – use the stylus to help Chip select the dish with the correct answer on it
Snow Ride – use the D-pad to help Belle ride her horse through the snow to reach the log with the correct answer on it
In all four games there are special objects which can be caught for bonus points.
The package lists the features this way:
Mathematics Skills;
Shapes
Line of symmetry
Greater then/less than
Counting to 100
Skip counting to 100
Skip counting by 2s, 5s, and 10s
Odds and evens
Addition to 18
Subtraction to 18
Phonics Skills;
Uppercase and lowercase
Letter sounds
Sight words
Substituting sounds in words
Consonant blends (fr, sl, mp)
Consonant digraphs (sh, th, wh, ch, ck)
CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words
Silent e words
The other Disney Princess cartridge, which features Ariel and Cinderella instead of Belle, has more games than this one, but those extra games are less challenging. If you’re trying to decide between the two, I would suggest the other cartridge for players who could use more practice writing and using a pencil/stylus. Other than that, both cartridges require the same skills and offer room for growth at different levels.