A great plush learning product from LeapFrog, the My Pal electronic stuffed animals are great fun for children up to six months of age. These adorable puppies come as My Pal Scout, a green and white plush puppy for boys, or My Pal Violet, a purple and white plush puppy for girls. These clever little toys are so much fun and will connect via the USB port to the family computer to customize them for any child for a great interactive experience that will keep them laughing and learning.
Each of the My Pal plush toys has a dog tag that lights up during play, and each paw acts as a button. Squeezing the lower left leg acts as the on/off button. Squeezing the lower right paw prompts the toy to sing lullabies. Squeezing the top left paw prompts the toy to sing daytime songs, and squeezing the top right paw prompts the toy to engage the child in fun learning activities. The zipper on the back of a My Pal plush toy opens to reveal the battery pack, along with the power and volume switch. The USB port is also located here, so that the toy can be connected to the family computer.
With LeapFrog software installed, parents can customize their child’s My Pal plush in a variety of ways. One significant customization you can do is to program your child’s name into the animal. There is a large selection of names available to choose from, so parents should have no problem entering the correct name so that the My Pal toy can address its little owner directly, and even encourage the child to spell her own name. . They can also set the child’s favorite animal, favorite color and favorite food, allowing the toy to interact with the child on a very personal level.
Parents can also customize the music that the My Pal plush plays. The electronic puppy can hold up to five daytime melodies and up to five lullaby melodies. And parents can print a special Puppy Adoption Certificate, as well as special letters and fun coloring pages, all of which will help spark young children’s imaginations and give them a special connection with their little electronic plush puppy.
There are dozens of songs available online to connect to My Pal toys. The daytime songs can be played at any time, and the nighttime lullabies are meant to lull the child into sweet, restful sleep. The lullaby paw can be pressed once, twice or three times for two, five or ten minutes of lullaby melodies.
And with a squeeze of the activity paw, the electronic puppy goes into interactive mode where it will talk about your child’s favorite things, pretend to be other animals, count things like hiccups and talk about feelings.
My Pal Scout and Violet plush toys are definitely great little friends for any young child that will encourage fun and learning in the guise of an adorable cuddly puppy that kids can’t help but love.
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