When shopping for toys, it’s a good thing to think about what educational and developmental benefits your child can gain when they play. Yet, you certainly don’t want to compromise the fun they deserve during playtime. Add a touch of interactivity, and your little one will have a downright immersive play experience. If it’s interactive play you want, electronic learning toys won’t disappoint!
Electronics and modern technology have given us many advantages, and these can be seen in many children’s toys as well. The sounds, lights, motions, and digital displays all give kids a stimulating and interactive experience. Electronic learning toys come in handy when you want your little one to have fun while learning. With electronic toys, sensory stimulation and basic academic skills like word recognition, image and sound association, and simple arithmetic can be honed and explored as children play with the toys.
Entertainment and education come together with our electronic learning toys; our range includes products from leading brands like VTech and LeapFrog among many others. There are a variety of entertaining sets to choose from. In this week’s blog post, we take a look at the most sought-after electronic learning toys based on stats from our stores.
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Best Electronic Toys for Little Explorers
Let the little ones explore and discover a world where imagination and real life mingle. Electronic kits and games help toddlers and preschoolers develop basic skills that will be useful as they grow up, even before they set foot in school.
VTech First Steps Baby Walker
SKU: 1115152 and 1115153
Watch your little one take their first precious steps with this fantastic 2-in-1 walker and activity centre! With textured wheels, easy grip handle, and durable design, the sturdy walker gives all the support they need to take their first steps. The fun-filled activity panel can be removed from the walker for extra sit-down play. With lots of exciting activities, cheerful music, and friendly phrases, little ones will be introduced to numbers, shapes, animals, and colours.
VTech My Laptop
SKU: 1072739
It's a preschool laptop with child-friendly 4-directional mouse and 30 fun educational activities that teach early computer skills and age-appropriate curriculum including phonics, counting, and spelling. This electronic learning toy features 5 progressive learning categories: Letters & Words, Numbers & Shapes, Animals & Foods, Logic & Games, and Music Time. You can also customise your child’s experience by entering their name, age, and favourite food in the All About Me Mode. Create a personal avatar, and choose a screen wallpaper and an opening tune! The friendly penguin character leads and encourages play as a helper and friend. VTech My Laptop helps to develop logical thinking, visualisation skills, and hand-eye coordination
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LeapFrog 2-in-1 Touch and Learn Tablet
SKU: 1134553
This 2-sided, screen-free, pretend tablet comes with 6 double-sided pages with 14+ touch-sensitive interactive learning areas on each page. The innovative design encourages motor skills as kids twist and flip the control handle to change from portrait story mode on one side to landscape activity mode on the other. Enjoy a new twist on learning with the 2-in-1 Touch and Learn Tablet!
VTech Alphabet Apple
SKU: 1156743
It's learning with a crunch! With 7 fantastic modes of play, the Alphabet Apple has lots of exciting and challenging learning games that increase in difficulty, giving new levels of game play. Discover the world of phonics and learn objects by finding them on the apple buttons. Test your memory by following the flashing light-up apples, and then try to copy the light sequence. Learn how to tell the time using the clock. Help your little one practice their hand-eye coordination, word building, and cognitive development with the Alphabet Apple! It's your child’s perfect learning board.
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LeapFrog Spinning Lights Letter Ring
SKU: 1157157
Meet Sparky the Firefly! This literacy lightning bug flies around the ring, introducing preschoolers to letters, phonics, spelling, and animals. Turn the dial to move Sparky around the ring, lighting up each letter and animal along the way. Find the letter on the ring that matches the phonic sound. Look for the missing letter in the word on the screen. Hear a word and find the correct letters to spell it with Sparky’s help. Hear animal descriptions and sounds, or listen to alliterative phrases to find the animal Sparky’s hiding with. Watch Sparky zip around the ring; when you see Sparky on the screen, catch it in a jar! This letter ring is easy to carry and can be played on the lap, tabletop, or floor.
Fun Electronic Toys for Kids 7 and Up
As children grow up, the need to play with friends, express their creativity, and communicate with other people become more apparent. Our range of electronic learning toys are up to the challenge – with more exploration and discovery in store, including science, technology, engineering, and maths (STEM).
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Kidizoom Print Cam
SKU: 1150219
Take a photo and print it instantly with the KidiZoom Print Cam! The flip-up lens allow for easy selfies too. The camera is jam-packed with fun features like special photo effects, stamps and borders, 3 games, panoramic prints, and comic strip maker. You can also turn your photos into line drawings to colour, or use the print shop to print games. Design and print your own cards, pretend money, accessories, and more! You can take videos, and save photos and videos just like a digital camera.
Secret Safe Diary Light Show
SKU: 1148384
Keep your secrets safe with the Secret Safe Diary Light Show! This beautifully designed diary has a large 2.4” colour screen, great for writing diary entries and playing games on. Unlock the diary using the amazing face recognition technology. Add a number password for extra security. Have fun with the light effect cover that synchronises with music. Take care of your very own virtual pet unicorn and play great learning activities that cover spelling, typing, maths, logic, and more. Record voice memos and apply funny effects! It also features an alarm clock and a secret drawer.
Switch & Go Dinos Action Crew
SKU: 1167366
Embark on a dino-mite adventure with the Switch & Go Dinos Action Crew! Transform from epic vehicle to fierce dino in a few easy steps. Press the action button on the back to see the dino’s mouth light up and its claws move. Customise your dino by choosing from a selection of cool driver and dinosaur faces displayed on the LCD screen. The different buttons activate fun phrases, interesting dinosaur facts, and great sound effects.
Clip Circuit Starter Lab
SKU: 1091847
Raise the bar of your STEM-play experience with the Clip Circuit Starter Lab! This easy-to-build electronics kit features components that clip together, no soldering required. Kit includes marked and colour-coded pieces, plus 14 cool experiments.
Clip Circuit Electrolab
SKU: 1091821
Discover the fascinating world of electronics with this Clip Circuit Electrolab kit! Simply snap together the pieces to make circuits that will allow you to create doorbells, alarms, and flashing lights. Each piece has clearly labelled graphics of the current flow, so your child can learn all about how electricity flows. This kit lets you perform 80 experiments – enough to keep any budding scientist learning and having fun for hours. It's perfect for boys, girls, or nerds with a fascination for science and electronics.
Find more electronic toys at Mr Toys online and in-store. You'll see walkie talkie kits, kiddie smartwatches, digicams, lab sets, experiment kits, and so much more!