I think I must have had my head buried in the sand over the last few years, or perhaps it's because Betty is now old enough to benefit from a toy of this nature - but WOW, I had no idea such toys existed!
Opening up each Toyologist box is always an exciting time in the Button household, specially when we find products like this one. I have to admit I set the Storio up and had a good look at it before I allowed Betty to get her little mitts on it. I wanted to check it's suitability, and having gone through every activity that this Reading System has to offer I was more than happy to hand it over to Betty. My only concern was that it comes with the Toy Story 3 cartridge, and I have written before on my blog about how we had an abortive trip to the cinema to see this film, because Betty didn't like the 'scary baby'. But the fact that it was Toy Story didn't bother her and she casually remarked 'this is what I saw at the cinema and it made me cry' before promptly getting back to listening to the story on screen and then playing the many educational reading games. She was amazed by the touch screen, and I was amazed by the quality on screen.
The VTech Storio encourages your child to read along with the story, whilst developing their understanding of phonics, letters and vowels. This product is perfect for Betty's age (4) as she is so excited about reading anyway, so this is a fabulous additional tool - it is lots of fun and educational too.
Betty loves it so much that she has asked grandparents for some additional cartridges to go with it - in particular, Olivia Takes Ballet - she loves Olivia and she loves ballet! There are many other cartridges that can be purchased: Dora the Explorer, Disney Fairies, Mr Men, Shrek, Scooby Doo - something to suit everyone!
Fantastic! And Toys R Us currently have it on offer for £39.99! (normally retails at £59.99)
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