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Handheld Games for Preschool

Handheld games have been entertaining people for years, but they were primarily for older kids and adults. However, preschoolers now have their share of handheld games, too. Some are educational and provide good learning tools, while others are purely for fun and entertainment.

Kidz Delight Light 'N Sound Animals
- Rechargable batteries are a nice option for games.
  
  This electronic learning game is recommended for children ages 2 to 5 years old. Priced around $30 in 2010, this handheld game features 7 different games where animal babies and their parents help your preschooler learn about 10 different animals, their sounds and habitats. Your child is also introduced to colors and quantity concepts.
  
  It uses bright lights and colors to keep your child interested and engaged. This handheld game is easy to transport with its "take-along handle," but also has a support stand for table and floor playtime.
  
  Kidz Delight Light 'N Sound Animals weighs 2.5 lbs. and is 11.8 x 9.8 x 3.1 inches. It uses 3 AAA batteries, which are included in the original packaging.
LeapFrog Text and Learn
- Recommended for ages 3 to 6 years old, Leap Frog's Text and Learn looks like a brightly colored smartphone. Preschoolers can type text messages and communicate with an animated puppy named Scout.
  
  This handheld game encourages young children to match letters, identify shapes and learn the QWERTY keyboard. Children are also exposed to letter shapes, sounds and names.
  
  Priced around $22 in 2010, this game won the "Seal of Approval" from the National Parenting Center in 2009, along with the "iParenting Media Outstanding Products Award", the "Honors Award" from National Parenting Publications and the "Mom-Tested Toys of the Year Award" from Parenting Magazine.
  
  It weighs only .75 lbs. and is easy for little hands to hold. Its dimensions are 8.90 x 2.20 x 10.50 inches. This handheld game uses and comes with 3 AAA batteries.
Kid-Tough Preschool Game Player
- Preschoolers can play electronic tic-tac-toe.
  
  The Kid-Tough Preschool Game Player is recommended for ages 4 to 6 years old and cost around $30 in 2010. This handheld game is loaded with traditional games, like tic-tac-toe, Memory and Pinball, but also has new games, like Castle Catapult and Critter Derby. In all, this handheld offers 8 different games and 20 activities.
  
  Weighing in at only 11.2 ounces, its dimensions are 3.0 x 1.5 x 6.5 inches. It has big buttons and is extremely durable, built to stand up to a preschooler's enthusiastic ways. The Kid-Tough Preschool Game Player uses and comes with 3 AAA batteries.

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