Starting to Christmas shop and hit my first snag.
DD, who is 7 years old, was playing with a Pixter (the newest model, Multi-media) at Walmart and was having fun. I went to Toys R Us today to investigate them and the sales girl showed me the Leapster also. Now I am even more confused about which I should get her for Christmas.

Does anyone have any experience with either and may be able to help me decide?? TIA!!

By Kaye on Wednesday, October 19, 2005 - 03:34 pm:

We have a pixter, it is okay, but didn't get played with that much. My son is almost 8 now and he doesn't use it at all. It is the old type, black and white. We really did love our leappad for awhile, so I would be inclined to check out the leapsters!

By Debbie on Wednesday, October 19, 2005 - 04:58 pm:

My ds has a pixter, but not the newest model. He NEVER plays with it.

I have a friend who's dks have the Leapster. They love it. She says that they play with it all the time.

So, based on that, I would say go with the Leapster.

By Feona on Wednesday, October 19, 2005 - 06:49 pm:

John likes the pixter better than the leapster. He loves art. Wish he liked the leapster better. More educational.

By Marcia on Wednesday, October 19, 2005 - 10:43 pm:

My kids all had pixters, after I read great reviews on this board a few years ago. They liked them, but they didn't hold their interest for long. It was pretty much a big waste of money for us.

By Kaye on Thursday, October 20, 2005 - 07:35 am:

Feona, my little guy loves art to. His favorite toy is the small size magnadoodle, we get him a new one every year because he writes so hard. He can play with that thing for hours.

By Eve on Thursday, October 20, 2005 - 11:17 am:

DD played with her cousins Pixter (the Black & White ones) and she loved it. So, we got her the color Pixter for Christmas.