Overview
- LeapFrog’s Explore & Learn Lilypad, announced Tuesday during Disney and Pixar’s Roundup Reveal Week, is priced at $27.99 and arrives first at Walmart on April 26 before reaching Amazon and Target.
- The Lilypad targets ages 3 and up with games that teach letters, numbers, and logic, plus preset text and emoji messages that let kids “chat” with Toy Story characters.
- An early hands-on from TechRadar reports a custom Toy Story–themed operating system, character voice clips, and moving hands that cue eye movements and sound effects.
- Complementary VTech items include a Buzz Lightyear Learning Watch and a Toy Story Learning Phone at $16.99 each, with a Buzz Lightyear Game & Go handheld at $19.99 as a Walmart exclusive.
- Lilypad mirrors a new tablet character in Toy Story 5 voiced by Greta Lee, and the tie-in comes ahead of the film’s June 19 theatrical release, a strategy some coverage notes may draw mixed reactions to its screen-inspired design.