LeapFrog Fridge Phonics Magnetic Alphabet

When we opened it, we immediately called it 'her abc's' and she cottoned onto that straight away.

We took out the main unit and put it straight on the fridge, then we stuck all the letters onto the fridge. We then showed her how to put the letters in by herself - they just need to sit a certain way up in the unit - very easy for small and patient hands. Then she presses the letter in and it sounds a little song 'a says a, a says a, every letter makes a sound, a says a'.

There is another button on the unit which when pressed sings the whole alphabet - it says 'zed' instead of 'zee' which is nice too!

Within a few weeks she was able to copy the song, and a few weeks later could pre-empt the sounds and started distinguishing between the different letter sounds.

I also said that my sister needed to join in with singing to give my niece the confidence in herself and as my sister spends a lot of time in the kitchen this is a perfect way for them to interact in a pleasant and educational way.

A very good buy, would recommend to anyone!


Just brilliant   June 22, 2006
SammyCee (Wiltshire)
20 out of 20 found this review helpful

I bought this when my daughter was 15 months old. I stuck it on to the fridge for her to play with due to the songs and colours, but had absolutely no expectations due to her age. How wrong was I? By 16 months she knew all the alphabet and their sounds. I didn't realise until I was sat reading with her one day and she started to point the letters out to me. To say I was amazed is an understatement. Definately recommend.


a very good buy   June 18, 2007
Robert (London)
13 out of 13 found this review helpful

My daughter has enjoyed playing with this toy for the last six months - she is now 2 3/4.

She loves the toy & enjoys recognising the letters & playing with them (on their own as well as with the unit).

No miracles in reading, but she can see her own name, M for mama; D for dada and several of the other letters.

Something that takes as much repetition as learning the alphabet is strongly encouraged by a toy like this. She is now becoming interested in what words are & how to spell them.

As it sits quietly on the fridge, and is available to play with whenever we are in the kitchen, it is an educational "free lunch".

We got our unit with UPPER CASE letters. Check this out; there is an UPPER CASE expansion pack if you buy a unit with lower case letters. Ultimately, you will want both.


A must have!!   December 5, 2007
C. hutchinson (uk)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

It has got to be one of the best buys and must haves for any 2 year olds my daughter loves it!! she has mastered changing the letters and even recognises a few shes only had it 3 weeks!! she loves the catchy tunes and is always dancing to it.


LeapFrog Fridge Magnet   March 23, 2009
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While waiting for his breakfast every morning my 18 month old son stands at the fridge playing and singing along to this.
Its great, I highly recommend it.