VTech Mr. Pencil's Scribble and Write - 3+ Years

Have fun writing letters, numbers and more with Mr. Pencil’s Scribble and Write! With the help of friendly Mr. Pencil, explore six activities that will introduce writing, drawing and spelling. Step by step, Mr. Pencil will show how to write numbers, shapes, uppercase letters and lowercase letters. Use the stylus on the touch screen to trace the numbers, letters and shapes and Mr. Pencil will provide instant feedback. Tap the screen to make your writing come alive with cute animations. Then get creative and use the stylus to draw anything you want! Mr. Pencil will also introduce early spelling by asking you to match letters to their sounds or to find missing letters to spell simple words. Writing is fun and interactive with Mr. Pencil! Intended for 3+ years. Requires 3 AA batteries. Batteries included for demo purposes only. New batteries recommended for regular use. Review: Really cool and fun! - This is a great product to encourage the little one to learn letters and numbers, and to write! He's too young to understand the different functions and games on it, but I'm sure he will soon learn when he's older. So at the moment he needs parental supervision. He's only 2. He enjoys the free draw function and also enjoys tracing the shapes and letters. The only fault in this machine would be the screen. There's no back light, so even I have a problem seeing what's on the screen. It's much too dark. Perhaps a different model has a back light? I opted for no packaging, and when it arrived it looked new. Some others complained that their looked second-hand. Ours arrived and looked fine and works fine. Review: Perfect learning toy for my 4-year-old - I bought this toy for my 4-year-old son and I absolutely love it! It’s super educational and fun at the same time. It helps him practice letters and numbers while following the pencil’s guidance. The screen shows step-by-step instructions, and he gets so excited when he sees the drawings come to life. Definitely a great buy for learning through play!