Jacob just turned 7 on the 14th of this month, but he’s always been a little ahead when it comes to reading and learning, so when I was given the chance to choose a GeoSafari item from the Educational Insights website, I knew right away the GeoSafari Laptop Ages 8 & Up Edition would be perfect for him.Ā I didn’t know how much fun it would be for me, though! Seriously, I keep trying to sneak and play it when he’s not looking, but he’s always snagging it back from me!
Features of the GeoSafari Laptop Ages 8 & Up Edition
- Includes 63 double-sided lesson cards that can be stored in the top part of the laptop. Subjects cover everything from science to geography to history.
- Can play single player, two players, or head-to-head
- Lights and sounds tell you which question to answer, whether you got it right or wrong, and when you’re running out of time.
- Adjust the amount of time you have to answer each question.
- Runs on 4 AA batteries, which are included
The 63 cards that come with the laptop feature 126 different lessons. We started with a random one about extinct animals, and Jake did pretty well. There were a few animals that he couldn’t identify on the first round, and a few that I was really surprised he did know about. I guess watching Go, Diego, Go all those years really paid off. Some of the cards are really challenging and even I wasn’t sure of the answers. We tried one that was about different explorers throughout history, and I was totally lost.
Since the game does tell you the right answer when you miss after a few tries, in the long run Jake will be learning a lot more about things he won’t be covering in school for years (if ever, I don’t recall ever learning about some of the subjects on the cards). I think that’s awesome, and hopefully it will give him a bit of an edge in school. He’s already way ahead when it comes to anatomy, since I had to give him a crash course when he was three because he screamed every time he got a cut. I figured he knew where his blood was made and how it got there, he’d understand that he wasn’t going to bleed out from a scrape. It didn’t work. Now he knows where his blood comes from, what his heart does, and so on, but he still has a fit when he gets a scrape.
Yes, he’s wearing Halloween jammies. It was wash day!
Like I said earlier, the GeoSafari Laptop is so much fun, even I enjoy playing it. I’ve always been a huge trivia buff, and I’m secretly training my kid to become a future Jeopardy champion. It was once my dream for myself, but let’s face it, I’d stare like a deer in headlights the moment the cameras started rolling. I’m much smarter on the screen and paper than I am when I try to speak! Jake, on the other hand, got all the “outgoing, winning personality” genes that skipped me, so I think he could do it.
I like the GeoSafariĀ® Vega 360 Telescope.
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We could use a new board game, Blurt looks fun!
My kids would LOVE the GeoSafari Vega 600 Telescope! I think I’ll add that to the Christmas list. š
I like the GeoSafariĀ® Talking Electron Microscopeā¢ for older kid.
GeoSafari talking globe
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I like the GeoSafariĀ® Jr.Ā® Bug Scene Investigator Kit.
The GeoSafariĀ® Compass Binoculars would be fun to have. We could go bird spotting.
As a parent of a 4 year old boy, I like the ant farm and the Bug Scene Investigator Kit. My son loves bugs and would get a lot of enjoyment from these products.
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I would love to have the Vega 600 Telescope.
i like the GeoSafariĀ® Motorized Solar System
I like the GeoSafari Ant farm
I would love the interactive globe! We have loved GeoSafari since the first ones in the early 1990’s!
I love the GeoSafariĀ® Talking Globe
I would love to win this for my son!!!
GeoSafari Vega 600 Telescope
I have several grandchildren that would really love this in particular My daughters 5 home schooled kids
Would love to win this for my mew step daughter and this looks pretty cool too! “Grandma’s Trunk Alphabet Game”
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I think the hydroponics lab is pretty cool!
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Geosafari motorized solar system!
Educational Insights is an excellent company. I have an 8 yr old and an 11 yr old. They would love this!
I like the GeoSafariĀ® Vega 360 Telescope.
Geo safari binoculars
The bug watch would be another one my kids would love
I would love the talking globe.
I like the GeoSafariĀ® Talking Electron Microscope
I like the GeoSafariĀ® Talking Globe.
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I like the Hot Dots!
I really think my granddaughter would love this item. She just had a birthday June 16.
Just love the educations value of these items on website, childrenlearn while having fun.Ho great is that. And grandmothers can have fun with them.!!!!
I also would love the talking bug for the other grandchild and the globe for the one that is fascinated with the planets.
I like the GeoSafari DuoVision microscope.
I really like the Geo Safar Motorized Solar System. My kids would love that!
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I also like the Smart Talk, the Language addition. Would like to win this giveaway for one of my grandchildren…
the GeoSafariĀ® Omega Reflector Telescope looks good too
GeoSafariĀ® Compass Binoculars
I’d like the PlayBrixā¢ Cardboard Building Bricks, Set of 54 Assorted
I really like GeoSafariĀ® Jr. Talking Bug Netā¢
Ireally like the GeoSafariĀ® Talking Electron Microscopeā¢
I like the GeoSafariĀ® Jr.Ā® Bug Scene Investigator Kit
We have always loved Hot Dots!!!
My 8 yr old would love this! Maybe even leave mine alone!
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GeoSafari Vega 360 Telescope.
This is wonderful Educational Insights GeoSafari Laptop. I want to get this one for my son. Thanks for the giveaway.
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