Exploring NickJr Leap

Today I have some news about a new online world to share with you. This August sees the launch of Nick Jr. Leap, a fun, online world featuring your child’s favourite Nick Jr. characters such as Dora the Explorer, Bubble Guppies and Team Umizoomi. Created to develop children’s mathematic, problem-solving and language skills, the site is free to play, and has been designed alongside the 2014 Early Years Foundation Framework (EYFF).

Designed for children aged between two and seven-years-old, parents can create accounts for their children to tailor the site experience. You child can select their own Nick Jr. Leap friend, an avatar who will accompany them on their journey and reward them with gameplay and animation as they complete tasks and move up a level. There are three worlds to explore.

My 4 year old loves to play games on my iPhone and iPad but to be honest I very rarely let him loose on my laptop. However I am always interested in letting him try out new things, especially if I know they are going to help his learning journey. We looked at the site together and he was able to type in his name and choose his avatar. Then he was pretty happy to explore the site on his own.

There are 3 worlds to explore: Solving World, Numbers World and Language World. There are instructions at the bottom of the screen but these are also spoken which means my 4 year old can play independently. He tried each world and each game but his favourite was definitely Space Park and the Solving World. You can earn stickers when you complete levels and he really enjoyed this part of the site.

My 2 year isn’t quite ready to use the laptop on her own but she loves looking at the site with her brother or one of us. There’s also a section for grown-ups so they can keep track of children’s progress in in the ‘Grown Ups’ area and help them reach new levels. Nick Jr Leap is mobile responsive too, so it can be played anywhere if you register your account.