If you have a little athlete in training in your family then the VTech Smart Shots Sports Center is definitely for you. It is suitable for children between the ages of 1 and 3.
There are essentially two games in one, namely football and basketball. There is a built in hoop for the basketball and a soccer net. There is also a fully working electronic scoreboard made up of little red LED lights.
When playing either basketball or football there are little sensors that can detect when a successful basketball shot is made or when the football makes it into the back of the net which triggers the electronic scoreboard to light up with animations a. There is also sound effects and music that accompany the animations on electronic score board.
Your child will see various shapes, numbers and other images on the scoreboard while they play. There are also over fifty phrases, songs and sound effects.
The VTech Smart Shots Sports Center weighs in at about 6 and a half pounds and measures in at 16.5 inches by 22.8 inches by 24 inches.
Batteries are required to give that full interactive experience commonly known with VTec toys. That beind said, you would need three AA batteries.
In addition to playing basketball and football (most commonly known as Soccer here in North America) there are also a series of gears that your toddler can manipulate as well as a set of colorful shapes and buttons that they can interact with to further develop their motor skills.
There is also an additional feature built into the basketball game whereby your child can learn about cause and effect when the electronic scoreboard actually counts all of the successful baskets when the ball is successfully thrown through the hoop.
You can get the VTech Smart Shots Sports Center from Amazon here.