Every so often the Frost Magazine review team get a real belter of a toy to review and fortunately we have several testers of a certain age. This time Miss Delilah drew the lucky straw. And this reviewer is a very popular Grandma.
Once it was all up and running (not a difficult job) in she pitched, loving it from the first get-go. Everything was accessible, and designed to fit hands from two to five years of age. It’s vibrant colours and replication of the sounds of BBQ cooking made her feel it was familiar, and at the same time, grown up.
LeapFrog’s Smart Sizzling BBQ Grill comes with eight pieces of food, from an aubergine and steak through to prawns, mushrooms and even peppers. The colourful and friendly toy features accessories for cooking and a light-up grill. Great for playtime and learning, because LeapFrog Smart Sizzling BBQ Grill will teach children from 2-5 years food names, numbers & colours.
Children can set different grilling temperatures, hear fun cooking sounds or jam along to the music and sing-along songs.
Delilah placed a piece of food on the interactive pretend skewer and the BBQ told her what the food was and the colour.
As luck would have it over this Bank Holiday, the weather has been splendid so both the LeapFrog BBQ and daddy’s have been busy out on the decking, preparing feasts so she felt really important.
The grill even knows if the heat is too high and asks to have the dial turned to a lower number, whilst also saying safety phrases. Delilah pressed the fun ‘ignition’ button for grilling suggestions, melodies, phrases and sound effects.
If the Smart Sizzling BBQ Grill is making you hungry for more, then take a look at the recipe inspiration from best-selling family food and nutrition author, Annabel Karmel. These inviting recipes all use ingredients that feature in the LeapFrog Smart Sizzling BBQ Grill.
With three to choose from; BBQ Beef Fajitas, Super Sizzling BBQ Salmon and Zingy Pineapple Salad Boats, (the last was one Delilah’s dad tried, successfully) you can be sure that the whole family will be eating well this late summer.
The LeapFrog Smart Sizzling BBQ Grill will be one sure way to fire up kids’ imaginations as they ‘cook’ alongside mum or dad during a fun weekend BBQ or family celebration.
This would be great even for a Christmas present, because it’s small but robust enough to have in the house, as you can see from the photos, and very much a pro-active toy. Good stuff.
RRP £49.99
Available from: Argos, Amazon, Smyths and more
Recipes available here: