Best Activity Band / Tracker for Kids 2014

Activity trackers seem to a big thing at the moment for adults and children. It's basically a device that not only monitors a child's activity but at the same time encourages them to be more active. With children's trackers this is usually achieved through fun games and activities. 

Leapfrog Leapband Activity Tracker

I love this activity tracker from Leapfrog because kids seem to really enjoy using it. It comes with loads of built in games that encourage the child to move about. Whether it's running to find something of a certain color or skipping or jumping around it really gets them going. The clever built in accelerometer keeps track of all the kids actual movements accurately.

It comes with 10 imaginative activities and 4 cool down ones plus there are 36 more activities that can be downloaded if the tracker is connected to a computer with internet. The best thing about this one though is the virtual pet that comes with it. The child can choose from 8 different animals which are cat, dog, dragon, monkey, panda, penguin, robot or unicorn.

You can name and customize your pet with different items that are unlocked the more you complete activities.

Kids really love making this pet their own and will be motivated to earn more bonus items for it including unlocking more pets. This animal will cheer the child on and encourage them to get moving more. It reminds me of those little tamagotchi pets that I used to love when I was younger .

You can cleverly set quite modes where the features can't be used or it's silent, which is good for them and us! It's also waterproof and the charge lasts for 2-3 days which is plenty. 

The only down side is that some features can only be set up while connected to a computer but this doesn't stop you having fun with it straight out the box.

Kids will really love seeing their activities recorded and displayed for them while caring for their new little friend.