First - you can download activity sheets from the vtech website. The link is on the this products page on vtech website. You can download specific letters, the free plays sheet, or a zip file containing everything.

Second - the criticism posted here are true. This thing is not perfect. The letters have to be written perfectly in the dotted-line area. The thing some times starts trying to recognize the letter to soon, some times to late.

Third - having said that about the criticism, my son loves this toy, he just turned three knows his alphabet and can read a little... he does get frustrated with it when he's trying to write letters, but for me, that's a sign he needs a little help, so I try to explain what the arrows mean and that he should try to keep the writing in between the lines. Does it work? Not always, but he tries and eventually he'll get it. Fact is he likes it, it keeps his attention, and we (mom & dad) help him when he needs. Practice makes perfet - and, of course, we mix up the writing and drawing activities so he has fun :)

We got this for our daughter for Christmas. She is 4 years old. And loves it. It really helps with them learning how to write their name. She practices on it everyday. We are very big on learning toys. And this is one of the good ones we find. Our two year old even plays with it. I would recommend it. It tells them when they have wrote there name correct. and then when they need to practice more.

I bought this for my 4 year old for Christmas and she hasn't hardly put it down. She has greatly improved on writing both her numbers and letters in just a few weeks. Great buy!

My 4 year old loves this toy. I would recommend this to any parent whose child is learning to write. My daughter has a tendency to write some of her letters backwards (like S) so this helps her with that.

I purchased this toy for my 6 year old kindergartener and it's great! He knows how to form his letters and is on the brink of learning to read complex sentences fluently. He is in the phase of writing, drawing, coloring, overall expressing his interests in print. This toy is a MUST HAVE in our house. Saves alot of paper and great for travel too!