In the US, there are currently 27 Tonies on sale, with more coming this year (there are over 65 in the UK). It begs to be played with: Press and bend the “ears” to adjust the volume (you can also set a volume limit via the app); tap or whack the speaker on either side to move between chapters, and tilt to fast forward or go back. And each “Tonie” is a different character you’re probably familiar with—Disney princesses, Cat in the Hat, Paw Patrol, etc. Based out of Mashable's New York HQ, she previously ran the company's weekend coverage, oversaw the in-house syndication program, and was an assistant editor for general news. Once approved, they can record whatever they like for their loved ones to enjoy - a particularly popular feature during this pandemic.

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Toniebox markets their product as “an imagination-building, screen-free digital listening experience that plays stories, songs, and more. Parents can control max volume in the Toniebox app, as well as a few other things about the listening experience. Designed for kids aged three to seven, the Toniebox is a cute, cube-shaped speaker with a sustainable, water-repellent fabric covering and two rubber “ears” at the top. While the personalization aspect of these is lovely, especially if you can have a relative or friend involved in creating these, having to come up with 90 minutes of content to record might just feel like another stick for time-poor parents to beat themselves with. The German-made Toniebox, a durable-yet-squishy cube that plays a variety of stories and songs for kids, saw sales spike by 500% in Europe within the first month of the pandemic-related lockdown in 2020.We’ve had a few different ones, including a story explaining coronavirus to kids and an album of bedtime stories. So today we’re talking about the Toniebox, a product I had admittedly never heard of until visiting one of my best friends. To make the Toniebox truly amazing, users need to be able to save the content Tonies to the app or speaker so they can listen to them regardless of whether they’ve managed to hold onto the characters. The main downside with the Toniebox is the cost - and we don’t just mean the initial hundred bucks for the speaker. I think it would be a really awesome way for them to expand—maybe have different Tonies that can also read books with early readers.

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S. story selection is still slim, there are plenty of stories that kids will want to listen to on repeat, like Julia Donaldson classics ( Zog, Room on the Broom and The Gruffalo). The Creative-Tonies are another plus, and 90 minutes is a lot of time to read, sing, make a playlist, record a podcast or several. The lack of bluetooth also means you can't use the device as a portable speaker, unlike its competitor the Yoto Player. Then the LED flashes blue as it updates; once it turns green, you can place your Creative-Tonie onto the speaker and it will start playing. Toniebox and Tonies offer endless interactive listening and playing fun without bright screens, scratched CDs or complicated controls.We’ve been listening to How and Why: Space Travel/The Moon, which includes facts about how astronauts move in zero gravity, what they eat in space and why the moon has so many craters. Let their imaginations run wild as you together create memories and embark on thrilling adventures with these iconic figures. The Toniebox has been designed for little hands, place an adorable Tonie Character on top of the Toniebox to start the adventure!

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You’ll also find a charging station in your starter pack; it takes a bit of time to get the initial Toniebox set up properly (and you need to register for an account online), but once it’s working you can take it around with you wherever you go. You place each hand-painted figurine on the speaker, and they represent the different stories and characters. I bought my daughter a bundle with the box and a few Tonies, and then my mom and brother each got her an additional Tonie for her birthday. To move forward to a different song or story in a Tonie’s sequence, you just tap the sides of the cube.The Tonies Disney Starter Bundle provides everything you need to get started: A Toniebox, charging station, an adorable Creative Tonie and four Disney Tonies! I opted for the Toniebox because we had personal experience with one, so I knew my daughter would love it. The first prototype for the speaker was created in 2014 before the finished product launched in Germany, Austria and Switzerland in 2016. From beloved classics like Julia Donaldson and Disney to enchanting new additions like Encanto, Tonies offers a wide range of figurines to choose from. They also allow parents, friends and relatives to create a bespoke listening experience for the child.