The content itself comes in the form of “Tonie’s” - character-based figurines that, when placed upon the speaker, download a specific book or musical content to the box. All controls are tactile (tapping the side of the box changes the chapter tilting the box engages fast forward touching the rubber “ears” up top adjusts volume), but parents can also adjust everything from the well-designed app. The exterior is made from a soft, sustainably sourced, waterproof fabric.
There are no flashing lights or beeps and bloops.
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Essentially a small, app-controlled Bluetooth speaker for little kids that plays classic stories, music, and user-created content, the Tonie box is thoughtful children’s entertainment done right. This solid but squishy box accomplishes the impossible: it captivates young children with screen-free storytelling. We may receive a portion of sales if you purchase a product through a link in this article. We also include toys that are sustainable, made by small businesses and black-owned businesses (see our 15% pledge for that), and built to be passed on to future generations. In each category, you’ll find toys familiar (in form) to what our grandparents might have had to play with. We split the list into great toys for toddlers and preschoolers, grade-school kids, and tweens.
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We eschewed screens, movie tie-ins, and other technical and social complexities for toys that invite communication, interaction, imagination, and movement. When choosing this year’s very best toys we kept this in mind. In a world filled with screens and connectivity, it’s also awesomely simple.Ī great toy draws people in to play together. Through an object, kids can see each other and the world. Playing is a social thing, an act of learning and observing, interacting and communicating.
But when it comes to toys, it misses the point. Sometimes, it adds to the use and value of the thing. You can’t seem to buy a vacuum, a toaster, or a fan without a touchscreen, WiFi linkup, and all that entails. Your “phone” - a one-stop shop for work, texts, entertainment, video chats, and news - is just the beginning. We live in an age where everything is overdesigned.
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