StoryPhones Storytelling Headphones for Kids

£85.00

Parents today face a big challenge of screen time with their children – many appreciate the convenient role screen time plays in everyday life, but many parents also don’t want their kids in front of a screen 24/7. Therefore, finding a solution which keeps kids occupied whilst also enhancing their imagination and learning without a screen can be a difficult balance to strike. Therefore, with StoryPhones, parents can provide their kids with an audio story that sparks imaginations whilst keeping kids away from screens too! 

StoryPhones provide kids with audio stories, music, learning and adventures based on various popular childhood stories (many of which include those from Disney) as well as lullabies or even personalised family stories which you can record yourself. The library of StoryShields, which just click on the headphones, has continued to grow and now offers even more learning options including Lingokids to help your little ones learn to read via song.

We got to test out the pink Minnie Mouse-themed headphones, which come with the Disney Minnie StoryShield. The Shield has 6 Minnie Mouse stories and 1 story from Sofia the First. I personally loved the cute pastel pink colour, which I know my niece would be absolutely thrilled with. Alongside the headphones is a travel bag, the story shield, an audio cable for when wanted for wired music playback and a USB-C charging wire.

To set up the headphones you need a network connection and a smartphone, but one of the major draws of the StoryPhones is that once set up they do not require an internet connection, so they make a perfect activity for children to have whilst on the go or out and about. I think these would be a game changer for travelling this summer, especially if you’re hoping to keep your kids distracted on planes or long car rides. The stories provide an immersive story experience which will help them to pass the time, whilst also ensuring that they are not just sitting watching a screen the whole time.

However, I also loved that the headphones can also be used regularly for music, videos or even calls. These then do need a smartphone connection either via the wire or Bluetooth. Therefore, the headphones offer an all-round great option for kids to learn and explore their imagination through stories, whilst also remaining functional for use outside of screen-free time.

With the summer holidays fast approaching, and many family vacations soon to take place, I think the StoryPhones are essential for the little ones in your life to give them a fun and imagination-building activity which will keep them away from screens – at least for a little while!

Pros:

• Great activity which provides learning and imagination building through audio instead of screen time
• Functional as headphones as well as with the StoryShields
• Wide variety of StoryShield options – these cover childhood favourite Disney stories, as well as provide the option for parents to record their own stories for their kids to listen to
• Volume limiting circuitry to ensure they do not get too loud for young ears 

Cons:

• With only a few stories on each StoryShield I think kids would need quite a few to remain occupied as after a while the same stories may grow boring