The Toniebox is an audiobox that plays the stories related to the beautifully painted figurines that sit on top of the box. In this Toniebox review, I can’t not mention that the Toniebox and accompanying Tonies are expensive. Parents love Tonies because they're not only fun, but educational too. They help kids learn new words and improve their speech. Plus, they're great for establishing bedtime routines in younger toddlers. Content Tonies are pre-loaded themed Tonies that you can buy ready to play. Including Disney, Julia Donaldson classics, Beethoven classics, Terrible Tudors and Pixar characters, there are a huge variety on offer here in the UK, alone. As I mentioned in the opening of my Toniebox review, we bought Olive the box for her first birthday. Although I was aware that she wouldn’t be interacting with it like a 3-8 year old might, I still saw it as a lovely gift she could grow into.

Although you can plug in headphones, your child will be limited in movement when listening. This means Olive won’t be able to use them until she’s much older and can understand the concept of sitting still and not getting herself in a tangled mess. 7. Quality of Character Tonies do Vary The Toniebox has an impressive 7-hour battery life, which means it’s a great travel companion. I only charge the TonieBox once a week and most of the time it’s dotted around Olive’s room or in the car.As we suspected, how we use our TonieBox has changed dramatically over the last year or so. Initially, we used the box for Olive’s bedtime routine – playing lullaby Tonies as we put her to sleep. As she’s gotten older, however, Olive has started to play with the Toniebox independently, using it throughout the day to listen to music or her favourite Julia Donaldson story. The Toniebox is a child-friendly, squishy speaker which acts as a musical storybox. The ergonomically designed and colourful cube has a space in the top to slot a special character and then the audio toy can play stories, songs or music related to the figure on the top, which is known as a Tonie. The Toniebox is a squishy speaker that doubles as a musical storybox for children. This colourful cube has a slot for special characters, known as Tonies, which when placed on top, play stories, songs or music related to that character. The Toniebox is a child friendly wifi-enabled speaker with cushioned, sustainable fabric and water repellent sides.

The Toniebox is available in a range of charming colors, and it’s a durable and portable speaker that encourages children to explore the world of audio storytelling in a tangible, interactive way. With just a simple tap on its ears, kids can start, stop, or skip stories. This makes it a perfect companion for on-the-go adventures, bedtime stories, or quiet playtime. Importantly, and unlike many children’s storytelling or music toys on the market, the Toniebox has no flashing colours or lights.In this Toniebox review, I’d say this is one of my biggest disappointments of the product and I certainly would have expected an easier, glitch-free user-experience for the price. 3. Varied Listen Time The Snail and the Whale and The Smartest Giant in Town. Follow the adventures of a tiny snail who hitches a ride on the tail of an enormous whale, their journey filled with icebergs and volcanoes, sharks and penguins before disaster strikes. Another brilliant feature of the Toniebox is the fact it doesn’t require a WIFI connection to work – unlike a smart speaker. As long as you have the Tonie to pop on top, the box will work – making it an ideal travel companion.

As a story-telling, music playing and educational device, the Toniebox can have a variety of uses throughout childhood. From simple lullabies at night to educational stories about space and time, the Toniebox certainly earns its price tag when it comes to versatility. 7. What is the Battery Life of a Toniebox? To neatly conclude this Toniebox review, I would say that this clever and durable audiobox is worth the investment. On average, Disney Tonies only last a measly 22 minutes, whereas a recent sleepy Tonie I bought – Lullaby Melodies with Sleepy Sheep– lasts a whopping 140 minutes. Every Tonieboxcomes with a unique starter Creative-Tonie, allowing parents or grandparents to record their own voices onto the gadget. This is perfect for storytime when families can't be together.Each Toniebox comes with an exclusive starter Creative-Tonie, which allows parents or grandparents to record their own voices onto the gadget perfect for storytime when families can't be together, but more than 200 extra Tonie characters can be bought, aimed at every age and interest, ranging from Disney princesses, Peppa Pig, Spider-Man, Coco-Melon and literary classics from authors like Julia Donaldson, the iconic bear Paddington and more. This is a really nice touch and means that when my husband is away, I can play his guitar lullaby to Olive. Alternatively, if I’m travelling, I can record a bedtime story on the Creative Tonie for Olive to listen to. Highway Rat Tonie: Delve into the world of the Highway Rat, the greedy rodent who steals from other creatures but ultimately learns the value of sharing and kindness. This Tonie brings the colorful characters and memorable rhymes of the Highway Rat story to life. Olive’s Toniebox is used everyday in our household, either as part of her bedtime routine or (increasingly) during the day when Olive wants to listen to music or a story. Furthermore, despite buying the box for Olive when she was only one, I still feel like we’ve had plenty of use from it, and this will only continue as she grows older and her attention span expands. For example, and this may just be a question of taste, I’ve found some of the lullaby Tonies to really grate on me, with the singing voices being not as high quality as you might expect.

We have amassed quite the collection of Content Tonies since buying the Toniebox just over a year ago, and one thing I’ve noticed is that the quality of the Tonies do vary. The Content Tonies do vary in style and duration and this is something that’ll I’ll touch upon in my ‘Pros and Cons’ list further down in this Toniebox review. The Tonies Toniebox is the perfect storytime companion for tiny hands and active imaginations, allowing little ones to discover a whole world of stories, music and learning. Because it has no screen, the Toniebox engages little listeners through audio. By listening to stories, rather than staring at a screen, your little one is immersed in new worlds of imaginative and independent play. Parents have praised Tonies as being the ideal way to prepare children for starting school, helping children discover new words and improving speech through additional educational yet entertaining content. Others have said the music boxes help establish bedtime routines in younger toddlers.Indeed, rather than gathering dust in the corner of her room like some toys, we use her Toniebox every night as part of her bedtime routine. Now that Olive is two, she is using her Toniebox more independently and will change the Tonies around herself, as well as play with the characters.