Disclaimer: We received the Toniebox and Tonies for the purposes of review. All thoughts and opinions are our own
Bee loves a good story, particularly at bedtime. When she was younger it could be hard to muster up the energy to read her a story…or after the story she would still be wide awake! It would have been ideal to have had a tonies® Toniebox to help when she was keen on bed time stories!
What is a tonies® Toniebox?
The Toniebox is a children’s audio system which allows your child to have screen free story time. The soft audio cube works by placing different Tonies on top, which help provide stories, music and factual content. And you can even record your own content!
What is in the box?
In the Toniebox Starter set you receive:
- Toniebox
- Creative Tonie
- Charging Station
- Set up Instructions
Setting up the Toniebox
To set up the TonieBox you will need to connect it to your Wifi but it was very simple to do and the whole process did not take long. We did it all very quickly using my mobile. You will need to create a Toniecloud which again is straightforward, and once that is all done your Toniebox is ready to use.
To then make the Toniebox work all you have to do is place a Tonie on top of the box!
Features of the Toniebox
The Toniebox is made from sustainable fabric and is available in 6 different colours: blue, pink, purple, red, grey and green. The ‘ears’ are volume control and you tap the sides to skip forward and back. There is even a headphone jack which will come in handy if you are travelling and your child takes the Toniebox with them.
Once charged the Toniebox can be used for around 7 hours and can even be taken out with you. This is because once your content has been downloaded to the Tonie there is then no need for WIFI for for it to be played. The creative Tonie that comes with the starter pack allows you to upload 90 minutes of your own content. This can be managed on the website/app and the content can be deleted and replaced with different content as and when you want.
Additional Tonies
The fun doesn’t just end with the starter pack. You can get additional Tonies to work with the Toniebox to provide even more content!
We received Disney The Little Mermaid Tonie which has the songs and also the story and also a Favourite Childrens Songs Tonie.
What did we think?
Bee was particularly impressed with the box. She immediately noted how soft the cube was and loved holding it. I do think though that as a fairly mature 7 year old some of the Tonies may be a bit too young for her; for example the Favourite Songs Tonie has songs like Old McDonald in, which she doesn’t really sing much anymore! (They grow up far too quick!) However I can see this appealing to the younger children as the Toniebox and Tonies are recommended from ages 3+. The cube is perfect for the little ones as it is so easy to use. All they have to do is pick the Tonie they want and place it on the top of the Toniebox in the magnetised area…and it is ready to go!
We loved the creative Tonie and of course you can be as creative as you like with it. For now we have used to it add some of her favourite songs to it and also some religious prayers for her to listen to before bed!
The tonies® Toniebox Starter Set retails for £69.95 and each additional Tonie retails for £14.99. You can visit the tonies® website for more information.
Flash Giveaway
For your chance to win you very own Toniebox and a Tonie accessory, all you have to do is leave a comment on this post stating who you would give the Toniebox to!
But be quick…this giveaway lasts for only 24 hours, ending Sunday 22 December at 9am.
UK entrants only. Winner will be picked at random from all eligible entries and will be contacted via the email address they leave when leaving their comment.
Lovely idea. My daughter is 3, and she would love something like this.
Oh wow, this looks amazing! I would love one for the kids, God knows how hard the bedtime can get when they both want different things – eldest loves a bedtome story, while the toddler lacks the attention span for it, so would be great to help manage bedtimes, either play songs to the little one and read to the eldest, or play the story and go off to handle the little one 😉
What a great idea! I would give it to my 4 year old niece. She started school in September and is really starting to get into stories.
Salam and Hiya.This looks amazing!
As cheeky as it sounds I would give this box to myself so that my two girls (3 and 5) can be occupied listening to the stories. They both love reading so it would be a great addition to our household!
I think my two youngest children would really love their own Tonies. They love listening to stories together and it looks like such a fun way to do this
I’d give the Toniebox to my three sons. Love the features of the box and the different characters you can get.
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I would gift it to my youngest son who I know would love it
I would give this to my daughter who would absolutely love one! She’s a wonderful little girl who would be overwhelmed with love for this!
I’d give mine to my son – he loves listening to music at the moment so it would be perfect
this would go to Ziggy her parents are not keen on screens for a 3 yr old but this will allow stuff to help her drop off to sleep.
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This looks perfect for my 6yr old. She absolutely loves listening to stories!
My daughter who is 7 who love this. Might get her to sleep in her bed all night
I would give this to my youngest nephew – he would think it was amazing!
This looks perfect for my daughter, she’s 4 and absolutely loves stories and singing. I wish I had know about these before her birthday at the beginning of the month, I definitely would have got her one.
I would love to win for my daughters
I would give the tonies box to my son and daughter as wanting to bed them in a bedroom together. it would be perfect for the nights they struggling to drift off to sleep.
It looks great and would work so much better than my google home I am using!
I love this! Love the concept and the fact that you can add your own audio, I’d use it in the children’s room and would add heaps of beneficial audio on there!
If I was lucky enough to win I would give it to my nephew x
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I would love this for my niece, she is very sad at the moment, this may help her get to sleep.
I would have for my girls…. they share and are 7, 5 and 2 so perfect ages.
I would gift it to my goddaughter Laura, she would absolutely adore this x
I love this! I would give it to my daughter.
Thanks for a great review of the Tonie box. I would give this to my daughters 2 and 7 who loved playing with their cousin’s Tonie Box. It looks easy to use for little hands and simple to set up with the app. Hours of fun and I know my 7 year old would record lots of stories for my 2 year old.
I would give it to my friends little boy who loves the Gruffalo
Hi Emma..you have been randomly selected and are the winner. Will drop you an email!
Salaam
I would give this to my daughter who loves making up stories. She has a good imagination and is a good storyteller. She is 6.
These are so gorgeous aren’t they! We love their squishy design and how easy they are to use. I’d love to win one of these for my friends little girl. Xx
My son. It’s his 5th birthday next month so this would be perfect to give hi.