Customers have good things to say about the Toniebox Starter Set, particularly its ease of use, audio quality, and educational value. Many appreciate that it is a screen-free alternative that offers a variety of stories. However, some customers have experienced issues with WiFi connectivity and initial setup, while others wish the volume could be louder.
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Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Screen-free
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
A Screen-Free Audio Player for Young Explorers
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
The Toniebox Starter Set with Playtime Puppy is an excellent screen-free audio player that provides an educational listening experience for children. It is designed to foster imagination, activity, and independent play for young children, making it an ideal toy for parents who want to encourage these skills.
The Toniebox comes with a charging station, an instruction manual, and a Playtime Puppy Tonie, which features a selection of popular traditional children's songs for playtime. Additionally, the set includes a whimsical collection of Tonies, hand-painted characters that provide hours of stories, songs, and more.
One of the most notable features of the Toniebox is that it is a great alternative to screen time. It offers a refreshing change of pace and promotes imagination and creativity while providing educational content. This makes it an excellent product for parents who are looking to limit their children's screen time.
Overall, the Toniebox Starter Set with Playtime Puppy is a great product that I would highly recommend to parents. It's easy to use, provides hours of entertainment, and promotes important skills for young children. Plus, with a wide variety of Content Tonies sold separately, parents can expand their child's listening experience and continue to foster their imagination and creativity.
This review is from Tonies - Toniebox Starter Set with Playtime Puppy – Screen-Free Audio Player & Educational Listening Experience - Red
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Audio quality, Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Tonie deluxe
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Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Our family of 5 are all huge fans of the Toniebox. Not only is it great while on the go but also the perfect companion for any kid. Our sons vary from age 7 all the way down to 4 to 18 months and all love the various stories. One of their all time favorite is the red creative Tonie that allows them to record variety of recordings that later can be played over on the Toniebox. The Toniebox is very lightweight making it super easy to move for little kids and also big enough to where it's easy to find. The tonies are well created with varieties of upbeat songs and stories and provide entertainment for hours. The kids all easily fall asleep to them or unwind after a long day. The Toniebox is such a great device that we decided to gift one for our oldest son's teacher for all her hard work and efforts she put in to the kids. She was very excited to use it and plans on getting more tonies to build up a collection for her classroom. Each story is unique and each character is unique. Even the voices reading the story are all different which makes it that much better. The toniebox is easy to charge and lasts hours after a full charge. The volume controls Have a good range from soft to loud and provide good quality sound out of the small but loud speaker. Excellent product to gift for the holidays to others who love music and story time. I received this product in exchange for my sincere and honest opinion.
This review is from Tonies - Toniebox Starter Set with Playtime Puppy – Screen-Free Audio Player & Educational Listening Experience - Red
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Nice but expensive
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Nice music toy for kids, a bit expensive considering that every new story figurine costs $15-20, its too bulky to travel and not very long-lasting (handle it with care, Don't keep it always ontl the charges otherwise battery will die, but especially at the tonies can be pieces bitten off easily)
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Audio quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Love love love the tonie box !
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
We love our tonie box and while they were on sale we’re able to gift to two friends for their birthdays. This is something we use every single day. My kids absolutely love it!!!
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great non screen audio player
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Such a great audio player for kids. My 2 and 5 year old both find it easy to use and love the story and song tonies. They spend hours listening to the different tonies.
This review is from Tonies - Toniebox Starter Set with Playtime Puppy – Screen-Free Audio Player & Educational Listening Experience - Blue
I would recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Setup
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good for Grandbabies!
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I made this purchase for my grandchildren, and they are loving it! It was a little bit tricky for some reason to initially set up and get connected, but after a few tries, then it seems to work great!
This review is from Tonies - Toniebox Starter Set with Playtime Puppy – Screen-Free Audio Player & Educational Listening Experience - Red
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Tonie
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Posted . Owned for 7 months when reviewed.
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Our kids love it! Super easy to set up and so many characters to get
This review is from Tonies - Toniebox Starter Set with Playtime Puppy – Screen-Free Audio Player & Educational Listening Experience - Red
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great gift too!
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Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This was my 3rd tonie purchase and a gift for our nephew! We love it so much. So easy and even a 1 year old catches on so quickly and loves it!
This review is from Tonies - Toniebox Starter Set with Playtime Puppy – Screen-Free Audio Player & Educational Listening Experience - Gray
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
BEST KIDS TOY!
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Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
We LOVE our tonie box! My kids 6 & 4 both use it every single day for almost 2 years now! Best kids toy purchase by a long shot :)
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Best screen friendly toy
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Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
We love our tonies! I got one for my 3 year old for Christmas and my 6 year old loved it! So we got him a 2’d one. No more iPad on trips- just our tonie
This review is from Tonies - Toniebox Starter Set with Playtime Puppy – Screen-Free Audio Player & Educational Listening Experience - Red
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Sleep like a baby
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
My daughter absolutely loves this. She's sleeps with it every night. It has helped her become a more independent sleeper.
I would recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Screen
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Love. Love. Love.
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
We love our toniebox! Such a great way for kids to hear stories and not be on a screen! So many fun tonies and our daughter loves playing with the characters!
This review is from Tonies - Toniebox Starter Set with Playtime Puppy – Screen-Free Audio Player & Educational Listening Experience - Red
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great product
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This system is wonderful for all ages of kids. It is easy to use and set-up is easy.
This review is from Tonies - Toniebox Starter Set with Playtime Puppy – Screen-Free Audio Player & Educational Listening Experience - Blue
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
Not good
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Stopped working after 3 weeks. I bought it for my 2 yr old granddaughter. She never touched it just listened to it. Went to play it and it stopped working. Reset and called support nothing helped. Needless to say I have a sad 2 yr old now. When it did work it was great.
This review is from Tonies - Toniebox Starter Set with Playtime Puppy – Screen-Free Audio Player & Educational Listening Experience - Red
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Cons mentioned:
Setup
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Comforting
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Great product, the charge lasts a good amount of time. It’s good for kids who have trouble falling asleep without sound. The blue Tonie is such a good color. My boys (4) and (8) got a hang of the buttons pretty quickly. The only reason I gave this 4 and not 5 stars is the setup was a bit tedious. Other than that, great product.
This review is from Tonies - Toniebox Starter Set with Playtime Puppy – Screen-Free Audio Player & Educational Listening Experience - Blue
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Love it so much we had to buy a second one!
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Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
We LOVED our Toniebox in our house so much that we had to buy another one for my parent's house. My daughter spends a few days a week there and she listens to it all day long. It holds a charge well and she really likes the little figurines. We love that it's portable and can bring it on long car rides or even on the airplane with us.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Audio quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Toddlers love to dance to the Toniebox
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Engaging for my niece who's about 1 years old. She loves to dance to Playtime Puppy songs! The speaker is durable and fun for toddlers and doesn't seem to be a choking hazard as the pieces are pretty large. Mom & dad also seem to love the gift. Even better, now we can continue to buy more figurines to add to the Tonie collection!
This review is from Tonies - Toniebox Starter Set with Playtime Puppy – Screen-Free Audio Player & Educational Listening Experience - Red
I would recommend this to a friend
Cons mentioned:
Volume, Wifi connectivity
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Fun product for my daughter
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
My 4 year old daughter got this for her birthday! Now she loves putting all the different tonies on the tonies box and dancing to all the songs. I wish it got a little louder and that you could connect it to the internet. Those are really the only flaws i see with it. She loves using it though!!
This review is from Tonies - Toniebox Starter Set with Playtime Puppy – Screen-Free Audio Player & Educational Listening Experience - Red
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Audio quality, Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Perfect Birthday Present
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
My grandson just turned 4. He absolutely loves the songs and stories. I highly recommend it. It's easy to use. Adding the different characters is easy and he loves them all.
This review is from Tonies - Toniebox Starter Set with Playtime Puppy – Screen-Free Audio Player & Educational Listening Experience - Red
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Nice alterantive to screens
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
My kids love this! Even I got sucked into one of the stories. Nice and small and easy for my 3 yr old to operate. Highly recommend any parents!
This review is from Tonies - Toniebox Starter Set with Playtime Puppy – Screen-Free Audio Player & Educational Listening Experience - Red