Tonie characters are little figurines that each hold a specific audio collection. You can think of the hand-painted characters like physical playlists. There are two types of Tonies: Content Tonies, often referred to as just Tonies, and Creative-Tonies.

Toniebox is a child-friendly audio system that allows kids to listen to music and stories using their own portable speaker called a Toniebox which is operated using colorful figures called Tonies. A headphone jack also allows the Toniebox to be used at quieter times.

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Toniebox and Tonies communicate via NFC-chip. The content is streamed from the cloud and downloaded to the internal memory, then it can be played without an internet connection.

ABOUT TONIES This revolutionary system allows kids to experience storytelling in a digital age, in a way that stimulates their imagination without screens. The Toniebox was created for kids and parents who want to feel good about their entertainment at home and to bring back imagination in its purest form.

The Toniebox uses audio storytelling to introduce pre-readers and developing readers to the wonders of narrative long before children can read the words in a book.

Creative Tonies can be filled with your own recordings. Record your own stories and songs from songs (you have up to 90 minutes of recording time). A Creative Tonie is especially wonderful if you have family out of town, as they can easily upload stories or songs for your kids to listen to.

But we think the best part of Elmo's World isn't what he's teaching kids but rather how he's teaching them. You see, Elmo is a pro at teaching kids to navigate new and unfamiliar topics - in other words, how to learn in the first place.

Elmo is self-described as three-and-a-half years old and his birthday is on February 3. Elmo characteristically avoids pronouns in reference to himself, instead referring to himself in the third person (e.g. saying "Elmo wants this" instead of "I want this").

"Our children love their Toniebox. It gives them an opportunity to enjoy stories and songs without screentime. We often use our Toniebox for wind-down time ahead of bedtime – and it works a treat! It works really well at occupying one child while we're tucking another into bed".

Collection: Educational Tonies These Tonies come in handy when you have a curious child. Full of fun facts and interesting background they sit on the Toniebox to enrich their minds, and maybe even teach the grown ups a thing or two.

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With kindness, understanding, and compassion, Elmo tells Curly Bear all about his own journey of giving away his “binkies,” and gently encourages her to consider doing the same, as she's a big kid now! There's no greater sign of strength than being able to recognize and name your feelings, big and small.

So for children, Elmo is a combination of their two favourite things come to life - red and the sound of their parents. If that isn't adorable, we don't know what is. And, Elmo also incorporates a child-like way of thinking, speaking, and exploration.

But in addition to the standard early childhood learning skills -- ABCs, 123s and the like -- the most important lesson Sesame Street is teaching youngsters is so subtle that even their parents might not pick up on it: empathy for those who look, sound and behave differently than them.

Key early literacy skills With the Toniebox, children can discover the magic of reading and listening through a unique audio experience. Tonie characters also use different voices and accents when bringing tales to life which offer vocabulary in new and exciting ways.