Yoto Player

A combination of a friend having a Yoto and liking it and the incessant Instagram ads finally led to us asking for this for Silas for the holidays, and I'm so glad we did.

All parts of the design, from the controls to the charging, are done so that the child can completely control the device easily without help. And I love how the changing of content is a tactile, analog experience through these special cards, not purely a digital one.

While the stories are currently his favorite type of content, he also loves one of the cards that came with it called "Storyshed" which is a podcast–so it's basically a never-ending story which is kind of amazing. Now at bedtime if Silas is not totally sleepy yet after a few books, he just turns on his Yoto and is usually asleep within 10 minutes. It's really made bedtime so much smoother :)