STACK #251 September 2025

FEATURE TECH

ears on top of your box's head. The ears also control volume, and you can tap the side or tilt the Toniebox 2 to skip chapters, fast-forward, or rewind. It's an easy, intuitive system. The Toniebox 2's edges are soft and safe, and the device is covered in wipeable fabric – it can withstand drops, tumbles, and any rough play from kids. With ten hours of battery life, you can rest easy knowing that the Toniebox will always be there for your kids when they want it! Tonieplay brings games to Toniebox 2 Tonieplay is a new feature exclusive to the Toniebox 2, giving kids new interactive games to play. New Tonieplay Tonies contain interactive experiences, letting kids work through fun challenges and even take control over stories with the new Tonieplay controller. Interactive games and stories might task kids with guiding the actions of a character, while quizzes and challenges will test kids and see how well they've been paying attention! When you pick up a Tonieplay game, you activate it the same way you would any other

Tonie. Add the controller to the middle of the light ring on top of the box and press a button to start playing. Simple! These games are designed to help improve kids' hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills, but also to help them believe in themselves and their own decisions, meet simple goals, and achieve something through their decision making. Kids can even team up with parents, relatives, siblings, or friends and play together across several of the games. The Tonieplay experience is still completely screen-free. There are no ads or ways to spend extra money within the games, so you can trust that your child is safe to play with their Tonieplay games unsupervised. What else is new with Toniebox 2? The Toniebox 2 expands and improves upon the original with new features and options. First of all, this time there's a variety of colours available: choose from Sunset Red, Sky Blue, Cloud Pink, Moon Grey, and Tropical Teal. The light ring on top of the Toniebox 2 is now dynamic, meaning that it syncs up to the action in the stories, songs, and games being played. It'll change colour, light up and darken different sections, and change depending on the content being played. This also means that Tonieplay games can have visual elements without needing a screen. The Toniebox 2 has had a huge boost in capacity compared to the

original: 32GB compared to 8GB, so you can store over 200 Tonies worth of information on it. USB-C charging also means shorter charge times: a ten-minute charge will give you 40 minutes of power, which is perfect if it needs a boost before sleep. Speaking of sleep, Toniebox 2's new Bedtime Mode is great for helping kids wind down. It keeps the light and volume on the device low, and you can set it up in advance to turn on automatically. If you want the Toniebox 2 to get quieter and less bright at 7:30pm on a school night and 8:30pm on weekends, you can do that. The new Sunrise Alarm, meanwhile, will gently wake your kids up in the morning when it's set. You can even set personalised greetings for when the Toniebox 2 is activated. The Toniebox 2 is a great way for your kids to experience stories and games, to feel empowered, and to celebrate the things they love. It's safe, fun, and an excellent way to learn, play, relax, and be entertained.

What are Tonies?

Tonies are the characters that power the Toniebox 2, giving your child access to stories, games, and more. Putting a Tonie on top of the Toniebox 2 will play the content on the Tonie, which varies from character to character.

Book Tonies contain audio versions of some classic kids' books, including Dav Pilkey's Captain Underpants series, Enid Blyton's The Magic Faraway Tree , and Roald Dahl's The BFG , with new books arriving all the time. Story Time Tonies, Sleepy Time Tonies, and Content Tonies are all designed around beloved characters, and may feature

stories, songs, and sound effects. Picking out Tonies based on your kids' favourite characters can help them get to sleep, keep them entertained, and even teach them valuable lessons. Creative Tonies let you record your own stories or messages onto them using the My Tonies app. You can use them to capture a beloved personal bedtime story, messages from friends and

family, or anything else you might want on there. While the person recording the message does it through their phone, the kid receiving the Tonie will hear it through their Toniebox 2! Alongside original characters, many Tonies

come from beloved franchises. There are over 35 Disney Tonies, including Winnie the Pooh, Moana, Elsa, Lightning McQueen, and Stitch. Other brands include PAW Patrol, Peppa Pig, Sesame Street, CoComelon, and Dreamworks –

there's something for every child, and the range of available Tonies keeps growing. Not only do you get the content on the Tonie, but the Tonies themselves are cool collectibles that your child will love!

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