Audio playtime with tonies

Welcome to our new project with the new Toniebox, a unique, interactive listening system that’s so simple to use, it’s child play.

600 participants

Leisure Time

08/03/2019 to 09/05/2019

marieclaire

5 years ago

Welcome to the team!

You are part of the very exclusive group of trndsters that are testing the Toniebox and Tonies. The kits are on their way and will arrive soon.

In the meantime let's familiarise ourselves with the tools we'll be using to share our experiences.

Share your online posts!

Send us the URL links from your Social Media posts containing the hashtags #toniesUK #trndtonies #toniebox and don't forget to insert advertisement into the text.

Collect the opinions of others!

Collect your friend's and family's opinions and using the research sheets and transfer their answers to the electronic form.

Share your best moments with the tonies!

Share snaps of your little ones playing with the Toniebox and Tonies and from your catch-ups with your friends and family, to inspire your fellow trndsters and the tonies team with your activity.

All tools can be found in your home area.

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By using the tools during the project you show us that you're an amazing trndsters who actively participates and ideal for the future teams!

@all: How do you plan to share the Toniebox and Tonies experience with your friends and family within the next few days?

293 Comments

doublay • 5 years ago

These are absolutely brilliant, only recieved yesterday and we can’t help but tell family and friends about them. Our young boy loves his and loves being able to control what he listens to and starting and stopping songs himself. We have seen him become a lot better and not wanting tv but instead to want to listen to gruffalo which is heartwarming.

Joannagoodluck • 5 years ago

This is amazing for small kids, you can record your message, story, music, you can use different to listen to different stories.. You can use it with earphones, it comes with charger station and adorable stickers, you can personalise it, it is easy to use even for small kids, it is great quality and comes with lots of lovely colours, we have got blue one and it is pretty! I would recommend that 😍

Kirsty2910 • 5 years ago

Got my toniebox today just set it all up reaafy for my daughter tomorrow who is 2 she’s going to love it!!, was so easy to set up and I know she’s not going to break it as made from great material also how good does the speaker sound!!!

Mumof1 • 5 years ago

My tonie has arrived, unfortunately I'm on holiday for a few days with my little girl, so can only look at the pictures he has sent. Only disappointment so far is that we got pinocchio which is too old for my 2 year old, so we won't be able to test that one as it's not going to keep her Interest due to the length of the stories.

bailey6219 • 5 years ago

Box arrived today,as soon as daughter got home from nursery she was straight into package.little harder than I thought to set up ,but once set up is easy to use.she loves it and went to bed listening to the gruffalo.she can't wait to show it to her friends when back in nursery next week

Amanda24 • 5 years ago

I received my delivery yesterday still cant get it to connect to the internet, even my computer geeky husband has had a go and if he cant get it to connect there's no hope.

marieclaire Your trnd contact • 5 years ago

Hi Amanda24, we're sorry you're having difficulties with the set up. Did you manage to get it connected? If not please get in contact via marieclaire@trnd.co.uk

Clazmun • 5 years ago

I first got the Tonie Box package on Monday. It was easy to set up. It came with the Gruffalo's child and pig animal songs. I love how its cushioned as its robust for little children and the Tonies and Characters are also very well made and robust. My criticism at the moment is that I don't think its very loud. Me and my child both have a mild/moderate hearing loss so unless we are in a very quiet room we cant hear it too well. Great for bedtime use but not daytime really when my older children are making lots of noise. Ive checked the settings and the volume is at its highest on the app! Its a fantastic concept though.

Crowtheryuy • 5 years ago

My son's love it, everyone at work is really impressed also I have been asked to bring it in to show everyone I just need to pry it away from the kids for the day now

marieclaire Your trnd contact • 5 years ago

Hi Crowtheryuy, that's a great idea, to bring it into work and then collect your collegaues feedback via the 'spread the word' sheets. We hope you have fun spreading the word! :)

vix0877 • 5 years ago

We absolutely love this! It’s easy to set up and easy to use too! What a brilliant idea!

Paddington18 • 5 years ago

I took my Toniebox into school today to share with the other teachers and some small groups of pupils. It was quite a hit, especially with some of the more reluctant readers - they were eager to follow parts of Zog in their book as the story was read.

Adamf82 • 5 years ago

Hi everyone , love this product . The children love it too .

BigTrndFan • 5 years ago

Hi there! Love the tonies!

raj.thevar • 5 years ago

Our red Toniebox arrived yesterday. The initial setup was a real mess I admit...and if it was daunting for someone like me who is fairly geeky (if i have to admit), I can only imagine.

Perhaps it is to do with the number of documentation included in the box.

Nevertheless, we are all set up now and it’s show time!

My first home party is on Friday and we cant wait to show it to our guests for the initial feedback. More to come!!

Keeley88 • 5 years ago

Rather happy with my toniebox and Tonies. My 2 and half year old loves it and amazed by the magnetic feature. The gruffalos child is lovely 😊 she loved it , the box itself is very durable however I do need to hide it from the teething baby as she seems to like the cushioned leather. Easy to set up and easy to also set up red and upload content.

HonestReview • 5 years ago

We were thrilled to be picked for this project! We had a bit of delay trying it out as my little boy has been very sick. We finally unpacked it today and he loves it! I had to call hubby in to help with the setup as I have to admit did find it a bit tricky by myself. Once I understood the steps it actually went very quickly and my son was very excited to watch the setup in progress :) So far it's a hit and I think we'll be buying a few more tonies to grow this set. Thank you

Selina33 • 5 years ago

My daughter really love the TonieBox! She listened to her favourite songs again and again sitting in front of it!

amber.salman • 5 years ago

i would love to use this product asap. i have a 3 year old son who i think is the perfect user for it. just waiting to get an invite so i can start up. thanks

bellitkaa • 5 years ago

Great idea, great design, it is amazing product! We have got light blue version, it is soooo nice :)

indiesinger • 5 years ago

As some others have said on here, it just won't connect to the internet no matter how hard I try. At the moment the light is supposed to go green or red, it just flashes blue. If anyone knows a fix or a workaround, I'd be grateful to hear it...

Natbagz • 5 years ago

So we have had the box for a few weeks now. We have managed to upload a few vox pops to the creative tonie however its proving very trying to get any MP3's on there. If i try to upload more than 2 or 3 at a time it errors and i have to start again with them all. The kids however love it and want to take it everywhere and are loving sharing it with their friends and family!

Bensteaddavis • 5 years ago

So far I am very happy with our little Tonie box, I was a little hesitant at first as I wasn’t sure if it would turn up and look plastic and cheap quality.. It looks lovely! The quality is nice, the material is soft and will be good for kids to handle, it isn’t heavy and it is easy to use. I managed to get it to connect straight away and had the lullaby Tonie on straight away. The sound quality is very good and I like the little ears as volume control.
The only thing I would prefer to have different on there is the way to forward through the songs and stories, if it had a forward/backward button on that may be a bit easier to use. Other than that the Tonie box is brilliant! We have the light blue, which is a lovely colour, just unfortunately doesn’t go well with our nursery decor, the grey is gorgeous so maybe will look in to upgrading in the future

ceveritt • 5 years ago

Received my tonies last week, my daughters love them. I have to be strict about keeping the figures in a certain place as otherwise they take them off to play with and I find them later in the dolls house. It would be great if there was a storage box you could put them in. My youngest was amazed when I recorded my voice on the creative Tonie and she put it on the box. They both loved the Gruffalo's child. The bedtime songs are good too.

marieclaire Your trnd contact • 5 years ago

Hi ceveritt, it's not a part of our project, but you can find the Tonie-Carrier in the official shop! Perfect to carry both the Toniebox and the Tonies around and never lose one of them.

komqas • 5 years ago

I just opened my parcel yesterday as I got the email I wasn't selected but it was a big surprise when I opened the box and checked my email that the earlier email of no selection was a mistake. My small one is so happy and he has already shared the news with all the family. I will share it on my social media pages to show all the friends

marieclaire Your trnd contact • 5 years ago

Hi komqas, thank you for your active participation! We're looking forward to see what you share about the Toniebox.

wayneobee • 5 years ago

I was disgusted to see several of these already on Ebay !! don't you understand doing this puts companies like Trnd at risk of closing down if the brand finds out that Trnd members are abusing the campaign they may even ask for them to be returned as im sure you will notice there was no stipulation of being able to keep this or return so if you have sold it then you may have to replace it.

Rose25 • 5 years ago

Loving the Toniebox and Grufallo Tonie

Natchaz • 5 years ago

I haven’t received my kit.

marieclaire Your trnd contact • 5 years ago

Hi Natchaz, please don't share your personal contact data such as e-mail adress in the comments. We'll contact you via e-mail in a moment.

romka • 5 years ago

We also got a Tonie box. The daughter was very happy. He quickly learned how to use it. He used it all day and fell asleep with the Tonie box. Most daughters like lullabies. It's really a good thing and kids are very happy with it. I give the best rating. Great toy!

Selina33 • 5 years ago

It has become my daughter’s routine playing with TonieBox and her Tonies!

Saffakimmy • 5 years ago

My kids 5 & 8 yrs old are absolutely loving their Toniebox, especially recording their own stories on it & laughing at themselves! Yesterday we took it to a playdate & the other kids loved it too & my son & his friend recorded their own story on it. Only downside was that I couldn't play it to them to hear back at my friends house as it kept taking me to connect to WIFI to upload it & play it so had to wait until I got back to my house for it to work.

marieclaire Your trnd contact • 5 years ago

Dear Saffakimmy, indeed, the Toniebox requires to be connected to a WiFi network in order to upload your records to your Creative-Tonie.

emmyself • 5 years ago

We actually thought that the TonieBox is a great idea. I wish we thought of it! It was easy to set up and start using it, so that really helped. The kids love it and I love it too cause they can play with it and occupy themselves without my assistance.

Phyutk • 5 years ago

To be entirely honest, we were a bit skeptical at first but it all changed after we actually set it up and used it. The instructions were self explanatory and very easy. The best feature is you can record the audio from your phone and upload it onto Tonies. Now our bedtime story telling is alot easier as myself and my husband have uploaded a few stories and play it to our little one when he is trying to falling asleep. It becomes very handy as my husband travels for work a lot so it keep my little one close to his dad.

marieclaire Your trnd contact • 5 years ago

Thanks a lot for sharing this wonderful experience with us! :)

sibs21 • 5 years ago

First impression are that these are well made and look fun, but there are some issues.

Setup took longer than expected (possibly just me but it seems others have had issues too). I'm pretty tech savvy but I think there are some errors in the various information leaflets provided. Now that it is setup, for some reason we jeep keeping a codeword Groundhog error, which is taking away from the fun.

I'm not sure if this is something that will keep our little guy's attention for particularly long.

harrynat3982 • 5 years ago

We received our TonieBox on Monday and my daughter has played with it endlessly. We both love its functionality, ease of use and the lovely voices that make the Tonies come to life. It is absolutely wonderful and such a fantastic idea. We received Zog with our TonieBox and have listened to him and Emelda Staunton every night to fall asleep to. Such easy listening. The only downsides were, we incurred a 'groundhog' error with Zog, but that was quickly resolved after emailing their support team who were also very quick to respond and my daughter was a bit disappointed her Toniebox hadn't been a more girly colour (we received a grey). Overall it has certainly received a huge thumbs up in our home and will be purchasing some more Tonies.

szomoraa • 5 years ago

I have received the TonieBox last week. It was rewarding to set it up. It was not easy but the right amount of challenge for a parent :) I like the look and although we have a girl, even the blue suits very well. I like how many songs and stories fit on one tony. I couldn't upload stories on the creative Tonie just yet as download is cluncky through iphone so I ll need to use my laptop. I was thinking I can use the creative Tonie to have the grandparents read aloud a story or two so the little one hears their voices more often.

Galaxydollar • 5 years ago

We received our tonnie box and we absolutely love my little boy is in or of it and all he keeps doing is walking round with it in his own way saying watch this and shows everyone what it does he’s shown his friends family my friends everybody we have had a lot of good reports of it it’s so easy to use. It took a little while to set up but once it was we where off we got the baby blue box and it’s a very nice colour perfect for a boy or girl. Very good design easy to use

eheale • 5 years ago

Having used this for a few weeks now my daughter was first interested in it but her interest has soon waned. She will be 5 in July so probably a bit too old for it. However I can see how it would be appealing for people with younger children. It would be nice to alternate story nights with me reading to her and then the next time putting the Toniebox on.

HOLLIETOYNEBEE-SMITH • 5 years ago

Sad that testing is coming to an end I have enjoyed reading about and seeing pictures of everybody enjoying their tonies as a family. Although the novelty has started to wear off now it has certainly been a hit. I'm thinking of putting it away for a month every so often and re introducing it to keep interest :) this has been such an enjoyable product test, it's been great to have something to test as a family! Thanks so much for the opportunity

BuddyLove • 5 years ago

I’ve really enjoyed sharing Toniebox and agonies with our friends and their children. Everyone loved almost everything about it. The kids loved dancing to the music and being able to control the tracks and volume. The stories were great chillout time and I’ve lent the Toniebox to a few friends for bedtime stories. The kids all love Zog! Our children loved to record messages for us too. We’ve had come fun with this, although it would have been nice to be able to do this without a phone.

I am amazed how long the Toniebox stays charged. It goes on, and on, and on... Not only that, but it’s easy to charge too. No risk of damaging a delicate charger or the Toniebox. Our kids just plonked it on charge.

It’s so well designed and made too. I loved the grey. As much as it is a toy, it looked great in our lounge. It really looks expensive; everyone mentioned this.

The only concern that most people had was the cost of the Toniebox and the Tonies. They said they would be more likely to buy a Toniebox if it was cheaper (around £40 to £50) and then treat their children to Tonies. I understand this.

So as I approach the end of this project, I know Zog off by heart and sing “Get the Party Started” in my sleep. I think 80 people have had a go with our Toniebox and Tonies, but they look brand new. A bit of a wipe and it’s good as new.

donnaburt • 5 years ago

We have had a great time testing the Toniebox. At 1 year old my daughter has been too young to understand and use all the features of the box, but it is a product that she will grow into and I see that she will get many years use from it.

I think there is currently an ok range of Tonies but I can't to see more introduced, such as the Disney ones which are coming soon. I especially love that you can upload your own content on the creative Tonies as I have family overseas so I love that my daughter gets to hear their voices anytime so they stay familiar to her.

I love that the Toniebox stays charged for ages and that you can take it and use it anywhere without it needing to be attached to a power socket. We have used ours in the back garden and even taken it away on a caravan holiday.

The only thing I have found that isn't great about the Toniebox is that the white surround gets marked easily. Kids can be rough and given my daughter is young she didn't always put the character in the right place, so as the character has fallen it has marked the white surround. These marks can be cleaned off, its just a bit of a hassle having to scrub them off frequently. So if there was a design change I would say the white surround could be a dark colour to prevent marking.

I think the product is slightly over-priced and people I have spoken to share that view. While the initial outlay for the box might be justified the cost of each Tonie is high, when compared to prices for accessing other music and digital content.

Overall I do think this is a great product, that is very child friendly and I am very glad that my family has been able to test the Toniebox.

marieclaire Your trnd contact • 5 years ago

Hi donnaburt, great suggestion regarding the design of the Tonie placement area on top. Please make sure to submit that suggestion in the upcoming final survey as well, so we can collect them all and present them to the experts at the tonies team.

Sparkly_storm • 5 years ago

I have loved using this product with the family and it was a big hit over the Easter holidays for my children! They took it with them for sleepovers and have listened to it most nights! Initially, we thought the Pinocchio Tonie only had one story on it and were surprised to hear the others! The kids love it!
Our favourite has to be the creative Tonie. My 8 year old niece sent us the best story that she invented... the boys were so excited to hear her voice on the Toniebox! 😍

Brearna241204hotmail.com • 5 years ago

We have loved using the toniebox its my little boys birthday on friday and he has asked for stick man, he loves zog and enjoys listening to story's in bed. I have discovered apple music have fairytales on there so i have recorded some of them onto my creative tonie as i cant stand my own voice all in all its been lots of fun and my 3 (nearly 4) year old, 9 year old and my 10 year old have enjoyed playing with the tonie

RUTRYSEK • 5 years ago

This is amazing for small kids and older as wrll. You can record your message, story, music. It wasn't easy to set for me but maybe it is just me. It comes with charger station and adorable stickers, you can personalise it. It is great quality and comes with lots of lovely colours. We have got the blue one and it is so pretty! I would recommend that to all kids mot only the small ones. It helos to improve the imaginery and it is great that has got no screan! 😍

Scotchbonnet • 5 years ago

Im not sure if you’re aware but I tried to submit a review on Amazon and it said that no reviews were currently being accepted because of unusual reviewing activity on the product.

marieclaire Your trnd contact • 5 years ago

Hi Scotchbonnet, Thank you for mentioning it, we're aware of it. Please feel free to spread the word on a different website of your choice, e.g. Facebook, Instagram or YouTube.

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