In the world of iPods and MP3 players, kids' CD players may seem to techno savvy adults almost as quaint as cassette players or even turntables, but they still have a lot of uses for kids. A CD player can be a valuable tool for work at home moms. Keeping a full-size kids' CD player or boom box in your child's bedroom or playroom is a toy with a thousand uses for independent play.
Listening to music keeps kids focused on the play going on in the room rather than what's happening in the rest of the house (i.e. your home office). Kids of all ages love audio books, and though audio books can be downloaded, the library--the cheapest source of audiobooks--typically has them on CDs. If you have a boom box with a cassette player, all the better. Kids love to listen to themselves. They can record themselves singing or telling a story and play it for you later. Plus many libraries have books on cassette tapes.
More Ideas for Kids CD Players:
- Have headphones available for kids to use when listening to audio books.
- Burn copies of CDs or make mix CDs and give the copies to the kids to use, so your favorites won't get mishandled.
- Portable CD players are, well, portable. That encourages kids to take their music with them rather than stay in the playroom. Also they are more delicate and require headphones.
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