LeapFrog's new collection of learning toys includes playthings portable players designed to support kids at an early age with curriculum-based content and foundational skills. The On-the-Go Story Pal is a bunny-shaped player that helps to take storytime on the go with more than 70 stories, poems, songs and lullabies for kids to discover.
The intuitively designed device has simple controls and a headphone jack, aimed at encouraging listening skills. Parents even have the option of recording 10 minutes of their own voice so that kids can hear new or made-up stories from someone they know. The portable player also gives the option to create playlists of up to five pieces of content, which will play before the device shuts off.
The content on the device may also be expanded with additional free story and music downloads.
Why This Trend Is Growing
- Interactive Learning Toys
- The trend of interactive learning toys for kids offers an opportunity for innovative businesses to create new designs and features that support early age learning with a fun approach.
- Customizable Audio Devices
- The trend of customizable audio devices for kids opens up the possibility of developing new features that allow parents to record and personalize the content offered to their children.
- Expanded Digital Libraries
- The trend of digital libraries for kids presents an opportunity for businesses to innovate by offering new ways of content expansion and personalization through digital downloads.
Industries Being Reshaped
- Education Technology
- In the education technology industry, there is an opportunity to create curriculum-based content and platforms that integrate with interactive learning toys for kids.
- Electronic Toy Manufacturing
- Electronic toy manufacturers can innovate by creating portable players with built-in voice recording and playlist creation features, and collaborating with digital library providers to expand content offerings.
- Digital Content Distribution
- The trend of expanded digital libraries for kids creates an opportunity for businesses in the digital content distribution industry to offer curated and customizable content that parents can access and download for their children.
