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Let’s face it, long car rides are no fun for anyone! Especially for kids. The never-ending “are we there yet” from the backseat can make any parent go insane..

Playaway LIGHT

It is best to keep those kids quiet and interested in something else, other than when we will arrive at the destination we are headed towards. Sure you can give them books, but if your kids are like my kids, they get car sick if they read! I can give them my tablet or toys to play with, but those get boring too. Sigh. I try to have a basket near them, with fun things to grab out of it, for the long car rides. But, it never fails, they get BORED still 🙁

 Playaway LIGHT

To help with not only car boredom, but home rainy day boredoms too, we were sent the Playaway Light and Playaway View to check out. The Playaway LIGHT is an all-in-one audiobook format you love now with a larger, backlit screen, friendlier controls, advanced firmware, and an increasingly intuitive design. So now you or your kids can play, unplugged and uninterrupted, all day and straight into the night! Yay!

I love how the Playaway LIGHT fits perfectly into my hand and my kid’s hands. It is lightweight and easy to use. It is great to have on those long car rides or at home relaxing. The kids like it for quiet time and when they don’t feel like reading but just listening. Or, if they want they can read along with it! There are many books to get. I am looking at the Playaway book packs right now. There are even a couple of books I plan on buying too!

Playaway LIGHT Playaway View

Now, if the Playaway LIGHT were not enough, we also received the Playaway View! Now, this is so neat! This is absolutely perfect for little hands to grab hold of! Grocery shopping and your child is getting antsy? Just pull out the Playaway View which is an all-in-one video player with content for everyone. Each Playaway View comes pre-loaded too!!! Ours came preloaded with Sesame Street and Elmo! Who doesn’t love that furry little guy? Even my 15-month-old boy is intrigued and sits to watch it! No DVDs. No downloads. No additional players needed. Just press play! This is very durable too!

Playaway LIGHT Playaway View

The Playaway View has a built-in speaker, headphone jack, and rechargeable battery, and can easily go wherever you go. For children, it has fun read-along, language learning, curriculum support, arts + culture and popular television programming and for us adults, it has the best in classic movies + TV shows, documentaries, travel features and more!

How Can I Try Out The Playaway LIGHT and View?

This is not a consumer product. It’s a product that is for free use in many libraries and in schools. So visit your local library (or school) and ask about the Playaway View or LIGHT, today!

Have you ever used the Playaway View or LIGHT? What was your thoughts on it?

 

About Kim Delatorre

Kim Delatorre is a mommy to three beautiful, smart kids and wife to an amazing husband of 24 years! She enjoys reading, writing, spending time with her family, and blogging.

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  1. shaunie says

    This is neat. I don’t know what I’d use it for but it would be great for the kids to use

  2. Lily Kwan says

    I haven’t used the Playaway View or LIGHT yet but it they look very nice!

  4. Buddy Garrett says

    I wish we had had this when our daughter was young. It is a great way to keep children entertained.

  5. Kim Reid says

    Both the Playaway Light and View are wonderful products, I will have to check with my local library to see if they have them!

  10. Lauren says

    I haven’t seen this but my kids would probably love it! They love listening to audio books on long drives.

  11. ellen beck says

    Thats a pretty nifty little device- something they can listen to rather than interact with like most electronics. These would be great for relaxing children (and adults) since it is simple and straightforward.

  12. RICHARD HICKS says

    This is new to me and I like it. Great way to keep kids occupied on car trips

  13. Angela Ash says

    I understand that the Playaway LIGHT & the Playaway View are not available as a consumer product, only at many libraries and schools. I’m hoping that the locations are like a test run, temporary for market research. I think a lot of people would think it’s a gem, especially parents. It doesn’t discriminate against age. It can keep the kids busy and then the adults can take over for a little fun of their own. I love that there isn’t anything extra, like downloads that you need. Just being able to press play and letting the entertaining and learning experience take over is great, especially for car rides.

  14. Lisa B says

    Very Interesting. We made many car trips when our girls were young and invested in a TV that plugged into the lighter!

  15. Betsy Barnes says

    I have never used the Playaway View or LIGHT. I love it, this would have been great for my son when he was younger, especially on road trips 🙂

  18. Sarah L says

    This looks like it would be great for little people. My sister and I had an etch-a-sketch for traveling and playing with. Then again, that was 55 years ago.

  20. June S. says

    I really like the sounds of this great thing, it would be great to have this for my grandson to enjoy a lot of different things.

  22. Dandi D says

    I love listening to audio books, but I had never heard of this. I will have to check it out!

  25. Maryann D. says

    I wish I had Playaway Light for my kids when they were young. What super entertainment for long car rides.

  28. Christina Foley says

    This is neat, I had never heard of it before… will have to check with our library when we go next week.

  33. Crystal Green says

    I got to review these products too, and I have to say I think it’s a wonderful idea. I do wish that I could load them with more than one product of my own choosing, but otherwise, I think it’s totally awesome! My kids didn’t let go of theirs for days!!

  36. Rosie says

    This is the first I’ve heard of this! My parents would have appreciated it when we would take trips and all of us kids would be asking are we almost there yet, and then loading up on food, not even hungry till we didn’t feel good! So easy not to have to download – that’s great! I’ll have to see if our library has it!

  38. Cheryl Rahkonen says

    I have not heard of it. I visited the site and found that they have 18,300 titles available; that would keep the kids busy for a very long time. Included in the list are some very popular and current titles. I think this would be an excellent choice for a family.

  39. Margot C says

    Oh boy can I think of a few occasions where this could come in quite handy. I don’t let little ones handle the phone or table on their own while I am driving so this would be a great alternative.