A Yoto player is a wonderful storytelling device that comes with so many more great features, but with so many Yoto Player story cards to choose from, it's difficult knowing which of the Yoto cards for toddlers to get.
Designed to be taken on the go, or moved around your home, the Yoto player will bring stories to life with cards that have stories on them, so your child can listen to engaging stories independently.
Best Yoto cards for toddlers at a glance:
• Best story Yoto cards for toddlers: Where's Spot?: Buy here on Amazon.
• Best nursery rhyme Yoto cards for toddlers: Old MacDonald and Other Pre-School Songs: Buy here on Amazon.
• Best maths Yoto cards for toddlers: All Aboard the Number Train: Buy here on Amazon.
You can also bag yourself five Yoto Cards for the price of four on the Yoto Play website until January 31st, 2024. This offer only includes single Yoto Cards, single Digital Yoto Cards and Yoto Card Packs but includes many of the Disney classics plus some calming bedtime reads to help them drift off to sleep. We've popped some of our top picks from the deal below for you to shop.
Best 5 for 4 deal on Yoto Cards for toddlers:
• Best for learning: Phonics: Letters & Sounds: Phase 1: Buy now from Yotoplay.com
• Best for Disney lovers: Disney Classics Collection: Volume 1: Buy now from Yotoplay.com
• Best for a gift: Beatrix Potter: The Complete Tales: Buy now from Yotoplay.com
• Best for a giggle: The World's Worst Children 1: Buy now from Yotoplay.com
• Best for bedtime: 5-Minute Sleepy Stories: Buy now from Yotoplay.com
But which Yoto cards are best for toddlers? With a little help from parents, your toddler can enjoy story time through the Yoto player and they can even listening to music and educational cards that are suitable for their age!
Best story Yoto cards for toddlers
Run time: 1 hour 45 minutes
With 24 stories, Where's Spot? is a classic, and your toddler will love listening to the stories. There's also an exclusive Where's Spot song that they can listen to. There's even a birthday and Christmas story to listen to with this Yoto card.
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The Gruffalo
Best Gruffalo story Yoto cards for toddlers
Run time: 25 minutes
The Gruffalo is a classic book and this audio story will take little ones on an adventure through the deep dark wood with the mouse. Discover all the challenges mouse faces! There's also a Gruffalo song on this Yoto card and a read-along version.
Best bedtime story Yoto cards for toddlers
Run time: 11 minutes
The Ten Minutes to Bed books are always a delight, but with the Yoto card you can listen to the countdown to a peaceful sleep. Featuring the monster, mermaid, dinosaur and unicorn, they're the perfect length for sending little one's to sleep.
Best nursery rhyme Yoto cards for toddlers
Run time: 1 hour 8 minutes
The Old MacDonald and Other Pre-School Songs card features so many classic such as Old MacDonald himself, Baa Baa Black Sheep, Rain Rain Go Away and many more! It has 15 songs, and then it also has the sing-a-long versions of those same ones.
Best maths Yoto cards for toddlers
Run time: 14 minutes
This play along story helps teach little ones to count to ten. With character Zack struggling to count, his sister comes up with a plan to help him. It's a rhyming audio that your toddler can play along with if you have the Lego Duplo Number Train.
Best fairy tale Yoto cards for toddlers
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Run time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Who doesn't love the classic fair tales! The First Fairy Tales Yoto card features 10 stories, including Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Jack and the Beanstalk and Little Red Riding Hood. They can be listened to at bedtime or when on the go for a story in the car.
Best Peppa story Yoto cards for toddlers
Run time: 1 hour 2 minutes
Does your toddler LOVE Peppa Pig? The On the Road with Peppa includes nine stories from Peppa Pig, as they go on different adventures. The music, sound effects and voices are all taken from the TV show. Some stories include Peppa Goes on Holiday and Miss Rabbit's Day Off.
Best pre-school Yoto cards for toddlers
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Run time: 1 hour 8 minutes
The Old English Nursery Rhymes card features so many classics such as Jack and Jill went up the hill, Hickory dickory dock, Baa baa black sheep and many more! It has 48 songs you and your little one can sing-a-long to.
Best bedtime songs Yoto cards for toddlers
Run time: 40 minutes
Making a lovely little sleeping aid, the Lullabies for Bedtime can help your child to understand that when the lullabies are playing, it's time to settle down. With classics your toddler will know too, it's the perfect way to settle down after a day of adventure.
Best pirate Yoto cards for toddlers
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Run time: 30 minutes
Does your toddler love pirates? The Songs for Little Pirates features 12 sea shanties and pirate singalongs. It's something fun and different for your tot to listen to and they can even play pirates with their Yoto Songs for Little Pirates in the background.
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Animal Sounds
Best animal noises Yoto cards for toddlers
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Run time: 22 minutes
With sounds of 12 real life animals, the Yoto player will display the animal with corresponding sound. The Animal Sounds are a great way to learn about different animals and what noises they make. We all know how much toddlers love animals too!
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The BFG
Best Yoto cards for toddlers long stories
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Run time: 4 hours 24 minutes
The BFG is one of the most loved stories by Roald Dahl about the story of the Big Friendly Giant that both children and even adults still love. The BFG is narrated by David Walliams who brings the giant and his story to life.
Should I get the Yoto Player or the Mini?
While both have their benefits, for smaller children, the Yoto Player is more advisable as there are less small parts.
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Yoto Player
If you haven't already purchased a Yoto Player, then it's definitely worth investing in. The cubed audio device acts as a stroy telling device, where you can pop the card in the top or connect it to the app to play storys from.
Read our Yoto Player review here.
Pros
- Helps avoid screen time
- Hundreds of cards
Cons
- Might not be engaging enough during the day
What age is the Yoto player suitable for?
The Yoto player is ideal for independent use for children aged three years plus. However, it can still be used for babies and toddlers. For small children, parents will just need to provide extra support through choosing age appropriate stories and changing the cards themselves.
Samantha Ball is a Product & Lifestyle Writer for Mother&Baby and freelanced for the website for two years before joining the team full time. She's a mum of two and loves browsing for the best products and cute outfits.