I love using the Tonies Box instead of an old CD player for my listening center 🎧 The pre-loaded characters are great, but my favorites are the Creative Tonies — I can record myself reading any book we have and load it right onto one. The only part I don’t love is that you have to tap the side of the box pretty hard to skip forward or back, which isn’t ideal in a preschool classroom. So here’s my Tonies hack: I keep the original dog Tonie next to the box. When you switch from one character to a

This is what I love most about the Tonies Box 🎧✨ I replaced my old CD player this year, and the biggest reason is because I discovered Creative Tonies. I can record myself reading any book, so I don’t need books on CD anymore. I pick out my favorite story, record it, and load it onto a Creative Tony. I even add little page-turning sounds so students know exactly when to flip the page. I only record one book per Tony, because the one thing I don’t love is that you have to tap the side of the box