Yoto Journal

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How to build daily routines for your kids with Yoto

Routines are great for kids. They can reduce stress, create a feeling of stability and help growing brains develop healthy habits. That’s why Yoto comes with a bunch of free features that support parents as they’re building those daily routines.

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“When I grow up, what do I want to be?”

The ‘Little People, Big Dreams’ books introduce young readers to inspiring trailblazers in politics, science, music, art, design and more. They’re loved by children all over the world and we’re so excited to bring some of these amazing stories to Yoto.

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Useful Timers

Yoto supports both morning and bedtime routines, making it easier for parents to get kids up and out first thing and then back in bed on time in the evening.

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Create a new school routine with Yoto!

Starting school or returning to school after a long summer is a big change for children - and a big change to family life. Establishing a familiar routine at home goes a long way to helping things run just that little bit more smoothly - and Yoto is here to help!

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Starting School, with Jake

We can help our little ones feel more prepared, more relaxed and ultimately, excited to enter the classroom. Read on for some practical tips on how to prepare them for their big adventure.

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How to Prepare Your Player for Adventure!

Off on a family adventure this summer? Whether you’re soaring off to sunnier climes or packing up and hitting the road, get your Yoto Player or Yoto Mini ready for travel in 3 easy steps.

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A letter from our founders

Here at Yoto HQ we are constantly in awe of you. Your feedback, advice and constructive criticism helps us every day, and we read everything. Today, June 7th, is a big day for Yoto - we’re announcing a major upgrade to our flagship Yoto Player, and we also have some big upgrades and content releases for all Yoto customers on all players.

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The next generation player for the next generation of play

Get ready to take your audio on an all-new adventure, because today we are announcing the launch of Yoto Player (3rd Generation)! Jam-packed with the existing features that you already know and love, plus powerful improvements and updates. Read on to find out more!

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A Yoto Original that’s Out of this World

3, 2, 1… Blast off! The Solar System Pack is here! Our interactive game card pack will inspire curiosity, creativity, and independence in any aspiring astronaut (especially those aged 6-10).

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Essential Tips for Baby and Child Sleep

Yoto is now the official sponsor of the award-winning podcast The Sleep Mums—hosted by parenting journalist Cat Cubie and baby sleep expert Sarah Carpenter—providing you with their top 10 essential tips for baby and child sleep.

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Changes to Birthday Shoutouts on Yoto Daily

At the end of August 2023, we’ll be stopping birthday shoutouts as you all know it. The good news is that we've come up with a plan.

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Spotlight On: Steve Blumenthal, Associate Composer at LifeScore

We chatted with Steve Blumenthal, Associate Composer at LifeScore and mastermind behind the Focus Collection cards. Read to discover Steve shining some light on his inspirations, favourite childhood memories, and more!

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Clock change survival with Rachel Fitz-Desorgher, baby and parenting expert

On Sunday, clocks in the U.K. and Europe will "spring forward" at 1 am by one hour. To combat losing an hour of sleep, why not try setting up a Yoto Alarm to ease kids into a new routine in a fun way? Read our blog for further sleep advice.

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April Yoto Daily Schedule

It's Easter season! 🐇🐰🤫🔎🥚 Enjoy all-new episodes of Yoto Daily throughout the month of April including Easter Games, Good Friday Jokes and even an Easter Draw Along.

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Happy 3rd birthday, Yoto Player!

We left it too late to request a birthday shout-out from Jake, so we've taken to our blog instead to shout out all the great things about Yoto Player! 🎈

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World Book Day: Reading for Pleasure

It's no secret that we love books. And we are proud to announce that Yoto is the Official Audio Partner of World Book Day® 2023! Here's how you can encourage reading for pleasure in your kids (and how Yoto can help along the way).

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Yoto is the Official Audio Partner of World Book Day® 2023

We are proud to announce that Yoto is the Official Audio Partner of World Book Day® 2023!

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February Yoto Daily Schedule

It's time for a new monthly view of what's up and coming for Yoto Daily. See what Jake has in store for February Half Term!

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Meet the Author: Interview with James Davies

Welcome to #MeetTheAuthor! This time we're meeting our very own James Davies—author and illustrator of children's books. We're also lucky to have him as an Illustrator at Yoto and we know you'll love him, too!

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New Make Your Own How-to Guides

Make Your Own Cards are the best way to create bespoke playlists. Whether you're new to Yoto or you've been wanting to try Make Your Own Cards for a while, here's everything you need to get started.

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Yoto Hacks

Want to know all the cool things you can do on Yoto? This is your one-stop shop for hacks and cheat sheets. Sure, it's written by us, but we're an open book (audio player)!

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Prepare your player for a holiday

Hitting the road to visit family this festive season? Get your Yoto Player or Yoto Mini ready for travel in 3 easy steps.

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Gift Guide: Our Recommended Cards for All Ages

Searching for the perfect gifts for a particular kiddo this Christmas? Look no further! We've curated a selection of our favourite cards for all ages to help you cross off those wish lists.

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Read-along with Julia Donaldson

Listening alongside reading can help improve comprehension, punctuation, fluency and vocabulary, especially for children and second-language learners. Enjoy read-along sessions with these modern classics, where an audible 'ding' will tell you when to turn the chapter.

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How to Get Festive with Yoto 🎄⛄️

It's November! ⛄️ The Christmas 'Eve' of December, you could say. While we slowly head into festive season, we've got some jolly good tips to help you and your family get into the spirit of things.

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Make Your Own: Gift Ideas

Make Your Own cards are essentially blank cards that offer endless opportunities for you and your family to get creative. Read this blog for ways to transform Make Your Own cards into special gifts.

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Be the hero of (un)wrapping 🎁

Picture this: it's Christmas morning! You're a kid who's been handed a Yoto player, but it isn't set up. A nightmare scenario, right? Set up your player before December 20th and get a FREE digital card for your recipient to enjoy.

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Houston, we have Drift Off 😴🚀

We often hear anecdotes from parents about how daylight savings can disrupt their routine for several days. Read our tips for making this transition as smooth as possible.

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Cards for Bedtime

"As a parent to a very lively 4-year-old, I’m always on the hunt for new bedtime stories and music from our Yoto library to help settle my son after a long day. Here are my top picks for a calm bedtime all-round!"

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New Yoto Club FAQs

New Yoto Club is here and it's better than ever! If you were already a Yoto Club member before Monday 3rd October, here's a refresher on everything you need to know about the new Yoto Club.

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New Yoto Club is here!

It's here and we hope you love it as much as we do. Read our step by step instructions on how to use your first ever set of new Yoto Club Credits.

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Yotoween 2022 🎃👻🕸️

It's officially Spooktober! (Trick or) Treat your kids to a be-spook selection of spine-chilling audio adventures. Keep an ear out for new ways to celebrate this year, including six new spooky soundscapes coming soon to the Yoto App...

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Diversity & Inclusion: Discover these 10 BAME titles on Yoto

Diversity and inclusion are very important to us at Yoto. We are proud to host titles from diverse authors and narrators, as well as fictional and non-fictional diverse stories, which reflect the multicultural world around us.

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Interactive Content and Audio Games

While there’s much to be said about putting on an audiobook, podcast, or soundscape to relax or fall asleep, the Yoto Player gives audio the opportunity to be an immersive and interactive experience. I love creating audio that gets kids up and moving, playing along, answering questions, and learning new things.

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Yoto App Release 2.41

Does it get more exciting than a new app update? Of course it doesn't! It’s time to share the round up on the latest new features available now. To see these updates, make sure you're using version 2.41.

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Meet The Musician: Interview with Divinity Roxx

This month, we sat down with Divinity Roxx - former bassist of Beyoncé, Grammy-nominated artist, and creator of Ready Set Go! on Yoto.

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Learn French with Yoto

Did you know that we have Yoto Cards in French? From nursery rhymes to favourite stories and music, we have everything to spark a lifetime love for languages and cultures.

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Stories about Inspiring Girls and Women

If you’re on the hunt for audiobooks with inspiring female protagonists that will appeal to girls (and boys alike), then Yoto has a brilliant selection of stories and biographies.

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Summer days need music

When kids choose the tunes, great summer memories are theirs for the making. So whether you’re embarking on a summer adventure or embracing a stay-cation for all it’s worth, here are some inspiring musical Yoto Cards for your kids to enjoy

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Musical Journeys with Yoto

Love of music starts during childhood and at Yoto we believe in helping kids and families discover a wide breadth of music and sounds. We want to help a new generation of kids fall in love with the power of music.

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Favourite Funny Stories

Some say laughter is the best medicine, and we couldn’t agree more. Luckily, Yoto has many amazing titles that will tickle the funny bone!

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Meet The Musician: Interview with Sonia De Los Santos

We’re big fans of music around here, in all its forms. What better way to celebrate the joy of music than to meet the awesome artists behind some of your favourite Yoto tracks? This month, we sat down with artist Sonia De Los Santos, Latin Grammy nominee and creator of Canta Con Sonia!

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Songs, Stories and Activities for Ages 0-5

As a mum of a five year old and a one year old, I’m constantly amazed by just how much discovery and learning is packed into a child’s first five years - and how much change and progression they go through every few months of life.

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World Music Day: Meet Yoto's Head of Music!

Happy #WorldMusicDay! 🎵 From the upbeat and playful to the sleepy and gentle, there’s a tune for every family with Yoto - and what better way to celebrate the joy of music than by sitting down with Dominic Hodge, Yoto’s very own Head of Music.

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Q&A with Caley Nunnally: Your Top Speech Questions Answered

We recently invited Caley Nunnally - a Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist - to chat with members of our Yoto Community and answer their speech and language development questions.

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Interview with Zanib Mian: Author of the Planet Omar Series

Zanib Mian is a celebrated children’s author best known for the Planet Omar series. We got the chance to sit down with her and learn what inspired the series as well as her passion for bringing diverse representation to children's literature!

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Get to know Jake: The host of Yoto Daily!

Many of you may know Jake as the writer, producer, and host of Yoto Daily, but did you know he was also a primary school teacher before joining Yoto? We wanted our community to have the chance to get to know Jake a little better, so we recently invited him to chat with members on our Facebook group!

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10 Cards for Mindfulness and Wellbeing

The more that we discover about the benefits of practising mindfulness, the more we come to realise that building on our mental wellbeing must be treated as a life-long education, rather than a passing thought.

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Meet The Musician: Interview with Jazzy Ash

We’re big fans of music around here, in all its forms. What better way to celebrate the joy of music than to meet the awesome artists behind some of your favourite Yoto tracks? This month, we sat down with artist Jazzy Ash to find out why music is so special to her, and what inspired her album Songs From The Playground.

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Yoto Announces Partnership with AMEET in New LEGO Books® Audio Deal

Yoto has announced its partnership with AMEET Publishing. The global partnership will see Yoto and AMEET co-create six new audio card packs to complement its well-established LEGO DUPLO range available from June.

The Yoto Blog

How to build daily routines for your kids with Yoto

“When I grow up, what do I want to be?”

Useful Timers

Create a new school routine with Yoto!

Starting School, with Jake

How to Prepare Your Player for Adventure!

A letter from our founders

The next generation player for the next generation of play

A Yoto Original that’s Out of this World

Essential Tips for Baby and Child Sleep

Changes to Birthday Shoutouts on Yoto Daily

Spotlight On: Steve Blumenthal, Associate Composer at LifeScore

Clock change survival with Rachel Fitz-Desorgher, baby and parenting expert

April Yoto Daily Schedule

Happy 3rd birthday, Yoto Player!

World Book Day: Reading for Pleasure

Yoto is the Official Audio Partner of World Book Day® 2023

February Yoto Daily Schedule

Meet the Author: Interview with James Davies

New Make Your Own How-to Guides

Yoto Hacks

Prepare your player for a holiday

Gift Guide: Our Recommended Cards for All Ages

Read-along with Julia Donaldson

How to Get Festive with Yoto 🎄⛄️

Make Your Own: Gift Ideas

Be the hero of (un)wrapping 🎁

Houston, we have Drift Off 😴🚀

Cards for Bedtime

New Yoto Club FAQs

New Yoto Club is here!

Yotoween 2022 🎃👻🕸️

Diversity & Inclusion: Discover these 10 BAME titles on Yoto

Interactive Content and Audio Games

Yoto App Release 2.41

Meet The Musician: Interview with Divinity Roxx

Learn French with Yoto

Stories about Inspiring Girls and Women

Summer days need music

Musical Journeys with Yoto

Favourite Funny Stories

Meet The Musician: Interview with Sonia De Los Santos

Songs, Stories and Activities for Ages 0-5

World Music Day: Meet Yoto's Head of Music!

Q&A with Caley Nunnally: Your Top Speech Questions Answered

Interview with Zanib Mian: Author of the Planet Omar Series

Get to know Jake: The host of Yoto Daily!

10 Cards for Mindfulness and Wellbeing

Meet The Musician: Interview with Jazzy Ash

Yoto Announces Partnership with AMEET in New LEGO Books® Audio Deal

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