Improved speaker quality - Better speaker quality than Echo Dot Gen 2 for richer and louder sound. Pair with a second Echo Dot for stereo sound.
Designed with kids in mind - They can ask Alexa to play music, hear stories, call approved friends and family, and explore a world of kid-friendly skills.
Endless fun for kids - Includes a world of content with 1 year of of Amazon Kids+ (FreeTime Unlimited). After 1 year, your subscription will automatically renew every month starting at just $2.99/month plus applicable tax. You may cancel any time by visiting the Amazon Parent Dashboard or contacting Customer Service.
Peace of mind for parents - Set daily time limits and review activity. Plus, automatically filter explicit songs from select music services.
2-year worry-free guarantee - If it breaks, return it and we’ll replace it for free.
Kid-friendly content - Amazon Kids+ gives you access to over 1,000 Audible books, thousands of songs, plus favorite games and skills.
Let them explore on their own - Not a toy, this smart speaker lets kids ask Alexa questions, set timers and alarms, or check the weather.
Designed to protect your family’s privacy – Echo Dot Kids Edition is built with multiple layers of privacy protection and controls, including a microphone off button that electronically disconnects the microphones.
If you already have a subscription to Amazon Kids+, your active subscription will be automatically replaced as soon as you activate a new Echo Dot Kids Edition, and you'll receive one year of Amazon Kids+ from that time. Learn more about your Amazon Kids+ subscription.
This is an experience made for younger ears. Just ask and Alexa will play music, answer questions, read stories, and tell jokes—all with kid-friendly content. In addition to the fun new design and improved speaker, you also get a 2-year worry-free guarantee and a 1-year Amazon Kids+ (FreeTime Unlimited) subscription.
Let them listen independently
With an improved speaker, kids can enjoy their favorite songs even more. And because Echo Dot Kids Edition was made for younger ears, it automatically filters explicit songs from Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify, or Pandora.
Characters kids love to hear from
Amazon Kids+ connects kids to fun and educational skills from brands like Disney and Nickelodeon, kid-friendly music, podcasts, and more than 1,000 Audible books.
Peace of mind for parents
Parental controls make it easy to review activity, set time limits, filter explicit songs, and pause Alexa. With far-field voice recognition, Echo Dot Kids Edition can hear you from across the room, and only streams audio to the Alexa Voice Service when it detects the wake word “Alexa” or the Action button is pressed. Children’s privacy is important to Amazon. Learn more about privacy.
Keep the family connected
With other compatible Echo devices, use Drop In as a two-way intercom. Or use Announcements as a one-way intercom to other household devices. Kids can also call pre-approved family and friends. Learn more about communication.
One subscription. Unlimited possibilities.
Kids can access Amazon Kids+ content across multiple devices—Fire tablets, Kindle, Android devices, iPad, and iPhone. Kids can access over 20,000 kid-friendly books, educational apps, games, movies, and TV shows. Learn more about Amazon Kids+.
Available by enabling Amazon Kids in the Alexa app
Technical Details
Echo Dot Kids Edition
Size
3.9” x 3.9” x 1.7” (99 mm x 99 mm x 43 mm)
Weight
10.6 oz. (300 grams) Actual size and weight may vary by manufacturing process
Wi-Fi connectivity
Dual-band Wi-Fi supports 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 and 5 GHz) networks. Does not support connecting to ad-hoc (or peer-to-peer) Wi-Fi networks.
Bluetooth connectivity
Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP) support for audio streaming from your mobile device to Echo Dot or from Echo Dot to your Bluetooth speaker. Audio/Video Remote Control Profile (AVRCP) for voice control of connected mobile devices. Hands-free voice control is not supported for Mac OS X devices. Bluetooth speakers requiring PIN codes are not supported.
Audio
Built-in speaker for voice feedback when not connected to external speakers. 3.5 mm stereo audio output for use with external speakers (audio cable not included).
System requirements
Echo Dot Kids Edition comes ready to connect to your Wi-Fi. The Alexa App is compatible with Fire OS, Android, and iOS devices and also accessible via your web browser. A list of supported operating systems. Certain skills and services may require subscription or other fees.
Setup technology
Amazon Wi-Fi simple setup enables customers to connect smart devices to their Wi-Fi network in a few easy steps. Wi-Fi simple setup is another way Alexa is always getting smarter. Learn more about Wi-Fi setup
The Alexa app and Alexa-enabled products include several features for customers with accessibility needs related to vision, hearing, mobility, and speech. Learn more about Alexa accessibility.
Echo Dot (3rd generation), power adapter (15W), and Quick Start Guide.
Generation
Echo Dot Kids Edition - 2019 release
Age range
Ages 3 and up. Not for children under 3 years.
Privacy features
Wake word technology, streaming indicators, microphone off button, the ability to view and delete your voice recordings, and more. Visit the Alexa Privacy Hub to explore how Alexa and Echo devices are designed to protect your privacy.
Amazon Sidewalk: A shared network that can simplify Echo device setup and can help your device reconnect to your wifi router when you update your password or network name. Sidewalk uses a small portion of your internet bandwidth to provide these services to you and your neighbors, and is enabled on your device unless you have previously disabled the setting. You can disable Sidewalk at anytime. Learn more here.
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Customer Reviews, including Product Star Ratings help customers to learn more about the product and decide whether it is the right product for them.
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Customers like the quality, rigidity and gift-giving of the digital device. They mention that it's amazing for kids, fine for early grade school and that the sound quality is great. That said, opinions are mixed on voice recognition, music, performance, and ease of setup.
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222 customers mention212 positive10 negative
Customers are impressed with the rigidity of the digital device. They say it is amazing for kids, has child-friendly responses, and is a lot of fun. They also appreciate the age-appropriate material and the workout activities. They like that there is o a kids version, and that they buy one for each of their kids.
"...We are sold on Alexa! The kid edition is great fun for him with the games and she can even read stories...." Read more
"...It’s also completely child friendly and protected with parental controls etc.Great purchase. Super cute. You want it?YES!..." Read more
"...He loves that too. Highly recommend it. It is safe and fun for kids with Amazon Freetime." Read more
"...Fine for early grade school, but I imagine the novelty will wear off soon...." Read more
95 customers mention95 positive0 negative
Customers are satisfied with the quality of the digital device. They mention it's a great product, keeps their kids happy and busy, and has improved their quality of life.
"...Great purchase. Super cute. You want it?YES! Get it.❤️🧡💛💚💙💜💖..." Read more
"...TL;DR The echo dot has not only made me happy, it has improved my quality of life and helped me to self-regulate more than I could before." Read more
"...Best gift I ever bought! Makes her happier and life easier for her parents, and more communication with me!" Read more
"...Otherwise the product is fantastic and definitely a good purchase :)" Read more
88 customers mention77 positive11 negative
Customers like the sound quality of the digital device. They mention that the sound is great, they can listen to books on Audible, and the best part is the listening to their own sleep sound at night. The volume is fine, and it's a very high quality speaker. They are able to pick more than one sound at a time, and this allows them to calm down and fall asleep quicker.
"...I thought the intercom would be a huge help and the guard your home feature sounded great...." Read more
"Clarity is better than expected and sound is impressive for how small the unit is...." Read more
"...It's really clear, I don't really know another way to describe it...." Read more
"...Echo dot for kids is amazing. Sound quality is perfect. Recognizes any voice...." Read more
70 customers mention70 positive0 negative
Customers like the gift. They say it's a great birthday gift, perfect for kids everywhere, and an amazing gift for a child with disabilities. Customers also mention that it'd be nice to have around the house.
"...Like I said this was our 5th one and they are really nice to have around the house." Read more
"...Overall worth the money! Also amazing gift for siblings!..." Read more
"The Amazon echo dot is an amazing gift for children. Our daughter has been able to use it for unschooling and greatly enjoys the fact function...." Read more
"...on which is fine I just unplug and plug it in again but it’s a super awesome gift and I have lots of fun with it!Love* Karen" Read more
187 customers mention110 positive77 negative
Customers are mixed about the performance of the digital device. Some mention that the functionality is great, while others say that it doesn't work for them. Some customers love it and use it as a speaker, while other customers say that they have major challenges with how to operate it. Some say that the bedtime story feature doesn' t work, and the app is not very good when it comes to setting up.
"...As long as our internet is solid, the echo dots work great...." Read more
"This is the epitome of a good idea marred by poor execution...." Read more
"...The device works well, it's basically "Alexa" w/ some software-based filters making it suitable for kids.What I learned:...." Read more
"...This Ech Dot also works great as a speaker through which you can play your music or audio books - so long as you open the Alexa app from your phone..." Read more
172 customers mention118 positive54 negative
Customers are mixed about the ease of setup of the digital device. Some mention that it's relatively easy to set up, especially if you already are familiar with Echos. However, others say that the setup hasn't been as smooth as they would like, it doesn't work, and setting everything back up is tiresome. Some customers also mention that the kid's version gets super frustrating.
"...Like:. Relatively easy setup (especially if you already are familiar w/ Echos)..." Read more
"Set-up was easy, and my kid loves it so far, but there are major challenges with how to operate it as a parent...." Read more
"...Setup was a little time consuming But expected, and haven’t tackled all the features of “free time” the kids edition comes with...." Read more
"...Alexa is super easy to set up and with all the parental controls it puts your mind at ease because they can’t get into everything on the device...." Read more
127 customers mention80 positive47 negative
Customers are mixed about the music of the digital device. Some mention that it set their own alarms, listen to their music, and doesn't have cursing. However, others say that it doesn' t play requested songs or stories, it scares them at night, and sometimes the bedtime playlist is a static sound.
"...It may sound sad, but Alexa plays games with her, plays music, reads books, and Oh!☝🏼...don’t forget about how many questions she answers for your..." Read more
"...All in all, it's a glorified smart speaker that you can control from your phone, with very limited interactive features...." Read more
"...you can ask her to play a lullaby or read a story.No explicit songs or songs with curses are allowed either...." Read more
"This was such a good buy for two boys, 8 and 9, they use it daily to listen to music, play games..." Read more
63 customers mention36 positive27 negative
Customers are mixed about the voice recognition of the digital device. Some mention that it listens well, even to their six-year-old, and that Amazon Free Time makes Alexa so much fun. However, others say that the voice recogntion is spotty somedays, and it doesn't pick up voice commands. Some customers also say that it doesn’t understand the kids' speech very well, and the echo dot doesn' t speak their language.
"...It may sound sad, but Alexa plays games with her, plays music, reads books, and Oh!☝🏼...don’t forget about how many questions she answers for your..." Read more
"...to be ultra specific when using commands - and even then, the Alexa AI struggles...." Read more
"...Echo dot for kids is amazing. Sound quality is perfect. Recognizes any voice...." Read more
"...Other than that, it doesn't understand the kids' speech very well, frequently says it can't find the song on Spotify they want, even though saying..." Read more
My son has a speech disorder. Most of what he says can be understood but Alexa has trouble understanding him. Sometimes she will tell him "Sorry I can't do that." Yet when I say it, she does fine. Other than that, he is enjoying his dot. Especially the routines and jokes. The bedtime routine I set is great. I even added an extra one in case he wakes up in the middle of the night and needs help going back to sleep. This is a learning experience for both of us. Books have been an issue.
My 7 year old son asked for an Alexa and we all just thought it was silly. But, for Christmas I decided to get him the kids one and get myself one too. I thought the intercom would be a huge help and the guard your home feature sounded great. Long story short, we now have 3 echos, over 6 smart bulbs, and four smart plugs! We are sold on Alexa! The kid edition is great fun for him with the games and she can even read stories. The truely helpful part is if he has a bad dream or needs me, instead of screaming in terror until I get there, he's able to turn on his own light and just drop in and speak to me! He's calmer and sleeps through the night better now. Teeth brushing also used to be a fight, but now Alexa has his routine set up and he's so happy to do his chore chart or brush his teeth without arguing. Some reviews have a lot of negative things about how they go in and out, and sure, if your wifi is spotty you may need a wireless extender. We have DSL, not even cable, and no complaints. As long as our internet is solid, the echo dots work great. I have recommended these to my friends with kids because they are so much fun and can help the kids be a little more independent with their light switches and routines.
My 8 year old girl loves it. Don’t get me wrong, I love being the person she asks 1,001 questions a day to, HOWEVER, it’s incredible how many questions Alexa now gets the pleasure of answering for her. 🤣😭🤭
The Echo dot and Alexa are really great for an only child like she is, too. It may sound sad, but Alexa plays games with her, plays music, reads books, and Oh!☝🏼...don’t forget about how many questions she answers for your little ones (and for YOU). It’s also completely child friendly and protected with parental controls etc.
I have fallen in love with my Alexas. They are handy to have around and I love them to play my music on Spotify. Since my 7 year old was obsessed with asking mine questions, we decided to get him a Kids Echo Dot. He loved it. However, I have a kid that loves to know how things work and I have no idea how he did it, but he somehow pryed open the top of it and took it all apart, hence killing Alexa. Thankfully, Amazon has its worry free guarantee and they sent another one. I was so thankful and so was he. Since then, we have added the Echo Glo as a night light for his room that connects to his Dot. He loves that too. Highly recommend it. It is safe and fun for kids with Amazon Freetime.
Clarity is better than expected and sound is impressive for how small the unit is. Half volume in my daughter’s room and I can hear it downstairs (~2000sq/ft house)
Setup was a little time consuming But expected, and haven’t tackled all the features of “free time” the kids edition comes with. Endless options and skills to make up for my daughter to use. That aside the ease of use is stellar, my 5 yr old quickly mastered calling on Alexa for music and play time. Great for bed time “Alexa play lullaby music and turn off in 10 minutes” Has been the nightly ritual.
To top it off I purchased a normal dot for my office after seeing how flexible and easy it is to use
Purchased this for grandsons as Christmas present, hid it and had a character wake them on Christmas morning (thought it would be a good idea, but for kids to hear a strange voice coming from 'nowhere' in the early morning hours can be a shock- a good idea, in theory, not-so-good outcome...). The device works well, it's basically "Alexa" w/ some software-based filters making it suitable for kids.
What I learned: . In set up, name it all your kid's names; ie "Jack and Jill's Echo", though you can add multiple kids, there's no way to track each kid's activities because their acct is in the software- unless you make them (one of them) the owner of the Alexa... it can't switch between children so it's a moot point to track their activities as individual kids. . If you have another Echo in the home change the 'wake up' name, which can create its own problems because the instruction booklet tells the kids to say "Alexa, (whatever the skill they want it to perform)..." . Parental controls are really good; pausing, do not disturb, wake up alarms, etc. but adding content from audible, music, etc accounts can be problematic. . . I like the parental controls, but I don't know if all the things that the 'built-in' controls do cannot be done manually, I guess I'll cross that learning curve bridge when the membership renewal comes due.
Like: . Relatively easy setup (especially if you already are familiar w/ Echos) . Ability to remote control devices auto-off time, etc
Dislike: . The mystery of "how much will this cost?" to renew membership . No way (that I could see) to track individual kid's activity . . No 'Craig of the Creek' characters in the character name options...
Overall, it's worth the purchase, but if you're savvy enough you may be able to convert an existing Echo (or the kid's Echo after the free year expires) into what this Echo provides- or close to it.