12 Best Kids Headphones (2025), Hearing Protection and More

Protect Those Headphones

Even durable headphones are easy to damage. We person mislaid pairs to folks opinionated connected them, cats and robot vacuums attacking nan cables, and chairs rolling complete them. I person learned that a guidelines aliases holder is worthy nan finance if it keeps those cans disconnected nan floor. Even if your kids only sometimes retrieve to usage it, that could widen nan apt lifespan of their headphones.

We usage nan Satechi 2-in-1 Headphone Stand pinch Wireless Charger ($80), which besides has a spot for charging your telephone connected nan base, but there’s nary request to walk that much. This New Bee Headphone Stand ($7) will do nan trick. My PC gaming eldest has a Hanger Mount ($13) clamped to nan desk, and it useful awesome for keeping that headset retired of nan measurement erstwhile it’s not successful use.

Other Headphones We Liked

These headphones didn't rather gain a spot above, but we still liked them.

Juice Pro Wireless Headphones for £35: For nan 10-year-old kids successful 1 of my wife’s classes, these headphones were singled retired arsenic nan champion because they are very comfy, they are wireless, and they connection decent progressive sound cancellation. Sound value is decent, nan headphones are hard-wearing, and they are made from 100 percent recycled plastics. They are besides inexpensive for folks successful nan UK (sadly, unavailable stateside).

BuddyPhones Cosmos Fun for $80: These headphones by Onanoff connection 3 volume-limiting options astatine 75, 85, aliases 94 decibels, but that apical limit should only ever beryllium utilized for short periods (50 minutes aliases less). There are stickers to customize nan cans, and they are well-padded, but nan verdict from nan kids was conscionable “OK.” The beingness of ANC and 42-hour artillery life is welcome. The 3.5-mm audio larboard allows for plugging in, and we emotion that you tin besides usage it to nexus 2 pairs of Buddyphones and stock audio (handy if your kids are sharing a tablet to watch a movie).

Headphones We Didn't Like

These headphones did not walk muster, for either america aliases our kids.

Juice Animals Wired Headphones: Simon really wanted to for illustration these headphones arsenic they are made wholly from recycled plastic, 20 percent of nan profits spell to The Born Free Foundation, and they travel successful nosy panda aliases tiger designs. They are besides very affordable. But, sadly, some pairs we tested developed faults wrong nan first week.

StoryPhones: While nan thought of headphones that play stories based connected “StoryShields” you connect is clever, enabling kids to move stories easily, nan StoryPhones are excessively costly for nan build and sound quality, other stories are pricey, and nan shields are easy lost.

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