Wondering what you can do with Alexa for kids? Alexa is great for kids with lots of skills and games full of kid-friendly content. Do you have an Amazon Echo? Read on to see what skills are great on Alexa for kids!
Use Alexa for Kids to Listen to Stories
Say “Alexa, open The Magic Door”…This skill is good for older kids. Alexa tells a choose your own adventure type story that you interact with. Kids tell Alexa what choices to make as they listen to a magical story.
Say “Alexa, open Storytime” …This skill is good for younger kids. It’s a huge collection of short stories. Kids pick from bedtime, silly, or say spin for a random genre. We even listened to a Lego story!
Use Alexa for Kids to Get Moving
Say “Alexa, play Freeze Dance” …exactly like it sounds, this skill will play and stop music for a fun freeze dance activity.
Say “Alexa, open Animal Workout” …This skill is lots of fun. Alexa will instruct kids to move different animal themed ways. At the end Alexa will tell you how many different animals you were as you worked out. This Alexa skill is great for kids to need to take a brain break and get some wiggles out!
Use Alexa for Kids to Play Trivia Games
Try “Alexa, Play 20 Questions” … You think of the thing, and Alexa asks the questions to guess what you are thinking of. This one is a personal favorite, and Alexa almost always wins!
Say “Alexa, Play true or false” …This skill has Alexa ask you facts or give you trivia and you have to guess if it’s true or false. Fun for kids of all ages!
Say “Alexa, Play Kids Quiz – great for younger kids, gives topics to choose from and fun but easy multiple choice answers. Kids earn stars as they get answers correct, and Alexa gives a little extra information about each topic after you anwer. It keeps track of your stars as you play over multiple days”
Say “Alexa, Question of the day”…This skill is better for older kids. Alexa asks trivia questions about a variety of subjects including history, math, science, and pop culture. Even if you don’t know the answer
And of course curious kids can always just say, “Alexa, give me a _____ fact” …give me a dinosaur fact, give me a race car fact, give me a Star Wars fact. Anything and everything your kids can think of!
Use Alexa for Kids to Be Silly
If you say “Alexa, tell me a silly task” or “Alexa, tell me a silly thing to do” you won’t be disappointed. Alexa will ask you to act out something very silly like a ballerina playing hopscotch or a gorilla playing baseball.
Try “Alexa, play either or” …this skill is a would you rather game. Play alone or as multiple players. Alexa will also tell you which choice most people chose.
And of course you can always say “Alexa, tell me a joke.” “Alexa, sing me a song.” or “Alexa, fart.” because what kid doesn’t love laughing at farts!
Use Alexa for Kids to Calm down
Say, “Alexa, start Focus Game” Focus Game. This skill is almost like a guided meditation. It asks kids to sit down, relax, and just listen to calming sounds until the sound fades away. It sure made me feel calm!
“Alexa, play ambient noise” maybe you just need some white noise in the background to calm down and relax, or to drown out distracting noises and get some homework done. There are many ambient noises to choose from when you open this skill. Kids can also say “Alexa, open sleep and relaxation sounds” for similar ambient noise choices.
Do you have an Amazon Echo?
I have an Echo Show 8 in my kitchen. This is the Echo with the touch screen and camera! There is a mute button and a camera cover which I love for a sense of privacy. It is great for pulling up recipes, catching quick new stories, setting times, and streaming videos. This is the most used Echo in my house for sure!
We have a standard Echo my husband uses in the garage. This one has a nice speaker and is great for streaming music and answering questions like converting measurements.
My son has an Echo Dot in his room. Amazon makes some Echo Dots designed with kids in mind. I love that it has a small footprint. And I love using it to drop in, or make announcements from the Kitchen into his room! In my house my kid uses Alexa for making fart noises, telling jokes, and listening to his favorite music!
If you don’t have an Amazon Echo in your home yet, I definitely recommend getting one! Alexa is great for kids, but you will love it too!
If you’re looking for another way to keep your kids entertained be sure to check out my dinosaur dig activity.
