We asked our followers: What do you put on in the car to keep the kids calm and happy?
While we originally posed this question to our readers in a discussion about carpools, we thought it’s apropos to share this question during midwinter break time, when you might be spending a lot of time in the car with the kids!
Here are tips from our readers on how to make that time more enjoyable, both for them, and hence for you!
Q: What do you listen to in the car?
“The Wow in the World podcast had my kids entertained the whole summer.” –LG
“Yoel Farber has five albums, my kids love them! Also The Golden Crown.” -CD
“Country Yossi.” -DK
“I like playing the audiobooks of the classics that I read as a kid. I borrow them from the local library.” -RS
“For young elementary boys, A to Z Mysteries and The Magic Treehouse audio books.” -SD (Note: Many of them are free on Amazon!)
“I created a playlist of Jewish stories (i.e. Rebbe Hill). Works really well for elementary boys.” -ZG
“I downloaded story CDs on my phone that I could play and continue each day.” –DM
“We listen to story tapes on Spotify!” -SR
“Avoid loud music, it makes them wild. Stories makes them calm.” -ER
“We listen to audiobooks on the ride. Keeps the kids relaxed and entertained.” -RS
“For boys, Rebbe Hill, Rabbi Yitzy Erps, Rabbi Mayor Erps, Rabbi Yoel Farber.”
Since story CDs and audiobooks were the most popular options, now we ask you, what specific story CDs and audiobooks do you recommend for car ride listening?
Meir ben-dayan cds!!! New to the market, and incredible!! Featuring rabbi yoel Ferber, shmuel kunda style stories, great humor, these are a HIT. Get them now if you want your kids entertained for hours from stories they will want to listen to over and over….
Shuey and the Self Swapping Shoes
Would this be appropriate for a 4 year old?
Yes definitely, especially the Shuey story
Saved from the Statue and Out of Seder so far
Kids LOVE them….
My son is obsessed with him and we got him as a story teller by our Chanukah party while the adults played a game – no one moved the entire time
Rabbi Juravel-great for all ages!
I recently came across the website of R’ Shmuel Kunda z”l- they have all his stories available for download -(“When Zeidy was young, etc) ,https://www.shmuelkunda.com/
Initially, I downloaded a few for myself- brings back great memories, we lived on those tapes, to the extent that many phrases became part of our family ‘lingo’. I was happy to see how my kids were enjoying it also. We recently had a few long car rides and it kept my 5 yr old quite entertained
(side point, it’s interesting hearing it as an adult – there is so much depth in the stories…)
There is an app called Libby, where you link your library card and you can borrow audiobooks right onto your phone. We love it!
Torah anytime
Torah anytime Rabbi Eli Scheller
Stories with Geshmack!! My sons Rebbe last year has amazing cds (if you live in Toronto) or you can download them from his website. https://www.storieswithgeshmak.com/
Yiddish speaking household here. The R Leibosh Lish stories keep the kids very entertained. Also very popular in my house are the Kinder Farbreng cds. And we can’t forget about the Interen plays in audio.
Marvelous middos machine!
R Fischel schachter stories are also very good!
What kind of story tapes does SR listen to on Spotify?
I second Kinder Farbreng for Yiddish speaking kids. Mine looove them.
Just a tip – a MP3 player with headphones for every child is the best investment. They’re not expensive, they don’t fight over what to listen to and mom doesn’t have to listen to the kids’ stuff if she doesn’t want to.
My entire family, adults included, loves the podcast Business Wars. Fascinating!
Nat Geo Greeking Out on spotify
download stories on amaggidsmarket.com, works great for older kids too, really cheap, its made by shmuel kundas son and keeps kids quiet the whole car ride.
i recently found out about amaggidsmarket.com, you can get really cheap downloads, works great for older kids too. its made by aaron kunda, shmuel kundas son and it keeps kids quiet the whole car ride.