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The Yoto Song
Listen and add to your library Perhaps this is the first ever song written about Yoto...and we love it! It's very catchy and there's even space for a solo from dad. Thanks Successful Peafowl for the submission. 249North American Bird Calls
Listen and add to your library Do you know what a bald eagle really sounds like? Listen to and learn about 12 North American birds. Bird calls recorded by the U. S. National Parks Service. Includes original pixel icons of each bird. Submitted by Gold Berry 765On the Titanic (as told by Misha)
Listen and add to your library This is a retelling of the tragic sinking of the Titanic, as told by 9 year old Misha (from memory and without a script*)! Icon graphics are also illustrated by Misha, and he would like you to know that all the details are intentional – track 4 is only the hull, the Titanic w/ steam is showing 3 of the 4 funnels as functional, and the icon for the discovery in 1985 is showing the rusty remains and Ballard's probe which made the discovery. He is very eager to hear everyone's thoughts on his work, and if the general reception is positive, he'd like to promise everyone a card on The Olympic/The Britannic and the Voyager I and II probes. Next time, there will be a script ;) *Mama's note: I'm currently fact-checking everything! Some mentions of death, may not be suitable for younger listeners Submitted by Katya 6841Mac's Jokes
Listen and add to your library Four Jokes by Mac - classic jokes as told by a five year old 21The Cat-tastrophe!
▶️ Listen and add to your library You wake up one morning and discover that you've been turned into a cat! Discover a way to break the cat curse and become human again. The Cat-tastrophe is an interactive adventure where you choose what happens next. There are over twenty different endings. For ages 6 and up. Children will need to know their numbers up to 80 or have help. We're so excited to announce that we are part of Yoto Creators: check out the Deluxe version of The Cat-tastrophe! on the Yoto Store. The Deluxe version has twice as many endings and is almost twice as long! It is even available in Spanish. 186135Audio Maker Competition
Yoto Space is now open to everyone, and we are holding a very special competition to celebrate that moment and to showcase some of the creativity bubbling away in the Yoto community. Our first Audio Maker Competition is not (just) for the kids, it’s where adults get to join in the fun, create your own original audio and battle it out to win the top prize. Whether you’re an audio creative with a project on the go, or just curious to know if you have what it takes to make a successful Yoto Card, this one's for you! And to make things interesting, there is a $1,000 prize for first place! Plus lots of other great prizes - see them all below. I’m interested. What can I enter? Use the categories below for inspiration, or create something different, it’s up to you. The important thing is that it’s kid-friendly, works well as a Yoto Card, and doesn’t break any copyright laws (Find out what we mean by this here). Follow the links below for articles and tips (all from the Tutorials page) to get started, as well as lots of free (and copyright free) audio building blocks you can use in your creations. You could make: Your own episode of Yoto Daily A Yoto Card made from a Family Recipe A Soundscapes Card - Sounds of Spring anyone? An Interactive Story where you choose your own way through an adventure A fun Family Quiz A new Yoto Timer to help with one of those important routines of the day Original Songs you have written and recorded An Original Story you have written and recorded The prizes A panel of judges will decide the overall winner of the top prize: First prize wins $1,000 (or equivalent where you are) 2nd prize wins $300 3rd prize wins $200 4th prize wins $100 5th prize wins $50 And the community can vote for their favourite entry here on Yoto Space, with the top ten entries by votes each get $100 (or equivalent where you are) Meet the judges The panel includes a mixture of adults and children, as kids know best about what they like, but someone needs to make the snacks and do the washing up: Jake from Yoto Daily The one and only Jazzy Ash James Davies, author and illustrator of the “Meet the” series of Yoto Cards Elsie the girl on the Yoto Player box (7 years old) Jess Tarrant, Content Director at Yoto Tomás and Óscar (9 and 7 years old), in their capacity as longest serving Yoto users - since 2016 - and kids of Yoto boss Ben Judging Criteria The panel will be looking for the quality of the idea, how well something has been made, and that x-factor that makes them just think “this is really great!”. They might be impressed with an ambitious interactive story that uses pixel art to find your way around the story. Or they might be won over by a recipe that is fun to make and tasty to eat! Jake will be on the lookout for tomorrow’s Yoto Daily presenters, and the Yoto content team (who pick the authors and artists that feature on the Yoto Cards you buy) will be on the lookout for fresh talent. Some other top tips (aka it's not just the audio): Pixel art is a great way to create more engagement when being played (and there are lots of them to choose from as you build your MYO if you don't want to build your own) Card art tells the story too so extra points for making something that stands out Think about your blurb/ description for the entry, it will be shown next to your submission and is the first thing people will see, alongside the card art Key dates and how to enter Submission are open now, until the end of Sunday 30th April 2023 Submit your entry as a shared digital Yoto Card using the form here Winners will be announced on Thursday 11th May, on Yoto Space and Yoto Daily Full terms and conditions can be found here. 🎤 GOOD LUCK! 🎤 4167Painting Dreamy Landscapes
Listen and add to your library Join me, Sharky, and my 3 year old cohost, Little Sharky, as we paint along to some chill lo-fi beats. We'll master how to paint a dreamy mountain landscape, using something called atmospheric perspective. This is a card for all ages. So grab your Grandma, your dad, your sister, your friend, or just yourself, and let's make a masterpiece! Learn about hard vs. soft edges, visualization, and more! Apply your newfound knowledge with 4 extra tracks to paint along to at the end, with themes such as Desert Sunset and Foggy City. Submitted by SharkCafe 6124Let’s Memorize!
Listen and add to your library Stretch your brain to hold more information through memorization! With their best tips and tricks, expert memorizers Hadley (age 8) and Davy (age 6) will walk you through their memorization process. You’ll have a nursery rhyme and a few jokes in your short term memory bank after listening. Age range: 4 to 11 years Submitted by The Beless Bunch 12745The Continuing Adventures of Errol in Space n Time
Listen and add to your library You are Errol. Just a normal kid sitting in the kitchen munching on a raspberry jam sandwich until suddenly, a giant wormhole appears in your back garden. Will you continue eating the sandwich or will you leap through the wormhole??? Who knows where it may take you... Age range: 6+ years 6143A Walk with Nature: Garden Birds
▶️ Listen and add to your library Join us on A Walk with Nature as we take a wander with some of Britain's most common Garden Birds! We'll be singing a Song of Sixpence, discovering a few Scottish words with a recanting of a Rabbie Burn's Tale, have a Spring-time stretch and more, all whilst listening to some wonderful bird song. For ages: 5 to 8 years 11927Games and Activities by Momma Bear Audio
▶️ Listen and add to your library Hey there! My name is Rylee and I recently fell in love with creating audio content! I purchased a Yoto player for my daughter and for my nieces/nephews as a Christmas present. Well I quickly realized how fast they were going through audio content, so I started making my own. I quickly fell in love with the process and now I spend almost every evening creating audio for kids! Once my babies are asleep, it's time to create! I hope your kiddos enjoy these games and activities! Want more? Lots more? Check out Momma Bear's Games and Activities card in the Card Store! Age range: 4 to 10 years 15616Little Explorers - London Travel Guide
A collection of five activity cards: Introduction: This card is perfect for curious little ones who want to learn more about one of the most exciting and historic cities in the world. They will learn 5 facts about London so they know what to look forward to once they get there. There is also a "weather" section and "Packing up" section to prepare your child for the trip! Listen and add to your library I Spy: Your child will play the fun "I Spy" game while exploring the sights and sounds of London. Your child will listen to different clues and try to guess what they see around them. Get ready to have some fun and use their observation skills to spot all sorts of things in London. Listen and add to your library London Sounds: This card takes children on an immersive audio journey through the sounds of London. They will hear the hustle and bustle of the city's streets, the chimes of Big Ben, and much more. Through these sounds, children will gain a greater understanding of what it is like to live in and experience the city of London. Listen and add to your library Sensory Trail: This is an interactive card where your child needs to choose a trail of their choice and follow the instructions thereafter to complete their challenge. Please encourage them to pause the track or remove the card when they are actually doing the task mentioned on each track and before resuming it again. They will use all five of their senses - sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste - to explore and experience London. Listen and add to your library Draw Along: In this card, your child will follow along with step-by-step instructions to draw the London city scene along with all the amazing memories they had captured using the other cards of this series. This will be a great souvenir for them to remember for years to come. Please remind your child to press the button on the Yoto player when they are ready to go after each step. Listen and add to your library Submitted by Jan Siva 3618🎶 Tricky Time Tunes!
▶️ Listen and add to your library Tricky Time Tunes! Sometimes Persephone, aged 5, struggles with things like tidying up and brushing her teeth! But with the help of some catchy tunes it's all a bit easier. On this Yoto playlist she shares some special songs. 🎶 Age range 2 to 6 years Plus a handy printable lyric sheet! 112Scripture Memory Songs
▶️ Listen and add to your library Scripture Memory Songs: Sing your way through the Bible with Johanna Musgrave! 50+ word-for-word Scripture songs to aid in memorizing and meditating on God’s Word! Age range: all ages 🛒 Lamplight: ABC Scripture Songs is now available for purchase in the Yoto Card Store. 743129Daily affirmations with Reon
Listen and add to your library Daily affirmations for toddlers by a toddler. Daily empowering affirmations that encourage your toddlers self confidence and positive thoughts. Submitted by Calm Freesia 83860 Minute Timer
Listen and add to your library Another great entry for our Audio Maker Competition! Here's the description from its creator: A timer with different intervals. So, start at track 1 for 60 minutes and play till the end, track 2 for 45 minutes, and so on (30, 20, 10, 5, 2, 1). There are just time calls at each interval and a 10 second count down at the end because I'm planning on using it for transitions rather than tasks. Submitted by Pink Dune 218The Best of The Best Podcast
Listen and add to your library Welcome to The Best of the Best Podcast! Hi, I'm your host Malik. I'm 6 years old and I live in Canada. Join me for some fun games, quizzes, and exercises on my daily podcast! 74Noel Beats The Blues With Good News
Listen and add to your library Noel Beats The Blues With Good News, Noel is fed up with the world, and rightly so. Mom turns on the t.v. and she sees nothing but terrible news. Noel sees a ravaged Earth and people (who look just like her and her family) getting hurt, bullied, and locked up— for just existing! And this pandemic! COVID means no friends, no sleepovers, no playtime, and no fun time! It's just doom and gloom and her boring old room. One day, she walks outside and meets a single drop of water named Ms. Drop. Ms. Drop shares with Noel our glorious story of origin. Ms. Drop takes her on an evolutionary journey of life on Earth and reminds Noel that "bullies, liars, and thieves are made of the same drop, and after years and years of being afraid, it seems that they forgot.” Noel realizes that if she came from the same cosmic dust and the single drop of water from which all of life came, she must be fantastic! Age range: 8 to 100 years 64Musical Statues
Listen and add to your library Musical Statues My children love playing musical statues. I’ve made this card so they can play it independently. Now they don’t need me to pause and restart the music. Once the music stops the person that moves first has to press the right button for the music to start again. You could also use this to play musical chairs or pass the parcel. I hope you enjoy it as much as we do! Age range: all ages! Submitted by Coral Marigold 91Melody's Musical Adventure
Listen and add to your library Melody's Musical Adventure is a children's tale that introduces young kids to fundamental music concepts in a creative and engaging way. Through the story's captivating characters and Melody's journey, young listener's learn valuable lessons about rhythm, harmony, and dynamics, while also discovering the power of self-expression and the beauty of shared musical experiences. I wanted to make up a story that would be engaging for my daughter and teach her a little bit about the fundamentals of music. We had a fun Sunday afternoon of recording our voices & making music on the iPad for this story. Submitted by Diligent Snapdragon 348Black Bean Brownies
▶️ Listen and add to your library My children love these brownies and you can't even tell they are made with black beans. Preheat oven 350 F or 180 C Items you will need: Mixing bowl Big spoon Spatula 1 Tablespoon 1 Teaspoon 1/4 Teaspoon Food processor or blender Dry measuring cup Liquid measuring cup Fork Strainer 8x11 inches baking dish Oven mitt Oven Ingredients: Cooked black beans Your choice of cooking oil Honey Salt Baking powder Vanilla Oatmeal Coca powder Age range: 3+ 129Alex's Dancin' Daily
Listen and add to your library Alex's Dancin' Daily. Do you love dancing!? If you do, you’re in luck! Alex is here to teach you some new moves with a Dancing Yoto Daily. Get ready to rock … Age range: 4 to 11 years Submitted by Faithful Finch 188My Dragon and Me
Listen and add to your library My Dragon and Me Adventurous, fun and a little bit naughty. That’s how I would describe my dragon. The problem is, no one else can see it. My Dragon and Me follows the adventures of a little girl and her imaginary dragon. When the dragon gets a little bit too naughty, the family learns how to support the little girl and her imaginary friend. Age range: 2 to 6 By Olive Quail 473Ready to Go! - An Audio Checklist
Listen and add to your library Does getting ready to get children out the door come with a side of frustration sometimes? This audio checklist includes prompts to use the potty, grab any needed items, put on shoes, and put on needed outerwear - plus a celebration when ready! Tap the right button to move to the next prompt! Age range: 3 to 10 years Submitted by Elayne Miller 193Once Upon A Time, And Then...The End
Listen and add to your library Check story comprehension in this fun activity set to lo-fi beats! We'll be drawing the beginning, middle, and end of a story you've read or listened to. This works with picture or chapter books, decodable reading passages, you name it. You can even do this after listening to a Yoto card! Requires NO reading or writing ability, so perfect for mixed aged groups like a 4 year old and a 12 year old. Older kids can add extra details like labeling characters and using dialogue from the story. Attached reference guide includes examples and two styles of worksheets - one for just drawing, and a more advanced style that includes space for writing a descriptive sentence for each section. (The card art is absolutely a cheeky imitation of Jake's Yoto Daily image, using a photo of our resident 3 year old - Little Sharky) Submitted by SharkCafe 83The Great Fish Rescue
Listen and add this sample to your library A complete version of The Great Fish Rescue is now part of the Yoto Marketplace trial, where it will be available to order via the Yoto store. (Along with Finding Fluffa - a brand new title from Amber Hatch.) https://uk.yotoplay.com/creators/amber-hatch It's too hot for anything and Zak has the worst partner for the class project. And what's going to happen to the fish if it doesn't rain soon? For children aged 6+ who like a longer story with chapters. Easter egg alert: bonus points if you spot a Yoto cameo in Chapter 4! Age range: 6+ years Submitted by: Amber Hatch 3843The Owls of Sleepy Wood
Listen and add to your library This is a 4 minute bedtime story for ages 2 to 5. The owls are drifting off to sleep when they hear a dreadful sound. What could it be? Daddy Owl goes to find out leaving Mammy Owl and Baby Owl behind in the treehole. Age range: 2 to 5 years Submitted by Emer K 2311Bingo!
Available in 3 languages: - US English - Canadian French - Español Le Bingo, ce jeu de hasard absolument captivant, transforme même les joueurs les plus calmes en de véritables guerriers. Armés de cartons, de jetons et d’un Yoto, les joueurs scrutent fébrilement les numéros annoncés, en quête de la combinaison gagnante. Le suspense est insoutenable et l'adrénaline monte, jusqu'à ce que l'un d'entre eux hurle "BINGO" en brandissant fièrement son carton. Soudain, le silence retombe et tous rêvent déjà à la prochaine partie. (Cartes régulières de BINGO nécessaire, jusqu’à O 75.) Bingo, the enthralling game of chance, turns even the calmest individuals into fierce warriors. Armed with cards, tokens, and a Yoto, players eagerly scan the called-out numbers, seeking the winning combination. The suspense is unbearable, and adrenaline rises until one of them triumphantly shouts "BINGO" while brandishing their card. Suddenly, silence falls, and everyone dreams of the next round. (Regular BINGO cards needed, up to O 75.) Age range: 4+ 42Balle 8 Magique
Listen and add to your library La balle Magique 8 est une boule de billard prophétique qui, une fois le bouton pressé, révèle les mystères de l'univers et les secrets les plus profonds... ou tout simplement des réponses aléatoires à vos questions les plus banales. Équipée d'un astucieux dé à cent faces cachées à l'intérieur, cette omnisciente sphère offre des réponses évasives et souvent sarcastiques. Alors, préparez-vous à rire et à être étonné par l'infinie sagesse de cette boule aux talents inégalés. The Magic 8 Ball is a prophetic pool ball that, once the button pressed, unveils the mysteries of the universe and the deepest secrets... or simply random answers to your most mundane questions. Equipped with a clever hidden 100-sided die inside, this all-knowing sphere provides evasive and often sarcastic responses. So, prepare to laugh and be amazed by the infinite wisdom of this unparalleled fortune-telling orb! Age range: 4+ 42Clever Sprites - an audio board game
Card 1 - Clever Sprites Instructions Card 2 - Brackish Sprite Card 3 - Brine Sprite Card 1: Introduction New, innovative, modular game exclusively for Yoto! This card contains the needed game parts for Clever Sprites Undersea Treasure. Clever Sprites is a modular game played with a checkerboard and checker pieces. Undersea Treasure is only one of the many areas where Sprites live. Undersea Treasure is a 2-player game, but other ones have different player counts. The Sprites that work best with Undersea Treasure are the Brine Sprite and the Brackish Sprite. If you have one Yoto, you will need to play Brine vs Brackish. However, if you have two Yoto, you can play Brine vs Brine or Brackish vs Brackish. If you run out of turns, simply restart at the star. Card 2: Brackish Sprite This is the Brackish Sprite with a little bit of power to be whatever it wants to be. Every time a sprite is placed it can preview one option. If a player doesn’t like that option they may choose another, unflipped or empty space. It is for players who are on the careful side. Card 3: Brine Sprite This is the Brine Sprite, it is an agile sprite. When placed on any unturned token it overturns it immediately. If that sprite is defeated by a sea monster a new sprite can be placed down in that spot. It allows for very fast play. To play with the Brine Sprite you will need the tokens. To start, download the PDF that comes with Clever Sprites, Undersea Treasure. Download your tokens To play with the Brackish Sprite and the Brine Sprite, you will need the tokens which you make yourself. To start, download the PDF: Age range: 6+ By Multiverse Adventure 147Mushroom Cheese Omlette Recipe
Listen and add to your library A tasty recipe for a favourite dish....yum! Submitted by Punctual Rhinoceros 32Coconuts, smashing on concrete with palm trees…
Listen and add to you library A soundscape of coconuts, smashing on concrete with palm trees swaying. 21Valor and Oakes Bug 🐛 Show
Listen and add to your library Valor and Oakes Bug 🐛 Show. Today we will learn about earwig. Submitted by Amused Gully 41The Problem with Dressing Up
Listen and add to your library The Problem With Dressing Up - A story in song form for around age three to six. Submitted by MoggOgg 73Castle Adventure
Listen and add to your library This a story with activity prompts after each chapter. First, listen to part of the story, the story will tell you about a problem you need to solve. The next track will give you a prompt for something to make, build or draw to solve the problem. You can use the prompt any way you want to. You just need to use your imagination! Some of the suggestions of how to complete each activity may need help from a grown up! Age range: 5 to 8 years Submitted by Tangerine Island 184The Rise of The Whackadoodlers
Listen and add to your library Father and son duo, The Wackadoodlers present their first playlist featuring fun, original songs. Father, Tim McMahon, on ukulele and vocals. Son, Wacky Jackie, contributes vocals, foot stomping, tambourine and animal sounds. Submitted by Tolerant Fjord 82Roll 2 Six sided dice! (Beta 1.0)
Listen and add to your library Need a pair of dice for one of the thousands of game that require 2 six sided dice? Let your Yoto do the work for you! All possible combinations are included, and the dice are added after each roll. Rolls are random and go on forever! These dice are for anyone but they will allow young children, those who have trouble with small dice or seeing the numbers to play together. By Multiverse Adventure 1415Let's Go Outside! Guess the sounds
Listen and add to your library Deacon and his mom—Brandin-Lea—and his dad—Miles—spend an afternoon outside guessing the sounds they hear. Can you help them? Submitted by Brandin-Lea Stevens 203Emotion Ocean: Songs for Growing Minds!
Listen and add to your library A collection of songs written by parents for their son to help him navigate the world he's growing in. Music has always been an aspect of connection in our family and we are so happy to share our fun little songs! Our songs include themes of social-emotional growth and mindfulness in the interest of helping children understand and identify what they are feeling along with acknowledging that they are growing every day. Dedicated to our beloved son, Coda. Submitted by Eager Anteater 2313Harper Makes Monkeybread
Listen and add to your library Harper walks you through one of our family recipes: Monkeybread. This delicious cinnamon-sugar pull-apart bread has hints of orange and nutmeg and is our favorite weekend treat. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do! Age range: 4 to 10 years Submitted by Merry Rook 3323Witch Detective Zella and the Case of the Missing Gold
Listen and add to your library Witch Detective Zella Spinachtooth recounts her first case: when babysitting her friend's children led to solving the mystery of the missing gold. Age range: 4 to 12 years Submitted by Roe Lane 154Joanie's Up Down the Sentence Game
Listen and add to your library A fun new episode of Yoto Daily presented by neurodivergent Joanie, 7, from the UK who demonstrates and introduces a brand new game called "Up Down the Sentence" as well as talking about being neurodivergent. Submitted by Khaki Antelope 2416Emotional Rollercoaster: An Improv Game
Listen and add to your library Improv is fun and games until…wait, it’s always fun! This card will simulate the beloved improv game Emotional Rollercoaster by offering players a randomized location and emotion/event. Players will then take these prompts and act out whatever crazy scenarios pop into their heads. As you play, the given emotion/scenario will change and players will need to match the new emotion as they continue the scene. Tracks with image icons are best for younger players with quicker emotion changes (60 seconds or less), while tracks with a "ha ha" icon are best for older players, as the emotions change every 2 minutes and allow for more time to develop a story. Click the button to the right for a new game to pop up. Some helpful tips: Not all players will need to have their emotions change. It may be helpful to keep one person as “normal” (if there really is such a thing!) and have them react to those changing around them. When you play, you can pretend to be yourself or someone else. You can and should use the location to give you ideas. As an example: a supermarket will have customers and all the people who work there. You might be the person stocking the shelves or you might be a customer who accidentally dropped a jar of pickles. Perhaps you’re checking out your groceries in the front or looking for a loaf of bread in the back. When you are given an emotion, try to figure out WHY you have the emotion. Sure, anyone can be happy at a supermarket, but maybe you're the millionth customer and just won a shopping spree? Maybe you're happy on a boat because you're escaping from Alcatraz. Are you angry at the library because someone is chatting on a cell phone next to you while you're trying to work? Or maybe a termite ate through the very page of a book you needed for a project? Are you sad at the beach because someone kicked over your sand castle? Perhaps you just lost your car keys in the sand and you gave up on trying to find them? Try to use the WHY to craft a story. The longer tracks have 2 minutes between emotions to give you more time to come up with a fully fleshed-out idea, but the shorter tracks are fine for just pretending to feel those emotions for a minute or so and then jumping off to the next thing. Teenagers and adults may prefer the tracks with the “ha ha” icon, as they will have more time to use each new emotion. Two minutes per emotion may be more challenging for younger children, but it really depends on preference. Feel free to test both variations and see which you prefer! *** An example for those unfamiliar with improv: GROCERY STORE ANGER Person 1: "You overcharged me for this mustard and I am furious with the lack of customer service here!" Person 2: "Well you were trying to steal additional mustard, so we thought it best to charge you for all the mustard you're hiding in your pockets" SADNESS Person 1: "Oh but you wouldn't understand, this mustard has such sentimental value to me...*sobs* My dear ol-" FEELING OVERHEATED Person 2: "And now I...I...I think I need to pour this mustard on myself to cool down. Don't you have a fan in here? It's so hot!!" Person 1: "Please, sir! That's spicy jalapeño mustard and you're about to get that into your eyes!" Person 2: "My eyeeeeeeeeeessssss!!!!" NEEDING TO USE THE RESTROOM: Person 2: "I can't see a thing, but...but... I need to make use of your restroom ASAP! Please escort me to your bathroom! PLEASE!" Person 1: "Of course, but, well, they're under construction, so you will have to use the portable facilities outside. Shame that it's snowing out there." and so on. It takes A LOT of practice to be able to think on your feet like this, but the more you play, the better you will become. When you play with multiple people, you don't have time to argue about their ideas for a story -- you just need to go with it. If someone says they just handed you a fire-breathing sentient donut, a fire-breathing sentient donut is indeed what you have in your hands. Watch out! *** Most importantly, there are no winners or losers. Playing improv is best with more than one person, but it can be a challenging exercise to weave a story with another person. The point of the game is to work together and have a fun time! The more laughs, the better! Age range: 4+ years Submitted by Katya 3419Kids Who Raise Only One Parent: Jared
Listen and add to your library Jared has been through some tough experiences that forced him, his mom and his two little sisters to move to another country, and he is now helping his family overcome this difficult situation. With the help of his memories and driven by his determination to be a role model for his sisters, Jared has yet to learn many things about himself. Some sensitive themes, recommended for children of 9+ Submitted by Sarah Key 120The Winners!
In April and May, we invited you to submit your creative audio to Yoto Space. You entered with some truly incredible submissions. Now you can explore all the winners, but don’t stop there! If you would like to catch up, read all about our first creative audio competition here: All about the competition The update when the entries closed The shortlist of 38 titles And now, to the main event! Drumroll, please… In 1st place The winner of the $1,000 prize is the choose your own path story The Cat-tastrophe! by Vanilla Hamster. A fantastic story, excellently narrated, great pixel art and an engaging cover art, and in a format that really makes the most of being listened to on a Yoto player with its interactivity, all combined to make this the runaway winner. Judge Elsie gives her thoughts on the winner In 2nd place Our second place is actually a tie! They will each receive $300. “Gorgeous production and perfectly pitched at the target listener. A beautiful mindful activity that could easily spin out into a series.” Jess Tarrant - Judge, and Content Director at Yoto "A wonderfully written story with simple, expressive narration. Important message at its heart, handled sensitively. Could easily see this being an audiobook, or a published book." Jess Tarrant - Judge, and Content Director at Yoto In 4th place Receiving $100 for 4th place is our first Made by Kids entry! Preview Judge Elsie gives her thoughts on On the Titanic In 5th place Receiving $50 for 5th place is our second Made by Kids entry! “Joanie's bubbly personality, adorable artwork and precious theme song won me over! I especially love how fun these covertly educational activities are. And, as a person with ADHD, I especially loved the inclusive factor in this one. I really hope Joanie really does create a regular podcast (if she hasn't already!)” Jazzy Ash - Judge, and Superstar And because the judges couldn’t stop at just 5 winners! The list of winners down to 10th place. Plus some additional fun awards that we just had to make. 6th place “This entry totally transported me. I immediately googled Oxfordshire and started dreaming of travelling there someday. I was truly charmed by the camaraderie of this family. Plus, I learned some new things!” Jazzy Ash 7th place Preview the first chapter “Genuinely hilarious, I loved the pacing on this one. Fantastic narration throughout and another good example of an interactive storytelling format that's pretty unique to Yoto.” James Davies - Judge and illustrator at Yoto and creator of the “Meet the” series of Yoto Cards 8th place “A lovely concept and one I'd love to see us (and the creators of this card) explore more.” James Davies 9th place “An inspiring story with great production values.” James Davies 10th place Fantastic Five-and-Unders "I Can't Believe We Didn't Think Of That" Award for Invention Jake-in-Waiting Host Potential Community Vote The top ten voted for entries, based on likes on Yoto Space, each receive $100. Check out all the winners here. That’s a wrap What an exciting thing this has been. Everyone at Yoto has been really really impressed with the quality and diversity of the things people have made. And we will definitely be thinking of ways to build on this and support creators on Yoto. We’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments below about all this. Congratulations to all the winners, and a great big thank you to everyone who took part! Till next time, keep making stuff. 288Popping Good Times with Grandpa
Listen and add to your library Join the fun as Grandpop, grandson Beckett and Milo, the family dog, encounter a big-toothed, mischief-maker with a talent for getting into big handfuls of fun-filled trouble. The story is designed to expand a child’s natural imagination and tickle everyone’s funny bone as they listen and read the tale of a cute invisible creature living in a big bag with the words “Organic Popcorn - A Surprise in Every Bag!” boldly printed on the outside for all to see. The “What-Do-You-Think-Happens-Next Story Generator” at the end of the audio and companion book (supplied as a PDF file) provides hours of additional creative play, drawing activities, and imaginative story creation for children, parents, and teachers. After listening to the story, one thing is certain - Eating popcorn will never be the same again! Age range: 3 to 8 Submitted by Easygoing Gerbil 7423The Yoto Community Winners!
The winners of the community vote in the first Audio Maker Competition on Yoto can now be announced. Winners are the top ten voted for entries based on likes on Yoto Space. If you need to catch up before this season finale, read all about our first creative audio competition here: All about the competition The update when the entries closed The shortlist of 38 titles Without further ado, your winners are: Popping Good Times with Grandpa https://yoto.space/made-by-you/post/popping-good-times-with-grandpa-J5LzeAtXxfon3hS I hope you agree with us when we say what a great bunch! Each winner receives $100, and we will be in touch about this shortly. See the winners of the Yoto panel vote here. 108
