Califone First Stereo Headphone Lightweight for Young Children Blue

This product is excellent for little ears. The sound quality is great and the volumn is just right!

Didn't last long. My son used them for a few months but they are not very durable.

These are great for little kids since they are pretty sturdy and fit nicely around their ears (not in). The only down sides that I have found are that since they are the around the ear type they take up some room in the carry-on, especially if you have three kids like me. Also, I find that the cord is pretty long - my girls have PSPs to watch movies and listen to music on, the cord is really long for something they are holding in their hands. But they love them and so do I, the sound quality is great and they have so far lasted quite well - we've had them over a year now!

I loved these headphones. My grandson is 7. He loves playing on the computer, but the noise interfered with other activities in the room, so he would use the regular headphones. They were so big on him that they would always slip off. These are the perfect size. He uses them all the time. Great kid headphones.

I purchased these headphones for my 2-year-old son to use while traveling via airplane, and like a previous reviewer, I found that the ambient noise of the airplane drowned out the sound of the DVD player at normal listening levels forcing me to turn the volume up (a lot) in order to hear it. I am now searching for better noise cancelling headphones for our next airplane trip.

We bought two sets of these to use with a dual screen DVD player we recently purchased to keep our kids occupied during a trip to the beach. They were great, seemed comfortable and fit really well on their little noggins. Actually, they're adjustable and they even fit me!

Great Headphones for the children. I bought it for my 2 year old son for a long flight trip and he loves it. Its seems they are not breakable (unless someone wants to cut it with a sharp tool :) and are light weight. My son uses it with ipod videos and portable dvd player. He knows that these are his headphones and so, they are very special. Very good quality.

These are the perfect size for preschoolers. The only concern, is the black covering came off the ear piece but I was able to get it back on.

Just to clear things up, these are just child sized headphones that have been "hardened" to resist abuse. There are no control mechanisms and other features, just headphones.

Overview-
These are just medium-low quality membranes in a hard package sized for little ones.

They seem to have a good size range. The cups can be slid up or down on the support rail a couple of inches for the older kids or left up for the younger ones. I have a 2 and a 5 year old and they fit both fine.

The exterior construction is a decent plastic, light and tough, can withstand a good amount of abuse. The actual contact surfaces seem to be a vinyl like material that is easy to clean, seems to wear well.

The actual acoustic membrane is protected by a plastic grid so if the kid takes them off and starts poking around inside they can't damage them.

The cup is filled with some type of foam, this helps to isolate outside sounds, though its not anything like dedicated noise cancelling or ear muffs. It reduces exterior noise but does not substantially eliminate it.

The wire that connects to your sound device is key, first off its reinforced with extra thick shielding, the ends are reinforced as well. This helps prevent tangling and snagging and breaking. Also from the plug to the cups there is only 1 wire. The wire to the other cup is built into the headband. This reduces the amount of wire hanging around to get tangled or broken. Very nice.

The sound quality is OK. It has good reproduction of low tones, serviceable reproduction of mid tones but poor reproduction of high tones. For its target age group that's probably ok. You can hear voices fine, just don't expect to enjoy your opera too well. Its not for serious music listening, its for kids who really wouldn't know the difference.

That's about it. To recap

Pros-
Hardened design, very durable
Tangle resistant wire
Some exterior noise abatement

Cons-
Poor high tone reproduction.

Conclusion-
If you have kids and you want to get them their own headphones so they stop destroying yours these are just the ticket.

We purchased these for our 20month old for a very long flight to use with a dvd player. They worked great and our son actually kept them on his head! They are well built, light-weight, and are a great primary color (makes it more fun for kids). They are also the right size and cover the entire ear with very soft padding to stay on the ear better and fit smaller heads of toddlers (they are also adjustable to grow with your child). These also worked on the plane connected to the earphone jack for the on-plane movies so we were all peacefully watching a movie. I highly recommend these for your child as they were made specifically for young children.

I bought these headphones for my 19month old grandson to listen to classical music from his Mp3 player. They are perfect for him, just the right size and fit perfectly over his ears. He will sit and listen to the music for almost an hour, so they must be very comfortable for him too. He absolutely loves them. The headphones are great plus the the service was outstanding. Very fast shipping too! Definately 5 stars, all the way around.

I bought a set for each of my children; 2y and 5y. They are the perfect size for their little heads; they dont' slide off like other headsets do. They can both put them on without assistance, and they love wearing them. I love them because now I can listen to my XM in the car and not have the DVD competing behind me!

I just received my Califone headphones for kids and am very disappointed to learn that there is no volume control on these headphones. Don't be fooled by the company's description that the volume can be set/controlled "externally" by the teacher. All that means is that the headphones do not come with its own volume adjustment -- in other words, like most headphones, you control the volume "externally" on the actual player into which you plug the headphones -- duh!! How sleazy of them to say such a thing in order to make it sound like there actually is a separate volume control to the headphones themselves. I bought these so that I could limit the volume on the headphones for my two-year old's safety...little did I know that these are just plain, ordinary headphones that are a bit smaller, lighter and cheaper for kids' use. Nothing more. And for those reviewers who say that even on the max volume level these headphones still didn't seem too loud for their kids, you better get your ears checked or clean the wax out. Even at just under three-quarters of the max volume on my Ipod, they were too loud for me...let alone my two-year old.

Shame on you, Califone!!

I purchased this for our plane trips with my toddler. Fits very well and the volume (at it's loudest) is still safe for little ears. A good investment, only downfall is that they are slightly bulky to fit inside a diaper bag.

I bought these headphones for my preschool-age son to use on the airplane. My son had them on for about 10 minutes and then refused to continue using them. When I tried them on, I realized why. The headphones somehow amplify the airplane noise and drown out the sound of the movie. You would have to turn the volume of the movie much higher than appropriate for a child in order to hear it over the background airplane noise. I ended up buying an adult-sized pair of Sony headphones (about $30)that specifically eliminate background noise. The Sony pair fits my son well enough, and he will happily use the headphones on the plane for hours. If you need headphones for an airplane, skip the Califone. They should be fine for ordinary use.

I have had a hard time getting my 2 year old to wear headphones while watching his portable dvd player and these headphones worked like a charm. They were comfortable, yet stayed in place plus they drowned out the engine sounds on the airplane!

We got these headphones for our 2 year old son and they work great! On a long plane ride, we just plug them into our iPod Touch and let him watch cartoons. They were just the right size for his toddler-sized head.

My two year old loves these headphones. they fit him great and the long cord is great so the headphones don't get pulled off his head each time he turns his head. A great buy!

Just wondering - would these headphones be large enough to fit the head of an adult?

I bought these headphones for my two-year-old daughter for use on a long (10+ hours) airplane flight to use with a portable DVD player. They fit her great, she was comfortable, and they worked very well with no problems. I had a difficult time finding many options for headphones for toddlers, and would definitely recommend these.

I bought these for my niece for Christmas. We got her a cheap little MP3 player, but didn't want her in ear-buds. They are not good for their ears, I would say any child under 7 should not wear them. She loves these!! Plus she looks like a little disc jockey in them :)

Our [..]loves that these headphones fit him perfectly. He can play his Leapster or listen to his music without disturbing others. We have had the headphones for a few months and they are still working great.

My 2 year old grandson went on his first airplane trip from California to Virginia. He HATES anything put over his ears. When his mom put the earphones on him and started his DVD he did not try to remove them. He didn't even want her to take them off when his movie ended! I am so glad that I found these earphones for him.

These headphones and light and fit a child's head really well. My kids use them with their ipod shuffle. They never get tired of wearing them. The cord is really long, so I keep it wrapped up when they are using it with their shuffle.

They look cool, they fit kids' heads and they work great. We use them in our public library.