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Music is a universal way of expressing emotions and unlocking creativity, an enjoyment shared between both kids and adults.

CD players for kids provide the ability to appreciate the choosing and listening of their favourite tracks, in the same way grown-ups enjoy this on music apps and smartphones. These small CD players with speakers offer opportunities for younger children to develop key sensory skills and older children to relax and engage with music while fostering friendships.

With these CD players, kids can play DJ by shuffling CDs and ordering songs, listen to music individually using headphone jacks, or, on CD players with hand-held microphones, put on sing along shows with friends or siblings.

If you're looking to buy children's CD players as a gateway into mini music fans expressing their talents, you should also look to our recommendations for keyboards and musical instrument toys for babies.

Our Top Choice

Groove-E Portable CD Player Boombox – Amazon

Our best kids' CD player is Groove-E’s Portable CD Player Boombox, a popular and highly rated product from Amazon. The Boombox is available in multiple colours, fitting in with all sorts of kids' bedrooms and personal preferences. This CD player is fantastic value for money, offering a built-in AUX, headphone socket, use of AM/FM radio, an LED display and a 20 track CD function. The funky CD player is perfect for indoor or outdoor use, with great sound quality and a handle for easy transportation. It’s an ideal buy for mini music lovers as well as parents looking for an easy to use device.

  • Price: £24
  • Age: 6+
  • 20 Track CD Function
  • LED Display
  • AM/FM Radio
  • Built-in AUX and Headphone Socket

Best For Singing Along

Bush Kids' Boombox With Microphone – Argos‍

If your kids love to sing along to their favourite music, then the Bush Kids' Boombox is the best CD player to buy. With the addition of an included microphone, this child CD player allows mini music fans to show off their talents and hit the high notes. The multi-coloured Boombox also grants personal listening with its headphone socket and has great reviews for both sound quality and ease of use on the Argos website. This small CD player with speakers is easy for your child to carry, its chunky handle making it a perfect device to take along to play dates.

  • Price: £39.99
  • Age: 4+
  • FM Tuner
  • Headphone Socket
  • Microphone
  • Stereo Speakers

Best Portable Kids' CD Player

Groov-E Retro Personal CD Player – Tesco‍

This portable Groov-e CD player is perfect for kids or tweens who are always on the move. Despite its smaller size, the personal CD player is still able to store 20 of your child’s favourite songs and offers anti-skip protection, allowing the listening of tracks in a desired order. It’s excellent for long car journeys with the inclusion of earphones and a battery level indicator to ensure ease of personal listening. Tesco sells this music player at a great price, making it the best small CD player for kids on the market.

  • Price: £20
  • Age: 8+
  • 20 CD track memory function
  • Includes earphones
  • Anti-skip protection

Best For Families On A Budget

Chad Valley CD Player – Argos‍

This interactive Argos device is the best CD player for music loving families on a budget. For just £8, your younger children can listen to a variety of 21 nursery rhymes on this player as well as exploring the use of chunky buttons and swapping out three pretend CDs. Available to buy in vibrant colours, this cheap CD player is attractive to the eyes and ears. Its compact size and handle makes it an ideal CD player for kids.

  • Price: £8
  • Age: 18 months +
  • Includes 3 pretend CDs

Best For Early Years

Early Learning Centre Sing Along CD Player‍

This sing along childrens' CD player from Early Learning Centre is an excellent option for younger children who love to make music with their friends. Two karaoke microphones are included with this CD player for children, as well as a disco light and separate music and mic controls, offering the ability to entertain multiple kids at once. The player itself is eye-catching with chunky and ease to use controls for smaller kids. It’s never too early to get them practising for future X-Factor auditions with this CD player for kids.

  • Price: £19.99
  • Age: 3+
  • Includes 2 karaoke microphones
  • Includes a disco light

Best For Under 5s

Lexibook Peppa Pig George's CD Player – Amazon‍

Do your kids love watching Peppa and George on the TV? Then we’re sure they’ll love making music with them too. Amazon’s Peppa Pig Lexibook is the best CD player for kids who adore the popular cartoon. The colourful CD player comes with two toy microphones and a headphones jack, making it easy for both personal and shared use. The built-in handle feature is an essential for kids who can’t wait to show their Peppa Pig Lexibook to friends.

  • Price: £39.99
  • Age: 4+
  • Includes 2 microphones
  • Includes a headphones jack

Best For Under 10s

Kidsbox Space CD Boombox CD Player – Auna‍

This space themed Boombox from Auna is sure to rocket your child's musical abilities sky-high. All be it on the pricier side, this boombox is one of the best CD players for under 10s.  It offers a Bluetooth function for connecting to smartphones and tablets, an FM radio tuner, an LED display, a handheld microphone and a 20 song programmable storage function. Available in both this cool space design and in an underwater design, this CD player will catch the eye of older children who love to listen to their favourite songs.

  • Price: £49.99
  • Age: 6+
  • Bluetooth and USB port
  • FM tuner
  • Includes a microphone

Best For Singing Together

SingSing Portable Karaoke System  - Auna‍

The best thing about this Karaoke System is the inclusion of two microphones, making it the ideal buy for larger families or for parents with play dates in mind. The portable CD Player is available in Black, White and Pink and has a stylish, LED lighting effect, transforming any bedroom into a disco atmosphere. This Auna product has built in stereo speakers and an option to transmit video output, offering opportunities for your kids to share their voices and put on shows. As music players go, it's a perfect product for aspiring performers who love to blast out their favorite songs.

  • Price: £59.99
  • Age: 6+
  • LED lighting effect
  • Includes 2 microphones
  • Stereo speakers

Best Frozen Kids' CD Player

Lexibook Frozen Boombox – Argos‍

The Frozen franchise has no doubt inspired kids to sing and dance, and so this Argos kids CD player is an ideal buy  for Elsa and Anna lovers. The Aux-in jack allows for listening through a smartphone as well as CDs and the microphone jack also offers opportunities to belt out ‘Let It Go’ at full volume, although the portable CD player itself does not have a microphone included. This Frozen CD player is sure to please the eye of fans with the iconic cartoon design and colour scheme.  

  • Price: £39.99
  • Age: 3 +
  • Includes AUX-in jack
  • Stereo speakers

Best For Imaginative Play

Fisher-Price Music Box Record Player – John Lewis‍

Although not a real working kids' CD player, this Fisher-Price CD player is ideal for under fives who love to play around with moving toys. A choice of five pretend CDs are included, and can be stored inside, giving your child possibilities of switching tracks and hearing the music. The children's CD player has a sweet vintage look and can be easily transported with the use of its handle. If you have a mini music fanatic, who’s not quite ready for the real thing, this Music Box Record Player for kids is perfect.

Kidadl Best Buys selects the top products for families of all ages. If you liked our suggestions for the best children's CD players then take a look at these great kids' microphones or this list of smartwatches for kids.

  • Price: £35
  • Age: 18 months +
  • Includes 5 pretend CDs
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Georgia is originally from Essex but moved to Switzerland as a child, attending an international school and igniting her love for experiencing the world and its cultures. She later moved back to the UK to study French with Film Studies at King’s College London. She took a break to enjoy a patisserie-filled year abroad in Paris. Shortly after graduating, she started as an intern at Kidadl in a small team of five, progressing with the company as it grew, to where she sits now as Digital Content Manager. Since returning to the UK permanently, she has been known to take ideas from Kidadl for things to see and do close to home and make the most of London’s incredible travel connections to explore further afield.

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