Are Ailihen Headphones A Good Choice To Use For Children?
(I was given complimentary headphones from Ailihen to facilitate this review. However, the views and opinions expressed are entirely my own. You can read my full disclosure here.)
As a homeschooling traveling mom on the go, quality headphones (like these Ailihen headphones) for my kids are a must.
As many of you know last year my husband and I sold our home and most of our belongings to travel full time with our kids. Before heading off on our travel adventures we purchased a kid's Kindle (get your Kindles here) for each child which we put a combination of learning apps, games and movies. In addition to the kindles, we purchased headphones for each kid. Seriously can you imagine the noise that 3 kindles being used at the same time can make? Yeah, the headphones were a must.
Unfortunately, both of my oldest kid's head phone broke while overseas. When we got back in the states I knew we needed to get out kids new headphones. However this time I wanted to make sure we got better quality ones that would not only work better but also last longer than their last pairs. After checking out a lot of different headphones both at local stores and on Amazon we decided we wanted to get Ailihen headphones which are sold on Amazon. (You can get them here).
I decided to just get them for my older two kids to try them out and see how I liked them before getting another pair for my youngest. These headphones are not specifically for kids. But I was told they worked great for adults and kids so I thought I would give them a try. I liked them for a few reasons after I checked them out online.
- They had soft leatherette earphone cushions and padded Headband. This was a big feature for me because if the headphones aren't comfortable my kids won't wear them. This has been a problem with more than one set of headphones we tried in the past.
- They have a sound cancellation feature. Yes, I have my kids wear headphones when on the go in order to cut down on noise for me as a mom. However, I also like them for my kids so they don't get easily distracted and annoyed by the noise we make.
- They fold up so they don't take as much space to store. This is good since we store our kid's headphones, Kindles, a few small toys and snacks in compact travel bags. The more compact the better.
Since these Ailihen headphones come in various colors I let my kids pick the color they wanted. This way I could easily tell whose headphones were whose. My daughter chose Purple and mint pair and my son the gray and green set. They were soo excited for their headphones to arrive it was like Christmas when they finally did.
So are the headphones as good as they claim to be? Did they work well with my kids? The answer is YES! My kids are totally loving them (my daughter claims it the best headset we have gotten her.) The sound quality is great, they are comfortable and fit well, lightweight, and cancel out the background noise. And yes they also fold up compactly to fit in their travel bags when not in use and I was happy to see that the cord for the headphones was made in a durable rope like material so they shouldn't break too easily. 
Even my youngest likes these headphones (when he can manage to steal them from his older brother...) I am going to need to get him a pair now. I highly recommend them for kids, teens, and adults (You can get them here) as an affordable quality option.
