Clip-On Personal Speakers for MP3/iPods

Look at these wonderful clip-on speakers!

They were an accidental discovery at our local dollar store. Hopefully your dollar store carries them too; it's worth a look.

They meet our headphone needs perfectly!

The speakers can clip to fabric near my daughter's neck, on a collar or the sling seat of her jog stroller. They can also click together and hang around her neck.

Clip to a collar or the sling seat back of a jog stroller...

Or wear them clipped together around your neck
(we don't opt for this style much because my daughter's
fingers tend to get tangled in the cord).

Here’s why we love them...

1) Head size doesn’t matter. Few headphones are sized small enough to fit my daughter’s dainty head. 

2) They don’t fall off. Things that fall off are things she is unable to put back on her head. 

3)  They don’t force the sound right into her ear, which makes them much less fatiguing than headphones or ear buds. 

4) They allow her to have access to the sounds around her, like when my husband calls back to her in the van, “Look, there’s a UFO out your window!” Okay, more likely, he’ll say something like “Look at the little calves out your window” or “There’s a cool antique car coming down the road.” But if he did see a UFO, she wouldn’t miss hearing about it! 

5) They are completely portable and leave me hands-free to assist with walking. 

6) They don’t mess up her hair. This matters when you are a teenager. 

They don’t have fabulous high-fidelity sound, but what do you expect for a buck?  

At just a dollar, I wouldn’t be surprised if they don’t last long.  

My daughter loves hers. We bought two pairs (after all, they were cheap!), but I’d like to go back and pick up a whole 'nother handful.


Walmart.com used to have an iPod accessory kit  that included these speakers. Maybe they'll get it back in stock?

In searching for a higher quality product of a similar design, I stumbled across one website which produces only this style of speaker, but read reviews from runners/cyclists that they had lousy customer service. Nix that.

Another company carries an interesting looking design that clips at the shoulder with magnets. These might be an interesting possibility for some kids. Since my daughter has a Vagal Nerve Stimulator, we steer clear of magnets on principle.

The clip-on idea is so perfect. Bose? Bose, are you listening???

Have you found any creative headphone solutions for your child? We'd all love to hear about it! Please let us know in the comments box below. Thanks!