Why does the wobie box have seven buttons? Making choice easier
Too many choices: when a big library feels overwhelming
Spotify offers millions of songs. That's great, but it can be difficult for a child to decide what to hear next. It's rather like standing in front of an enormous buffet.
That's why the wobie box has seven buttons. They offer a straightforward choice from content you've assigned beforehand.
Why seven? Less searching, more listening
The number seven often comes up in discussions of short-term memory. For children, what matters here is that the controls are easy to understand:
- A clear choice: Each colour can stand for a favourite kind of content, such as happy songs on yellow.
- Time for the story: Instead of scrolling through playlists, a child can return to an audio story they know.
- Familiar buttons: Seven colours help children find what they like.
You choose the content together
Seven places to fill can start a conversation: ‘What should we put on the green button this week?’
Parents choose the content, while children have the freedom to start it themselves. Choosing playlists together can be part of family life.
Seven in stories
The number seven turns up in fairy tales we grew up with. Think of the seven dwarfs in Snow White or the seven little goats.
It's a familiar number in many stories.
Each of the seven rainbow buttons on the wobie box leads to music or a story you've chosen. Children don't have to search the whole Spotify library to find something familiar.
