If you have purchased an Amazon Fire tablet or Kindle for your child, you may have noticed that it comes with a complimentary one-year subscription to Amazon Kids Plus. This service offers a great way to keep your kids entertained on long trips or while you take a break. In this article, we’ll explore the ins and outs of Amazon Kids Plus, including how it works and what it provides.

What is Amazon Kids Plus?

In a nutshell, Amazon Kids Plus is a child-friendly library of apps, books, and games designed to provide content for kids without requiring parents to make individual purchases. The service is available on a wide range of Amazon devices, such as Fire tablets, Kindles, Fire TV sticks, Echo devices, Chromebooks, as well as other Android and iOS tablets or phones. It features a safe web browser that allows kids to explore the internet for research purposes while blocking inappropriate content and social media. Parents can even choose to block access to the browser entirely if they wish.

How does Amazon Kids Plus work?

So, how do you keep everything in check? This kid-friendly entertainment hub is managed through the “Amazon Parent Dashboard”. Here, parents can control profiles for up to four kids, monitor the books and videos their children can access, set time limits, share content from their personal library, adjust age filter settings, or even temporarily pause a device. Geared towards kids aged 3-12, Amazon Kids Plus categorizes its content into three tiers: 3-6, 6-8, and 9-12, offering materials from Disney, Lego, and Warner Bros (more details below).

What does Amazon Kids Plus offer?

For children, Amazon Kids Plus provides an ad-free experience with thousands of books, audiobooks, educational apps, movies, shows, and games. A child uses the profile created by their parent to log in on compatible devices. Kids in the youngest tier will enjoy TV series like Paw Patrol, Thomas & Friends, and Peppa Pig. Those aged 6-8 will have access to Shrek films, Lego shows, Disney games, Mr Men, Harry Potter books, and Guinness World Records. The 9-12 age group will discover Amazon Original shows such as Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny and Just Add Magic, as well as Nickelodeon shows like Victorious. Books included in this tier range from Lemony Snickett’s A Series of Unfortunate Events to David Walliams’ Gangsta Granny and The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot, all available for the monthly subscription fee.

It’s worth noting that children cannot exit Amazon Kids Plus without the PIN set by their parents, which can be managed through the Parent Dashboard. So, make sure to remember the PIN once it’s set.

Is Amazon Kids Plus included with Prime?

Amazon Kids Plus is not included in the Prime membership for free. However, being a Prime member reduces the price of the subscription. The regular monthly price is £6.99, but Prime members can enjoy it for just £3.99 per month or £38 per year.

How much does Amazon Kids Plus cost?

Amazon Kids Plus costs £6.99 per month as a standard rate. However, Prime members can subscribe for only £3.99 per month. If you prefer an annual payment, it’s £68 for non-Prime members or £38 for Prime members.

Can you use an Amazon kids tablet without a subscription?

Absolutely! You can use the kids’ version of the tablet as a regular tablet by switching to any of the different profiles available on the device. The Kids Edition interface is only applied to user profiles set up as children’s accounts, meaning you have the flexibility to use the tablet as a regular Fire tablet by switching to a non-kids profile.