Tin Can Kids Landline

“My neighborhood went in on Tin-Can landlines for our kids this winter, and it was the best move ever. My 8yo can call her other friends to plan playdates and learn general phone etiquette, and I can control the hours and contacts on the app. These things are gonna sweep. Here’s to keeping Gen Alpha off smartphones and social media and having a flourishing childhood of imagination and play.”

“Need, want, have to have that old-school 90s feeling of twirling the cord around my finger while I gab to my best friend for two hours after being with her all day. And this experience is crucial to my kiddo's upbringing as well!”

“It is truly a hoot teaching an 8 year old how to work a 📞. Highly recommend filming the first phone call and watching the learning curve in real time.”

“Watching my six year old learn how to socialize via what basically is a land line (but so much better and safer) is hilarious and highly enjoyable. If she’s busy she’ll repeat “I’m going to have to let you go now” and the other six year old would have no clue and so she’ll say “is this a long story? can it be a short story.””

“I highly recommend getting your kid a Tin Can phone and making them create a Rolodex of people they can call. ☎️ And if you’re extra psycho, print out calling cards.”

“Absolutely genius for kids. My daughter’s cousins are moving cross country soon and we’ve decided to get one of these for each of our houses. They’re all between the ages of 5-9 yo and they’ll be able to just pick up the phone and ring each other whenever the like. Our super-magical WiFi landline for kids. It doesn’t have apps, texting, or games—just real conversation with friends, neighbors, Grandma, or whoever you add to your approved contact list.  And anyone not on that approved list, like strangers or scammers, can’t reach your Tin Can. Tin Can comes with free, unlimited calls to other Tin Cans, no subscription needed. It also includes 1 free month of our Party Line Plan, so you can talk with approved contacts who have regular phones.”

“via la landline 🤘🏻 a safe connection for families to use and helps young ones to connect in ACTUAL CONVERSATION with each other. family friends have one and swear by it. such a cool retro, intentional item.”

“My kids love this thing. Listening to them learn phone etiquette with their friends will never not be funny”

“The tin can phone is our solution for giving our kids independence to plan hangs with their friends and call their family members without the need for a smartphone. Also clutch - it can call 911 if the kids ever need it. Important disclaimer, this needs to be a coordinated gift with a group of your kids friends parents. It's no fun if they've got no one to call! Also important, get them a little address book so they can write their friends /families numbers.”

“Anything to make life feel more like it did in the 90s. Our daughter loves hers even though she can only call two people. Keeping it simple with only can-to-can calling for now.”

“This design wins for me. Our super-magical WiFi landline for kids. It doesn’t have apps, texting, or games—just real conversation with friends, neighbors, Grandma, or whoever you add to your approved contact list.  And anyone not on that approved list, like strangers or scammers, can’t reach your Tin Can. Tin Can comes with free, unlimited calls to other Tin Cans, no subscription needed. It also includes 1 free month of our Party Line Plan, so you can talk with approved contacts who have regular phones.”

“We got one for our 7 and 9 year old and one of their daily responsibilities for summer is ‘phone a family member’ SO FEEL GOOD. I also want to improve their conversation skills, and this is a great tool for that. They just shoot the shit w their grandmas !!!”

“Watching my daughter discover the joys and awkwardness of a landline”

“We bought each of our kids one of these for Christmas and it’s been the gift of the year by far! But where the phones have really come in handy is over the summer. The kids stay connected with friends and family, but most special of all is our next door neighbors kiddos also have one - so the kids call each other to arrange their own play dates which makes me so nostalgic for my childhood it’s not even funny 🥲”

“go back to screen-free days of having your kids call people they love on the phone. delight in the fact that they have no sense of phone etiquette or custom.”

“Few things cuter than listening to your kindergartener learn phone etiquette with his buddies. I added an external line so that my sister could call in to prank call him. He is NOT a fan of the prank calls which unfortunately just makes it funnier.”

“This has changed our world. The kids can call me, their friends, and have a direct line to grandmas and cousins. They’re learning independence and the art of conversation without a screen.”

“So excited to give the old landline a nostalgic try with a new generation”

“It’s been the best purchase of 2026”

“Catching my kid on a beanbag chair with his feet up while chatting with his auntie on her morning commute was a highlight.”

“Throwing it back to the OG phone line. Back to memorizing phone numbers”

“Very excited to get this for my kids when they’re a little older!”

“It’s been remarkable to watch our kids learn how to use a landline to call their grandparents, cousins, and friends. It took awhile for our 4 year old to stop nodding his head instead of saying actual words, but we’ve arrived and it’s incredible!”

“Pure delight, 10/10. Except for when my kids said they wanted TWO tincans so they could each have their OWN phone and my face lit up in flames and I had to give them an hours-long lecture about how in MY day I didn’t just share a phone line with my sister but with my whole family! And my dad’s handyman business! And only the richest kids in the WORLD had their own phone lines! And then they recorded the chorus of Spiderwebs off the radio for their answering machine!! And how i am unable to overcome the jealousy I still feel about how cool that was!!”

“This millennial mom‘s heart soars every time she hears the old school ring and sees her kids talk to their friends on a real phone WITH A CORD.”

“Just ordered this phone for the summer for my kiddos. They need to learn phone etiquette.”