Comment by perilunar

My kids were little back when the original iPod came out. They were unable to use it because they couldn't read yet, and the early iPods had a text-only interface.

But they were very capable using cassette players. The could identify different tapes by the images on the labels and cases, and were able to manipulate the tapes and controls easily. Also, cassette players are cheap and robust.

So as cool as this project is, it's overkill. An old cassette player and a bunch of tapes would have worked just as well.

(and when they get older they can graduate to CDs or vinyl !)