你接受过虚拟助手(virtual assistant)的生活方式吗？你家周围有一些Amazon Echo设备吗？然后，您可能已经遇到了可以添加到Alexa以自定义其功能的许多“技能”中的一些。
提供数量惊人的第一方和第三方Alexa技能。其中许多非常适合娱乐（有时是教育）您的孩子和青少年。
适合孩子
此处列出的前五项针对儿童的Alexa技能适用于年幼的孩子。(Alexa)以及您不想接触可能更适合年龄较大的青少年的主题和信息的任何人。话虽如此，您仍然应该监督孩子与任何第三方技能的互动！
动物锻炼(Animal Workout)
没有什么比把一群精力充沛的孩子关在家里更让人紧张的了。无论是因为下雪天还是政府封锁，为所有被压抑的能量提供一个物理出口是件好事。
Animal Workout恰恰提供了这一点。Alexa会鼓励您的孩子假装他们是不同的动物，同时偷偷地让他们移动身体。毕竟，如果你玩得开心，这不是锻炼。
芝麻街(Sesame Street)
芝麻街(Does Sesame Street)需要介绍吗？如果您的孩子已经迷上了常青树的儿童节目，那么芝麻工作室(Sesame Workshop)的这款官方应用程序一定会令人愉悦。孩子们的技能实际上集中在超受欢迎的Elmo角色上。您可以向他询问当天的话题并玩捉迷藏游戏。
它现在非常基本，开发人员正在努力使其更具交互性，但对于学龄前儿童来说，这是他们需要时按需使用Elmo的完美剂量。(Elmo)
亚马逊故事时间(Amazon Storytime)
来自亚马逊(Amazon)的这项官方技能包含 100 多个由完整专业演员录制的故事。把它想象成一种纯音频故事的迷你Netflix（或者，呃，亚马逊Prime(Amazon Prime)）。
亚马逊(Amazon)选择了适合 5-12 岁儿童的内容，并且有多种类别的故事可供选择。乐高(LEGO)和里普利的信不信由你也有品牌搭配。如果您在某个特定的夜晚无法参加面对面的故事时间会议，Alexa会来救援。当然，你没有理由不能和你的小叉子一起享受这些故事。
不可能是真的(No Way That’s True)
Nickelodeon 通过他们有趣的琐事游戏在Alexa 孩子(Alexa kid)技能的世界中摇摆不定。它基于一组全球事实，这些事实会让您质疑某些事情是否可能是真的。
这是一款最多可容纳 4 名玩家的游戏，其中包含玩家在游戏过程中可能遇到的热门角色，例如海绵宝宝(Spongebob Squarepants.The)。该游戏适合 6 岁及以上的儿童。
有时，当涉及到真正年幼的孩子时，越简单越好。喵！是一种Alexa技能，它完全按照它在锡上所说的那样做。如果你说“ Alexa , meow meow”，你会引发一场持续数小时的猫对话。用“猫语”与Alexa(Alexa)聊天是一个非常简单（如果可爱的话）的把戏，但对于所有年龄段的孩子来说也很有趣。
适合青少年
接下来的五个Alexa儿童技能适合青少年和年龄较大的青少年。虽然他们没有明确的内容并且通常对家庭友好，但有些人可能会提到可能需要父母指导的事件和主题。
虽然 Nickelodeon 的琐事游戏可能会让年幼的孩子着迷，但当您的青少年长大时，他们很有可能会被危险(Jeopardy)咬伤！漏洞。如果您不知道，这是一个带有转折的琐事游戏节目。参赛者必须以问题的形式回答神秘线索。
可悲的是，您不会排队赢取任何真钱，也不会真正见到Alex Trebek。除此之外，它几乎就像在节目中一样。尽管Alexa(Alexa)上游戏的最新格式变化似乎在长期玩家中不太受欢迎。
年龄分级：建议指导(Guidance Suggested)
历史上的这一天(This Day in History)
这个免费的儿童Alexa(Alexa)技能由历史(History)频道创建，让您了解关于您询问当天发生的历史的一个很酷的事实。这是一项既有趣又具有教育意义的技能。特别是如果你有一个喜欢历史的青少年。
年龄分级：建议指导(Guidance Suggested)
石头剪刀布蜥蜴史波克(Rock Paper Scissors Lizard Spock)
受电视节目《生活大爆炸》(The Big Bang Theory)中虚构游戏的启发，Rock Paper Lizard Spock是经典剪刀石头布(Rock Paper Scissors)游戏的更复杂和有趣的版本。
您将与Alexa竞争，看看谁最擅长选择正确的武器来战胜对手。更好的是，该技能最近收到了一个更新，添加了一个全局记分牌。因此，与世界上所有其他大书呆子相比，您可以看到自己在这个愚蠢的游戏中的表现如何。
年龄分级：建议指导(Guidance Suggested)
魔法门(The Magic Door)
你还记得像Zork这样的基于文本的冒险吗？那些整洁的选择(Choose)你自己的冒险书怎么样？魔门就是(Magic Door)这样。但是，不是阅读，而是听您的Alexa设备并与之对话。
您需要探索 11 条路径，才能体验魔法门(Magic Door)之外的所有不同冒险。魔门(Magic Door)的故事讲述和制作价值广受赞誉，它是对技术的真正创造性使用。它提供了您在Xbox 或 Playstation(Xbox or Playstation)上无法获得的独特游戏体验。事实上，这可能是让您的十几岁的孩子远离他们的游戏机的完美技能！
歌曲测验(Song Quiz)
青少年比音乐更喜欢什么？等等(Wait)，不要回答！这可能是我们太老而无法理解的可怕事情。
尽管如此，音乐还是可以将人们聚集在一起的东西。Song Quiz Alexa技能是一种绝妙的方式，可以通过 60 年代、70 年代、80 年代、90 年代、2000 年代和 2010 年代的流行曲调与年长的十几岁的孩子建立联系。您会听到一段音乐，并且必须猜测标题和艺术家。
您甚至可以与全国各地的其他人比赛。还有一个可选的每月订阅来扩大歌曲库。更好的是，每个月都会为订阅者添加新音乐。
年龄分级：建议指导(Guidance Suggested)
Alexa，让他们在我逃跑时保持忙碌(Keep Them Busy)
为人父母是一项全职工作，但您仍然可以不时使用现代技术来消除困难。这只是针对儿童或吸引所有年龄段儿童的许多Alexa技能的一小部分。(Alexa)即使是那些可以合法驾驶和纳税的人。
你(Are)是Alexa爱好者吗？您是否找到了让孩子开心的完美Alexa技能，从而保持理智？随时(Feel)在下面的评论中分享建议，让我们知道Alexa如何招待您的家人。
10 Fun Alexa Skills for Kids and Teens
Hаvе you embraced the virtual assistant lifestyle? Do you have a few Amazon Echo devices around your home? Then you’ve probably encountered some of the many “skills” you can add to Alexa to customize its abilities.
There’s a staggering number of first- and third- party Alexa skills on offer. Many of them are just perfect for entertaining (and sometimes educating) your kids and teens.
Suitable For Kids
The first five Alexa skills for kids listed here are okay for younger children. As well as anyone you don’t want to expose to themes and information that might be better suited for older teenagers. That being said, you should still supervise your children’s interaction with any third-party skill!
There are few things as stressful as having a bunch of energetic children cooped up at home. Whether it’s thanks to a snow-day or a government lockdown, it’s good to have a physical outlet for all that pent up energy.
Animal Workout offers exactly that. Alexa will encourage your kids to pretend that they are different animals, while at the same time sneakily getting them to move their bodies. It’s not exercise if you’re having fun, after all.
Does Sesame Street require any introduction? If your young ones are already hooked on the evergreen children’s show, this official app from the Sesame Workshop is sure to be a delight. The skill for kids is actually focused on the hyper-popular Elmo character. You can ask him about the word of the day and play a game of hide-and-seek.
It’s pretty basic right now, with the developers working on making it a little more interactive, but for preschool-age kids it’s the perfect dose of on-demand Elmo whenever they need it.
This official skill from Amazon contains over 100 stories that have been recorded with full professional casts. Think of it as a sort of mini-Netflix (or, er, Amazon Prime) for audio-only stories.
Amazon has chosen the content to be suitable for kids aged 5-12, and there are multiple categories of stories to choose from. There are also branded tie-ins with LEGO and Ripley’s Believe It or Not. If you’re not quite up to an in-person storytime session on a given night, Alexa will come to the rescue. Of course, there’s no reason you can’t enjoy these tales right alongside your sprogs.
Nickelodeon’s come out swinging in the world of Alexa kid skills, with their fun trivia game. It’s based around a set of global facts that will make you question whether something could possibly be true.
It’s a game for up to four players and features popular characters players might run into during play, such as Spongebob Squarepants.The game is suitable for kids aged 6 and older.
Sometimes, when it comes to really young kids, simpler is better. Meow! is an Alexa skill that does exactly what it says on the tin. If you say “Alexa, meow meow” and you’ll trigger a cat conversation that could go on for hours. Chatting to Alexa in “cat language” is a pretty simple (if cute) trick, but it’s also fun for kids of all ages.
Suitable for Teens
These next five Alexa skills for kids are suited for teenagers and older adolescent teens. While they don’t have explicit content and are generally family friendly, some might make reference to events and themes that could require parental guidance.
While Nickelodeon’s trivia game might keep younger kids enthralled, by the time your teens are older there’s a good chance they might be bitten by the Jeopardy! bug. In case you didn’t know, this is a trivia game show with a twist. Contestants have to answer the cryptic clue in the form of a question.
Sadly, you won’t be in line to win any real money or actually meet Alex Trebek. Other than that it’s pretty much just like being on the show. Though it seems the latest format change to the game on Alexa has been a little less than popular among long-time players.
Age Rating: Guidance Suggested
Created by none other than the History channel, this free Alexa skill for kids lets you learn a cool fact about history that happened on the day you asked it. This is a skill that’s both fun and educational. Especially if you’ve got a teen who’s into history.
Age Rating: Guidance Suggested
Inspired by the made-up game from the TV show The Big Bang Theory, Rock Paper Lizard Spock is a more complex and interesting version of the classic Rock Paper Scissors game.
You’ll compete against Alexa to see who’s best at choosing the correct weapon to trump their opponent. Even better, the skill has recently received an update that’s added a global scoreboard. So you can see just how good you are at this silly game compared to all the other huge nerds in the world.
Age Rating: Guidance Suggested
Do you remember text-based adventures like Zork? What about those neat Choose Your Own Adventure books? The Magic Door is like that. However, instead of reading you listen to your Alexa device and speak back to it.
There are 11 paths to follow which you’ll need to explore in order to experience all the different adventures that lay beyond the Magic Door. The storytelling and production values of the Magic Door are widely-praised and it’s a genuinely creative use of technology. It offers a unique gameplay experience you’re not going to get on your Xbox or Playstation. In fact, this might be the perfect skill to pull your teenage children away from their consoles!
What do teenagers like more than music? Wait, don’t answer that! It’s probably something horrible we’re too old to understand.
Still, music is something that can bring people together. The Song Quiz Alexa skill is a fantastic way to bond with your older teenage kids over pop tunes from the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 2000s and 2010s. You’ll hear a snippet of music and have to guess the title and artist.
You can even play against other people across the country. There’s also an optional monthly subscription to enlarge the library of songs. Even better, new music is added every month for subscribers.
Age Rating: Guidance Suggested
Alexa, Keep Them Busy While I Escape
Being a parent is a full-time job, but you can still use modern technology to smooth out the rough spots every now and then. This is just a small taste of the many Alexa skills that are either aimed at children or would appeal to children of all ages. Even ones that can legally drive and pay their taxes.
Are you an Alexa aficionado? Have you found the perfect Alexa skills to keep your kids happy, so you can keep your sanity? Feel free to share suggestions in the comments below and let us know how Alexa is entertaining your family.
