Garminvivofit jr. 3, Fitness Tracker for Kids, Includes Interactive App Experience, Swim-Friendly, Up To 1-year Battery Life, Lilac Floral

We’ve had Garmin Vivofit Jr. 3 watches for about two years now—three for our kids and one replacement (only because one was lost!). These are the perfect introductory watches for kids. There’s no need for WiFi or a cellular plan, and the battery lasts well over a year—huge plus.The watches are very durable. Our kids wear them everywhere—playing outside, getting them wet, through daily wear and tear—and they’ve held up great. The app interface is easy to use, and the chore tracking has become a super helpful tool for our family. It’s turned daily tasks into something fun and rewarding.Our kids also love the activity challenges—it keeps them active and a little competitive in a healthy way.The only feature we wish it had is a “find my watch” function—maybe a way to make it beep or ping. That would’ve saved us from replacing the one we lost.We’ve tried third-party bands, but they didn’t hold the watch as securely as Garmin’s official ones, so we definitely recommend sticking with the originals.Overall, we highly recommend the Vivofit Jr. 3. It’s been an excellent, screen-free tool that builds responsibility and gets our kids moving.

My 7 and 9 year old boy and girl love their watches! Like some have said, the screen is dark and my older eyes can't see it very well, but the kids have never complained about it.We added their chores to the app so they can earn coins. They love doing the adventure every evening, after they get their 60 minutes of activity. They regularly "cash in" their coins for rewards we came up with (front seat for one week, overnight at grandparents, stay up late, choose dinner, movie night, trip to the park, etc.)

My 8yr old girl loved getting this as a gift. It has definitely made her more excited about being active whereas she used to just want to play in her room all day. She actually said “Let’s go farther so I can get more steps” on a walk we took the other day. The active minutes is another helpful metric for her to try to hit. This watch uses gamification to establish healthy habits in kids. Incidentally, it is also a great way to build math skills. Just having them read off the steps in the thousands and ten thousands is great practice. We’ve also had convos like “How many more minutes do you have to move until you reach your goal of 60 min?”Three observations:1) it is a little hard to read indoors, but not too bad.2)I had issues syncing it after I set it up. Garmin’s support forums and pages helped me solve that.3)I haven’t dug into the chores and rewards yet, but that could help with incentivizing in other areas too.I am actually going to buy another one for her older brother who is wanting to track activity and earn rewards. There is an option to allow profiles to go head to head but I haven’t decided if that will inspire or discourage, but it could be fun depending on how your kids are wired.

We actually bought this for our 7 year old as a potty watch (long story). All the watches we were finding didn’t have the option for multiple alarms, but this one does. We set an alarm every 2 hours and it works great. There’s also alarms for bedtime, chores, etc. it’s cute and comfortable as well. It’s a bit expensive for a kids watch, but it was worth it to us. It has held up great, especially considering she has broken watches in the past. My only complaint is the app, it’s supposed to track her sleep and steps, but it doesn’t. We synced it to my phone and everything. It just won’t stay synced, but that’s okay. We didn’t buy it for those reasons anyways.

Love this watch for my 7 year old. Durable and Easy to use and I like that it does not have games available so it’s not overly distracting. The app is fun to use and she loves knowing the time and seeing her steps and things on the watch itself. I also love that it doesn’t need constant charging. Highly recommend!!

I was looking for a watch that doesn't have a ton of games on the watch for my daughter. She wanted to track her steps and sleep but didn't want to get in trouble like some of her friends at school (who have the ability to play "games" on thier watch). My daughter and I picked out this watch and it has been everything she wanted! She loves the color, the personalization options, and the fit. She can wear this all day without complaint and says the material is comfy. I love the corresponding app, too! On the app, chores and goals can be set and it will sync to the child's watch. We loved this watch so much that we also bought my son the star wars one! In my opinion, this is the best children's watch.

Watch itself fell out of the band and we lost it after just 1.5 months.

My nine-year-old son already had one of these but an older version. My daughter has been begging for one because of that. She is thrilled to track her steps and loves the other features that come with it. We are very happy with the Garmin as a smart watch, just wish I could make calls or text. That’s a whole different watch though.😏 highly recommend as a starter watch.