They got my 'out-of-office' notice and I probably wouldn't have heard from them again, but my 4 and 5 year olds were having awful trouble sleeping. By fluke I saw the email and it was so timely that I replied asking if I could please take a nightlight and review it at some point in the future. At the time the idea of going shopping for lights was even more horrific than it is now, I couldn't have done it.
The PR replied and was incredibly lovely to me and said she'd just send me a light and a torch and she didn't want a review. She wanted to try and help. Here's my thank you...
The nightlight is a part of the Planes Safe n Sound Lumiglow Wall Stickers set. We haven't yet put up all the rest of the 60 Disney Planes wall stickers included, we needed the light and we just put that up. It's clever because the nightlight forms part of the picture and fastens to the wall using sticky backed velcro, so it's up in about 1 minute.
The velcro is attached pretty securely, but will remove when you want it to and doesn't destroy the wall. My 4 year old did pull ours off to inspect how it works, and then replaced it at a slightly jaunty angle (I think he thought we wouldn't notice - we did).
The best thing about this night light though, is that it's sound activated. It needs a deep noise like a clap, or a loud voice (or as we quickly discovered you can just tap your finger on the plastic). The light is bright enough to fill the whole room with light, stays on for 2 minutes and then fades out gently.
The torch is a Cars Go Glow Night Beam Tilt Torch and our 5 year old is using it. The torch also doubles as a lamp when placed on it's end. It's not as bright as the lumiglow night light, but it's still bright enough to light up more than half the bed. As a torch it's great. It's light and easy to hold for any sized hand.
The best thing about the torch/lamp is that it's motion activated. To get it to switch on you just move it. You don't need to shake it or anything overly-active, just pick it up. In fact, it's so sensitive that it's on my son's headboard and it comes on if he sits up in bed. Perfect.
The torch, like the night light, is on for 2 minutes and then switches itself off if it's not moving. Perfect for younger children who never turn anything off anyway. 2 minutes may not seem like much, but actually it's a lot longer than you'd think and a really good length of time.
My boys still aren't happy enough to initially go to sleep without the room light on, but if they wake in the night then either of them can instantly have light and don't panic or sit in bed shouting or crying. I can easily check on my children during the night too, without waking them. I'm confident that over the next few weeks we'll bring them back to going to sleep in the dark, and these 2 lights will play a large part in that.
World's Apart are very good at tailoring products for the correct age of children. We're currently reviewing a teddy nightlight with LM and it has really helped to re-establish her bedtime routine. I'm so pleased that the boys are finding them so easy to use and such a comfort xxx
ReplyDeleteThey are super-easy to use, really amazingly so, and a complete godsend at the moment for us xx
DeleteThey look good quality and love that it off it self after 2 min.
ReplyDeleteIt is brilliant they turn themselves off - and slowly too, so it isn't suddenly dark x
DeleteThese both sound great. I'm glad the boys are finding comfort from them.
ReplyDeleteThese look like such great products. That wall light is amazing - the fact that it comes with other stickers is just genius to make it part of a wall art scene rather than 'just' a light x
ReplyDeleteI really should put the rest of the stickers up and take another photo! xx
DeleteFab products and such a welcome help I am sure. Really glad they are helping the boys through the nights.
ReplyDeleteLovely that Worlds Apart wanted to help too xx
World's Apart are really lovely aren't they. That was such a nice thought and these lights look so useful for your boys. We have one of the Go Glow lights and have found it so handy. I hope your boys are managing to sleep a little better now x
ReplyDeleteThese look lovely, really helpful for young ones at night. The cars torch looks great for both light in the room and also to use as a torch.
ReplyDeleteThat wall sticker glow light thing is pretty flipping brilliant. I hope they can get to the point where they can go to sleep with the lights off, but nice they have things that will help them. Do you have to leave the over head light on for them, or do you think a string of christmas lights or something similiar would help? I have an led light chineese lattern with very low light I leave on in evan's room and he had some battery xmas light things, but the batteries died on them. Electric cords kind of make me nervous.
ReplyDeleteThese sound great, this is something I will be looking into for when I take the sides off my sons cot so he isn't stumbling around in the dark if/when he gets out of bed in the night.
ReplyDeleteI'm really glad to hear they are helping your boys xx
That planes light fascinates me - really like the idea of it. We have a Fireman Sam version of the Cars night light/torch you have. It's fab and Monkey loves being able to control the light in his room himself. Of course it's also great for noctural den building too
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