Being afraid of the dark is nothing new. And sometimes the vast, yawning dark of the night can prove a bit too frightening for some younger children. Nightlights can combat this, by casting a soothing, warm glow across the room, and creating a calmer atmosphere for sleeping—and they scare off monsters too, obviously.

This Little Hippo Mella is more than a simple nightlight, however. Much more. Yes, it does have a great nightlight feature built-in, and a variety of warm colors. But it’s also a very useful sleep trainer alarm clock.

Mella has been designed to fall asleep with your child. The friendly face on the clock will display heavy eyes and a sleepy expression when it’s time to go to sleep. Sleep times can be set in conjunction with the nightlight and three different soothing sounds.

When it’s time to wake up, Mella’s face will light up in a big smile, and a green glow will light around its edges—letting your child know it’s time to rise and shine and greet the day! If the clock’s not green, they will learn to stay in bed a little bit longer.

Countdowns can be set at bedtime, and in the mornings—to help ensure that children and grownups are getting the optimum amount of sleep. Nap timers can be set for younger children and babies, and you can choose to add a sound or silent alarm when it’s time to wake up.

A great little bedtime buddy that’s interactive and fun. It can help kids get off to sleep, and help parents by teaching kids to stay in bed just that little bit longer in the mornings!

Able to work for up to 40 hours on a 1.6-liter water tank, this child-friendly humidifier from Livato could be just the ticket to help your child surrender to sleepy time.

This cheerful dinosaur design is made from BPA-free material, and its cool mist humidifier can bring soothing relief to a troubling cough, itchy dry skin, or any similar ailment that might otherwise prevent your child from falling asleep.

This 3-in-1 device also acts as an essential oil diffuser and a nightlight too. A couple of drops of essential oil into the water tank will work wonders, filling the room with fragrant air to comfort your child. And the nightlight will keep the monsters at bay, as well as bathing the room in soft, reassuring light.

A 360-degree nozzle at the top of the humidifier ensures that the mist flow is evenly dispersed around the room. And the sound output is a very low 32dB as well, so you needn’t worry about it noisily adding to your problems at bedtime.

With timer settings built-in to allow you to customize this little dino for your needs, and with mood stickers included for your child to customize it to theirs, sleep issues at bedtime will quickly become extinct!

As with the blackness of night, the absence of sound can also cause problems at bedtime for little ones. Some children can find it difficult to fall asleep when there’s no noise around them at all, and ambient noise can prove to be a useful tool in encouraging healthy sleep.

Acting as a white noise sound machine and night light combo, the Reacher R2 has a built-in repertoire of 31 soothing sounds to lull small people to sleep, letting them drift away on a big pillowy cloud of sound.

Choose from forest sounds, waves, rain sounds, fans, and even fetal sounds—there’s something to suit every child here. With 17 sounds of nature, seven electric fan noises, and seven additional white noises, you can eliminate the stillness of the night without causing any disruption.

Naturally, there are timers you can set so that it switches itself off once the desired effect has been achieved. Selections can be stored and replayed next time, including nightlight settings which are also fully customizable. And a USB charger is included so there’s no need to worry about running out of batteries, either.

Now if you could just budge over on that cloud a little bit, we’re getting a bit sleepy ourselves!

Offering something that the grown-ups can really be jealous of, is this child’s projector from Moredig. Designed for very young children and babies, this is a charming projector light that can be used to create a wonderfully calm atmosphere in any bedroom or nursery.

Casting either space or animal projections across the room, this night-time gadget can enhance babies’ depth perception and their perception of three-dimensional space. Babies like to track things with their eyes, and tracing colorful images across the walls is a restful pastime for them.

An auto-off timer design can be set from five to 500 minutes, and 12 different and optional musical sounds can be played (or not) while the projector does its thing. It can also provide a simpler nightlight if required.

This projector has a 360-degree rotation function to ensure coverage across the entirety of the available space and can be remotely or manually set with ease.

Keeping baby calm and keeping their eyes busy until those little eyelids can’t stay open any longer, this night projector is a cosmic way to get your little one to drift off to sleep!

Looking like a much smaller and younger (as well as infinitely cuter) Yoda from the Star Wars universe is this miniature Bluetooth speaker from Bitty Boomers. Unlike the real Yoda however, this little Grogu (or Baby Yoda) speaker can be used as an outlet to play music or stories to your offspring at bedtime.

It has a 30-foot wireless range and can work for up to four hours on a full charge—plenty of time for him to use his force powers to make the kids go to sleep. A micro-USB charging cable is also included for when Baby Yoda needs some shut-eye of his own.

This two-inch tall speaker can be easily paired with another of his brethren, to provide a stereo sound experience if desired. It will connect to any Bluetooth device, and volume settings, etc. will be controlled via the device that it’s paired with.

Use this Bitty Boomers mini-speaker to play whatever chilled-out tunes or sleepy-time stories you like, to help the Mandalorian’s cutest sidekick coax the kids to sleep.

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A plush, adorable snuggle buddy for younger kids and babies, this bedtime bunny from Jemma Joy is the perfect companion for a peaceful night’s sleep.

It has a smart sensor that activates when baby cries, and it will try to soothe them back to sleep with gentle music or calming white noise. It also produces a soft red glow on its tummy when the baby wakes, allowing it to be easily reached and cuddled when needed.

Among the soothing sounds that are built-in to this bedtime bunny are subtle white noise, baby shushing sounds, gentle heartbeat sounds, or soft lullaby music. The cry sensor will play for 30 minutes once triggered, switching itself off after this to conserve battery power.

It has adjustable volume control and uses two AA batteries, which come included. A Velcro strap also allows you to attach the bunny to the side of the crib if you wish.

An ideal aid for the prevention of separation anxiety, not to mention a super cuddly new best friend; this Gemma Joy Bedtime Bunny is especially effective for getting babies back to sleep quickly and without a fuss.

The final item on our list is this baby sound spa from MyBaby. Offering a combination of sights and sounds to lull your baby to sleep (or back to sleep), you can program this device to suit your needs.

It can play three different lullabies—Twinkle,Twinkle, Rock-A-Bye Baby, and Cradle Song, as well as three ambient sounds (rain, heartbeat, and water), and can project nine different static images while emitting a soft warming glow that also acts as a nightlight.

Auto-off timers can be set after 15, 30, 45, or 60 minutes, and automatic shutdown occurs after three hours. It’s easy to program and you can adjust the sights and sounds to play simultaneously or separately, depending on what works best for you.

Adjustable volume settings allow you to find the sound level that’s just right for you and your baby, without the sound becoming obtrusive, to achieve the perfect calm atmosphere.

This baby sound spa is small and compact too, making it ideal to take on the go; giving you a portable device to soothe your baby to sleep.