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Sweet dreams are ahead with the Lil' Critters soothing Starlight hippo by VTech. This cuddly hippo projects a vibrant Starry night sky onto the ceiling in four different colors to the sounds of peaceful tunes, seven nursery rhymes, nature sounds and lullabies. Colorful light effects enhance visual awareness, while the comforting sounds and songs help soothe them to sleep. This helpful hippo also responds to your baby's cries with calming music. The Parent-friendly volume and timer controls let you choose how loud and long The sounds play. Sleep tight, little one! Requires 2 AA batteries (batteries included for demo purposes only; new batteries recommended for regular use). intended for babies from birth and up.
Jenni Forrest
Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2024
I had bought one of these for my son a few years back and he loved it so I tried this with my little girl, and no doubt the same joy comes out of her when we turn this on at night. She loves to watch the stars appear and disappear and the different colors. Puts her right to sleep!!
Jenni Forrest
Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2024
I had bought one of these for my son a few years back and he loved it so I tried this with my little girl, and no doubt the same joy comes out of her when we turn this on at night. She loves to watch the stars appear and disappear and the different colors. Puts her right to sleep!!
SK
Reviewed in Canada on July 12, 2024
You must buy this for your baby. It's been a lifesaver for me. If I could only buy one thing, this hippo would be it. The visuals alone are amazing. Putting stars & lights on the wall/ceiling but it does so much more. It's sound activated so as soon as baby cries, it lights up. You don't have to fumble around in the dark or deal with night lights. You can choose the settings for music or nature or story books or a combination or nature & music. I didn't keep the hippo in the crib, I kept it beside me in bed. Then if i woke up worried, like most parents, i would simply touch it with the palm of my hand which causes noise & it would light up & show me the room so I could see the baby without having to get up. You can turn off the volume or even turn off the lights. So if your baby prefers music but not lights, you can control that. When my grandson got older, I put it in his bed. He would just kick it with his leg when he wanted to hear some music or see the stars when he woke up during the night. The hippo would comfort him so i didn't even have to get up. I did buy rechargeable batteries since it uses a lot depending on how often baby wakes up. There is also a setting for it to turn on for 15min, 30 min or 45 min. depending on your needs. The sounds seemed annoying at first, since as adults, we aren't used to listening to baby songs at 2 a.m. but after a while, they were soothing, even to me. If you don't have much money and can only afford one thing, get this! My grandson is almost 2 years old & I have donated so many toys but we ALWAYS keep his hippo.
SK
Reviewed in Canada on July 12, 2024
You must buy this for your baby. It's been a lifesaver for me. If I could only buy one thing, this hippo would be it. The visuals alone are amazing. Putting stars & lights on the wall/ceiling but it does so much more. It's sound activated so as soon as baby cries, it lights up. You don't have to fumble around in the dark or deal with night lights. You can choose the settings for music or nature or story books or a combination or nature & music. I didn't keep the hippo in the crib, I kept it beside me in bed. Then if i woke up worried, like most parents, i would simply touch it with the palm of my hand which causes noise & it would light up & show me the room so I could see the baby without having to get up. You can turn off the volume or even turn off the lights. So if your baby prefers music but not lights, you can control that. When my grandson got older, I put it in his bed. He would just kick it with his leg when he wanted to hear some music or see the stars when he woke up during the night. The hippo would comfort him so i didn't even have to get up. I did buy rechargeable batteries since it uses a lot depending on how often baby wakes up. There is also a setting for it to turn on for 15min, 30 min or 45 min. depending on your needs. The sounds seemed annoying at first, since as adults, we aren't used to listening to baby songs at 2 a.m. but after a while, they were soothing, even to me. If you don't have much money and can only afford one thing, get this! My grandson is almost 2 years old & I have donated so many toys but we ALWAYS keep his hippo.
Felicia
Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2024
My daughter loves this before bed. She is 12 months and loves to play with all the buttons. She especially loves the stars projected on the wall. She will stare at them while listening to the soothing music and fall asleep most times. I love how much you can adjust the volume and even how bright the projector shines. There's a lot to choose from on this from nature sounds, music and stories. Definitely recommend.
Felicia
Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2024
My daughter loves this before bed. She is 12 months and loves to play with all the buttons. She especially loves the stars projected on the wall. She will stare at them while listening to the soothing music and fall asleep most times. I love how much you can adjust the volume and even how bright the projector shines. There's a lot to choose from on this from nature sounds, music and stories. Definitely recommend.
Jimin Slz
Reviewed in Mexico on December 16, 2024
Todo bien gracias
Jimin Slz
Reviewed in Mexico on December 16, 2024
Todo bien gracias
Jai
Reviewed in Canada on January 25, 2024
I bought this hippo on my bday as a gift for my 10 months old. She loves it. The sounds and rhymes are very melodious and the stars are quite bright in dark. It starts singing whenever the baby cries. We are keeping this in our SUV, my baby loves the car lit up with stars. I wish I had it when my daughter was a newborn.
Jai
Reviewed in Canada on January 25, 2024
I bought this hippo on my bday as a gift for my 10 months old. She loves it. The sounds and rhymes are very melodious and the stars are quite bright in dark. It starts singing whenever the baby cries. We are keeping this in our SUV, my baby loves the car lit up with stars. I wish I had it when my daughter was a newborn.
Caylin
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2021
This hippo works great for my 1 year old! The music and gentle lights puts him back to sleep and he likes to play with it when he’s awake in the morning which keeps him happy and not mad to be in his crib.The volume control is good. The sounds are alright. It has different options, but if it turns on from “cry activation” it always uses the melody + nature sounds. I would personally design it differently like with a selection bar for the different sound options and a single activation button that way you can pick which type of sounds are played on cries, because I would rather not have nature sounds. My baby isn’t fond of loud rain.I also wish it had a low battery light indicator or something. For a couple nights my baby kept waking up and not going to sleep. I was half asleep so I heard the hippo activate and saw the lights were on in my monitor, but later I realized that with low battery, the lights still work and the music will play for 20 seconds then die. So with low battery it’s not fully functional but can be deceiving. No one wants to change batteries at 3 in the morning!Product seems durable and well made otherwise. Even with my critiques I would give it 4.5/5 stars (0.5 deduction since I can’t choose the sounds with cry activation)
Caylin
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2021
This hippo works great for my 1 year old! The music and gentle lights puts him back to sleep and he likes to play with it when he’s awake in the morning which keeps him happy and not mad to be in his crib.The volume control is good. The sounds are alright. It has different options, but if it turns on from “cry activation” it always uses the melody + nature sounds. I would personally design it differently like with a selection bar for the different sound options and a single activation button that way you can pick which type of sounds are played on cries, because I would rather not have nature sounds. My baby isn’t fond of loud rain.I also wish it had a low battery light indicator or something. For a couple nights my baby kept waking up and not going to sleep. I was half asleep so I heard the hippo activate and saw the lights were on in my monitor, but later I realized that with low battery, the lights still work and the music will play for 20 seconds then die. So with low battery it’s not fully functional but can be deceiving. No one wants to change batteries at 3 in the morning!Product seems durable and well made otherwise. Even with my critiques I would give it 4.5/5 stars (0.5 deduction since I can’t choose the sounds with cry activation)
Customer
Reviewed in Canada on January 14, 2020
Love everything about this product, especially the auto timed turn off and auto turn on when baby starts crying. Only negative review about it is the fact that it's battery powered and the batteries get drained pretty quickly. In the month that it has been in use, I changed the batteries 3 times already.
Customer
Reviewed in Canada on January 14, 2020
Love everything about this product, especially the auto timed turn off and auto turn on when baby starts crying. Only negative review about it is the fact that it's battery powered and the batteries get drained pretty quickly. In the month that it has been in use, I changed the batteries 3 times already.
Alexis
Reviewed in Mexico on December 28, 2019
a todos nos gustó en la familia, pero en especial a mi hija de 2 años. está muy padre, gran calidad. la entrega de amazon super rápido, como siempre y el producto bien empacado.
Alexis
Reviewed in Mexico on December 28, 2019
a todos nos gustó en la familia, pero en especial a mi hija de 2 años. está muy padre, gran calidad. la entrega de amazon super rápido, como siempre y el producto bien empacado.
Ben and Larissa
Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2016
This is a sweet, well-made product. We bought it for my one year old, and "hippo" quickly became one of his first words. Every night, when it's time to go to bed, I ask him to come upstairs with me to see his hippo and up the stairs he goes! He likes to hold it and snuggle it, and of course press all the buttons. I had hoped that it would help him get to sleep on his own without our support, but it hasn't quite done the trick (but check out the Lulla doll...that has worked great for him). The hippo has become a nice part of his bedtime routine, however. I turn it on while we are getting him into his pjs, snuggling, and reading, but usually turn it off before he goes to sleep. The music/sound options are plentiful and not at all annoying to listen to. We like the music setting best. The stars are fun to look at, but my little guy seems to find them too distracting when getting down to sleep -- perhaps that will work better as he gets older. My older child has a Cloud B Twilight Ladybug, which is a similar product without the sound options. Truth be told, I think the Ladybug is a little better for use as a nightlight, but for a baby/toddler, this is really sweet. It may not have solved all of our sleep problems, but it has become a really special part of my little one's bedtime routine.
Ben and Larissa
Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2016
This is a sweet, well-made product. We bought it for my one year old, and "hippo" quickly became one of his first words. Every night, when it's time to go to bed, I ask him to come upstairs with me to see his hippo and up the stairs he goes! He likes to hold it and snuggle it, and of course press all the buttons. I had hoped that it would help him get to sleep on his own without our support, but it hasn't quite done the trick (but check out the Lulla doll...that has worked great for him). The hippo has become a nice part of his bedtime routine, however. I turn it on while we are getting him into his pjs, snuggling, and reading, but usually turn it off before he goes to sleep. The music/sound options are plentiful and not at all annoying to listen to. We like the music setting best. The stars are fun to look at, but my little guy seems to find them too distracting when getting down to sleep -- perhaps that will work better as he gets older. My older child has a Cloud B Twilight Ladybug, which is a similar product without the sound options. Truth be told, I think the Ladybug is a little better for use as a nightlight, but for a baby/toddler, this is really sweet. It may not have solved all of our sleep problems, but it has become a really special part of my little one's bedtime routine.
sasamo
Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2016
We love this hippo! Our daughter began enjoying this around 2 months of age and it has become an integral part of her falling asleep routine!1) The stars that shine on the ceiling gently change colors, keeping her attention without being distracting or stimulating.2) There are 4 basic sound options - story, song, nature, and combination. Then, depending on how many times you press each button, there are a number of sub-options. For example, the "song" button has options with and without a singing voice, lullaby-type songs, classical songs, etc. This is nice because, like any child's toy, it gets repetitive to adults and stuck in your head. I find that my husband and I prefer different options and love that we have the choice!3) The volume ranges from quite soft to loud.4) The timer has options for 15, 30, and 45 minutes. Fantastic way to not waste batteries.5) Speaking of batteries, we leave the power button in the "on" position out of pure laziness and batteries still last probably 8 weeks. Woohoo! I hate toys that cost more in battery power than they do to purchase. Of course, if you use cheapo batteries you won't get this result, but regular old Duracell seems to be working well for us. We activate it for each nap and then at night time as well as any time she activates it herself.6) The noise activation feature is really neat. It won't activate for quiet noise (cooing, regular baby talk, normal adult voice, etc) so you don't run the risk of waking baby up further if she's just kind of in that in-between stage. It takes a significant noise like a cry or scream to turn on.Over all, we love this thing, see the potential for long term use, and will definitely be putting it on our list of gifts to get expectant moms!
sasamo
Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2016
We love this hippo! Our daughter began enjoying this around 2 months of age and it has become an integral part of her falling asleep routine!1) The stars that shine on the ceiling gently change colors, keeping her attention without being distracting or stimulating.2) There are 4 basic sound options - story, song, nature, and combination. Then, depending on how many times you press each button, there are a number of sub-options. For example, the "song" button has options with and without a singing voice, lullaby-type songs, classical songs, etc. This is nice because, like any child's toy, it gets repetitive to adults and stuck in your head. I find that my husband and I prefer different options and love that we have the choice!3) The volume ranges from quite soft to loud.4) The timer has options for 15, 30, and 45 minutes. Fantastic way to not waste batteries.5) Speaking of batteries, we leave the power button in the "on" position out of pure laziness and batteries still last probably 8 weeks. Woohoo! I hate toys that cost more in battery power than they do to purchase. Of course, if you use cheapo batteries you won't get this result, but regular old Duracell seems to be working well for us. We activate it for each nap and then at night time as well as any time she activates it herself.6) The noise activation feature is really neat. It won't activate for quiet noise (cooing, regular baby talk, normal adult voice, etc) so you don't run the risk of waking baby up further if she's just kind of in that in-between stage. It takes a significant noise like a cry or scream to turn on.Over all, we love this thing, see the potential for long term use, and will definitely be putting it on our list of gifts to get expectant moms!
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