Vtech - Soothe & Surprise Nature Light

by VTech

Product Features

• Project 3D patterns on ceiling
• Comforting sounds and twinkling lights
• Built in sensor activates sound when baby wakes up and moves
• Includes timer button, sound sensor, volume switch, and 3D projector
• Built-in clasp to attach to crib

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 11 x 11 x 3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00005LBO9
• Item model number: 80-050700
• Manufacturer recommended age: 3 months - 2 years
• Batteries: 4 C batteries required.
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #64,724 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (49 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Little ones sleep better with nature's sounds and lights with the Soothe & Surprise Nature Light! This innovative crib toy lulls baby to sleep with comforting sounds and twinkling lights. It also projects 3D moving patterns onto the ceiling to keep baby entertained as she falls asleep. If she wakes up, a sound sensor activates the soothing sounds to make her sleepy once again.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Another squeaker/shrieker BUT YOU CAN FIX IT!, September 18, 2007

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A. E. Dunbar (Lathrup Village, MI United States) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Vtech - Soothe & Surprise Nature Light (Toy)

Please see the added edited ending of this review! I originally gave this a one star rating and said 'Don't waste your money', but I have changed my mind! Amazon won't let me change the stars, but I'd give it 4, only because I had to fix it myself with no help from V-Tech...

We already have a battery operated soother on all three of our kid's bed-rails and yet, when I saw this on sale, I grabbed it up as well, thinking I would replace one of the older models (in particular, a Leapfrog star-shaped soother called the 'Dreamscapes Soother' which is just kind of boring and a real battery eater).
Anyhow, my 19 month old son just loves this new one, and clearly prefered it to the Leapfrog one, but the thing quickly began to emit these awful squeaks that grow louder and louder each day and cause my boy to go from sort-of sleepy to wild-eyed in under a minute! At least the boring-non-squeaking-or-shrieking Leapfrog actually soothed him to sleep!

I called V-tech, and after much inquiry and time spent on the phone I was finally told they no longer make this (obviously problematic) version and so would be getting a completely different replacement if I paid to send mine in to them. Good deal? Not really, plus all of the 'help' from Vtech on the phone were so nonchalant and uninformed (three different people) that I actually don't think I want another Vtech product! And the reviews here all confirm my worst suspicions; that this is a cute but worthless piece of junk. (old opinion. Check out my new opinion at the end of this)

However, Do buy the older (4 yrs old? and still going strong!) Fisher Price Aquarium Soother (the one with actual water in it, that has a 'mama fishy and baby fishy' that 'swim' around - maybe try eBay?). This one keeps my daughter well 'soothed' every night, with no piercing squeak/shrieks and no creepy voice and pleasant music(!) and also the still available Fisher Price Flutterby Dreams Soother (with sweet Mama and baby blue birds and the cutest overhead light show) is my eldest son's favorite one of all.

NEW OPINION: Added Nov. 8th, 2007: If you take all the screws out of the back, including one hidden inside of the battery compartment, you can open this thing, carefully keeping wires intact! Then, pretending you are a bank-robber/safe-breaker, turn the machine on (re-insert batteries for this, obviously) and LISTEN for exactly where the squeak/shriek comes from...I actually used a paper towel tube to 'listen' through to better isolate the noise...and FOUND that it was coming from an over-tightened screw that holds a tiny piece of plastic against the revolving light disk. I simply loosened the screw and IT WORKS GREAT NOW! So, sorry about the stars, Amazon won't let me change those, but we use this soother every single nap time and bedtime and Really appreciate the way it turns itself on if our baby starts to cry loudly enough....it does actually soothe now, now that it has stopped shrieking! YAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYY!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Both our babies love it, March 11, 2007

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EmerysMomma (Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vtech - Soothe & Surprise Nature Light (Toy)

This was bought for our son when he was 6 months old by a friend who swore by crib soothers. I would not have bought it on my own but thought we would give it a chance. It is amazing. Our son loves it! We take it on vacation and it helps with the transition. It has been used every night for a year and it hasnt broke. The batteries need to be changed about once a week and it acts broken when it needs new ones, so make sure to check that before you assume it is broken.

Pros:
It has a good variety of songs and sounds
It is cute
Good volume adjustment
Can change to go off after 3,5 or 10 minutes
easy for baby to operate
Helps babies relax and get to sleep

Cons:
Goes through batteries quickly
Says "I love you" and it seems creepy

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a great product, May 24, 2007

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Lindsey "Lindsey" (Tucson, AZ) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Vtech - Soothe & Surprise Nature Light (Toy)

We recieved this as a gift for our first baby. She loved watching the light show on the ceiling and soon figured out how to turn it on herself. When we found out that we were pregnant again, we purchased another one for our son's room. Now he too is lulled to sleep by the dancing fairy and soft nature sounds. We love it!