I was reading someone's other reviews, and tripped across their review of this lantern, which incented me to buy it. It's a plastic lantern toy which has a single LED as the light source, and plays sounds of crickets, frogs, and a wolf howling when you put it into the right mode or press on the yellow button.
Pro:
+ The sounds are great! You can set it to play them continuously, or so that whenever you push the yellow button you get somewhere between 15 and 30 seconds of sound
+ It looks similar to a lantern. Even though we've never camped, my 3 year old toddler knows what it is, which was a surprise!
+ Frosted shapes around the bottom of the clear part cast shadows of trees, a moose, and a wolf howling.
+ light enough (weight-wise) that my 3 year old toddler has no problem carrying and waving it around.
+ Has stood up to my son waving and dragging it around just fine so far.
Con:
- The light is enough for a toy, but is in no way a replacement for a flashlight or proper lamp. I think that's OK, as this is a toy for camping in boxes and tents indoors, and certainly improves visibility for those scenarios.
The lamp is lightweight, but relatively solid. The yellow handle on top can be used to carry it around, or even wave it around (as my son does) though I think that might be pushing it. It has a switch on one side which lets you choose between 'light only', 'off', and 'light and sound'. Regardless of the mode you choose, pushing the yellow button by the speaker (which is a 'demo' button) will make light and sound for 15-30 seconds. I believe it takes three AA batteries, which it comes with.
Overall a fun toy. My kid is absolutely inundated with toys (as you can tell if you browse my other reviews) but this one caught his attention and has been getting preferential treatment the last few evenings.
It's been three days so far. I'll update my review if anything significant changes my opinion of the lantern, but so far a big thumbs up!
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Product information
| Water Resistance Level | Not Water Resistant |
|---|---|
| Number of Batteries | 3 AA batteries required. (included) |
| Manufacturer | Insect Lore |
| UPC | 735569510041 |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00735569510041 |
| Product Dimensions | 5.75 x 5.75 x 7.25 inches |
| Item Weight | 5.1 ounces |
| ASIN | B005E7A216 |
| Item model number | 51004 |
| Manufacturer recommended age | 4 - 8 years |
| Batteries | 3 AA batteries required. (included) |
| Customer Reviews |
4.2 out of 5 stars |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
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