For our family bedtime means books. We’re all readers and I love that. What I don’t love is how “just one story” can quickly become “just one more story”. It’s great that they want to read but we do eventually need to go to sleep. Well, the folks at Smart Electric have the solution we needed! And it’s a pretty good bet to say that it’s a solution that could help at your house, too! A light bulb with a timer!
Smart Electric has a variety of “smart” bulbs. There are some that can flash to attract attention, some that turn themselves off (and on!), and some that dim. That last category is what I’m sharing about today. The Good Night Dimmer Smart Bulb has a teeny tiny computer chip in it that makes the bulb dim over the course of several minutes (once activated). Turn on the light once to use it as a standard bulb, but flip it a second time to activate it’s super powers! When you do that, it starts out like a normal light and over the next 20 minutes it dims to night light level.
When bedtime begins, we turn on the light. After that, you have until the light dims enough that you can’t read the words easily. Then it’s time to close your eyes and dream. You can see in this picture that at the beginning of bedtime it was bright enough to light most of the room. The second picture is after about 15 minutes – just barely bright enough to finish the chapter (because there’s always a chapter to finish up)!
Thanks to this bulb, bedtime has been going much more smoothly and has required a lot less nagging reminding that it’s sleepy time. That’s worth a mint, right there!
Good Night Dimmer Smart Bulb :: $9.99 on Amazon.com
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Sky Evans
February 3, 2014 at 8:05 pmI brush my teeth and wash my face.
Marci
February 3, 2014 at 7:01 pmPjs, brush teeth, read a book and to bed!
Wes Hovorka
February 3, 2014 at 4:32 pmUsually brush the teeth, read a book, and a big hug.
Claire
February 3, 2014 at 4:06 pmwe watch an episode on tv, brush our teeth & go to bed.
Ashley Fryer
February 3, 2014 at 11:04 amBrush their teeth, say prayers, and tuck them in bed.
Teresa Thompson
February 3, 2014 at 10:49 amBedtime snack, brush teeth and storytime.
Diana Hatch
February 3, 2014 at 9:39 amA story and then prayers
Crystal Rose
February 2, 2014 at 10:57 amClean the room, put on pj’s, brush teeth, & storytime
Amanda Hoffman
January 31, 2014 at 7:31 pmdinner.bath if its bath night. milk. teeth brushing. book then bed
Tammy Woodall
January 31, 2014 at 5:53 pmhttps://www.thesimplemoms.com/2014/01/five-simple-ways-to-celebrate-the-2014-winter-olympics.html#comment-212611
ColleenMarie
January 29, 2014 at 12:38 pmbath, brush, book, bed!
heather
January 26, 2014 at 10:50 pmI commented here https://www.thesimplemoms.com/2014/01/a-simple-recipe-chocolate-chip-banana-bread.html
heather
January 26, 2014 at 10:50 pmBath, brush teeth, story time then bed.
Anne Perry
January 25, 2014 at 2:44 pmBath, storytime, teeth brushing and mama milk.
Misha Estrada
January 23, 2014 at 9:36 pmWe usually do a snack and then teethbrushing.
Kayla
January 22, 2014 at 3:18 pmTo always brush teeth!
Cori Westphal
January 22, 2014 at 2:48 pmMy kids start getting ready for bed at the same time every night. One brushes teeth while the other gets jammies on. Then they switch. After that it’s time to read for 20 minutes (part of their daily homework). Then it’s lights out!
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Mayla M
January 22, 2014 at 2:09 amWe give back scratches, and hugs and kisses. I still lay down with my youngest other wise he won’t stay in bed.
Heather B
January 21, 2014 at 11:36 pmafter bath time we read a few books, sing a song, work on our counting and then go to bed
LisaN
January 21, 2014 at 9:39 pmread some books, brush teeth, and off to bed!
Laurie
January 21, 2014 at 9:26 pmWe read at bedtime, too — so this is a fantastic idea!
Leann L
January 21, 2014 at 7:56 pmWe usually start our bedtime routine around 8. Bath, story & then bedtime.
Diane Cooper
January 21, 2014 at 2:16 pmI always read myself sleepy, if it is a really good book, it may take awhile!
Patricia
January 21, 2014 at 12:45 pmOur routine is bath, books, and then bed.
Masooma F
January 21, 2014 at 11:45 amBath, brush your teeth, prayers, and bed at 8:30. I try to stick to this everynight, but more often than not we don’t get to the bed til 9 🙁
Heather!
January 21, 2014 at 11:41 amWe tend to read for about half an hour after we go to bed…but I have a bad habit of staying up much later. This would really help me get sleepy and ready to lie down.
Susan McNeill
January 21, 2014 at 7:14 amI also commented here: https://www.thesimplemoms.com/2014/01/a-simple-real-food-recipe-spaghetti-squash-hashbrowns-allergen-friendly.html#comment-211671
Susan McNeill
January 21, 2014 at 7:13 amNow that the kids are older, we don’t really have any routines. But, when they were younger they absolutely couldn’t go to be without a story (or two or three or four…)
Amanda Alvarado
January 20, 2014 at 11:38 pmWe say prayers and give lots of hugs and kisses while tucking into bed!
soha molina
January 20, 2014 at 11:16 pmshower and then reading time
AmySD
January 20, 2014 at 8:34 pmBrush teeth, wash face and read.
Emi
January 20, 2014 at 7:26 pmAfter bath and teeth brushing we read 3 books per child and they are usually asleep unless there has been a new video game in the house that day.
Mayela
January 20, 2014 at 2:47 pmMy bedtime routine is giving me a bath, watch some TV, read a little and sleep.
Tammy Woodall
January 20, 2014 at 1:52 pmI have a very hard time going to sleep. I usually have to read a long time to help me go to sleep. I usually fall asleep with the light and/or lamp on. The Smart Bulb would be perfect for nights like that. Great innovation.
Dominika
January 20, 2014 at 12:00 pmbreastmilk + snuggles + diaper change + PJS + book + some more snuggles + kisses 🙂
REK981
January 20, 2014 at 11:02 amSnuggles and reading in bed.
Pamela j
January 20, 2014 at 10:56 amBrush teeth, read a story.
Holly Kennedy
January 20, 2014 at 10:55 amA book before bed.
Joyce
January 20, 2014 at 10:50 amWhat an awesome idea! This would really help start calming the little ones down for our nite- time routine!
Kimberly Bauer
January 20, 2014 at 10:42 amBath at 7:30, bed at 8:30. Every night we keep the same routine.