Winter, at least on this part of the globe, means low temperatures, which leads to the heating blasting most of the time in our houses, which invariably dries out the air in the room. Dry, stuffy rooms aren’t sleep friendly, especially for fussy kids, who struggle with bed time anyways. But, there is a solution – a humidifier, a device which will keep the atmosphere in a room moist and thus in turn sleep friendly.
We were sent a SweetDreams cool mist humidifier with projector by Vicks so we can test and see if it will makes a difference.
Well, it did!
Leo’s room isn’t the biggest in the world and there is a radiator close to his cot. Despite turning the heating down during the evenings and night hours, the room still gets hot and stuffy. A humidifier really helps to clear the air and make it breathable again, providing a much better sleeping environment.
But this isn’t all.
The humidifier comes with a projector, which projects 3 different themes of three slides each. It might not sounds like a lot but trust me for a toddler this is plenty… he simply gets fixated on the pictures and just dozes off to sleep. And to make things even better each theme has its own bedtime story 🙂
I enabled stories above to be clickable and left the large file so if you fancy you can simply download them and print them out, as they are cute little stories.
So, how to get a good night’s sleep in winter?
- Stick to a bedtime routine.
- Air the room well before bedtime but do not make it too cold.
- Turn the heating down or at least turn the radiator in the room down a bit.
- Turn on the humidifier and let it work its magic.
- If you have a wonderful projector like us, turn it on.
- Read a bedtime story and watch your toddler falling to sleep blissfully.
- Enjoy your evening 😉
Any tips to add?
Do you find that winter times are harder when it comes to getting a good night’s sleep?
Very helpful with me.Thanks for your sharing..!
We have a humidifier in our baby’s room and it has proved to be really useful 😉
Now I want a humidifier too. I struggle to sleep in winter too thanks to radiator heating and the majority of the time my radiators are off in my bedroom as I am rather a bit cold than waking up with a headache in the middle of the night.
Nadine x
Really helpful post for kids and adults alike. I’ve always struggled with sleeping through the winter and I was a devil for it when I was younger x
Some great tips! I’ve been wanting a humidifier for a while, I definitely think they do wonders for the air quality in a room. x
Such brilliant tips, I’m going to pass this over to my friend whose got a little boy she’ll love it x
Such brilliant tips, I’m going to pass this over to my friend whose got a little boy she’ll love it x
Cute infographic, I bet many parents could benefit from this info 🙂
This looks great - and brilliant tips too. I have never used a humidifier. Kaz x
I never thought a humidifer would be so useful, I love the idea that it projects images onto the ceiling too x
Its true stories do help you and the baby settle off to sleep. I don’t have any kids but you have great ideas here.
Even now, I swear by Vicks. I’ve used it my whole life! xxx
Lovely tips here. i will be trying them. Have a great Christmas.
We have a newborn so I can’t really blame winter for the lack of sleep. x
What a fantastic idea. I need to get one of these for my youngest
Great tips here, Agata! Humidifiers are so helpful aren’t they?
I used a Vicks humidifier for myself but mine doesn’t have a projector! I love the starry bedroom 🙂
These are great tips. We sleep with the window open but it’s not always easy when it’s windy outside. I don’t find it hard to get the kids to bed in winter, though - it’s summer we struggle, even with black out curtains, it can be hard to convince the oldest that it is night time! My youngest sleeps whenever it’s dark - which actually can even be in a tunnel while we’re driving through, if the tunnel is long enough!!
I love your toddler’s bedroom - simple but very lovely. These projections look brill.
Some of these are great tips for not just toddlers, but adutls too. I mean, even adults may do better with a bedtime routine and of course in a humidified, not-too-warm room.
Ive thought about using a humidifier before, I don’t have kids but hate sleeping in stuffy rooms.
The Humidifier seems really good. I don’t have any kids yet, but it is definitely something to consider in the future 🙂
Merry Christmas xx
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