LittleHippo Mella: Kids Alarm Clock, Ready to Rise Children's Sleep Trainer, Night Light, Sound Machine and OK to Wake for Toddlers and Kids - Tropical Teal (Updated 2025)

The light and sound options are great. The sleep and wake function is great for letting kids know when they should get out if bed and when they should stay in their bed/room.

Its very easy to set it up We are on first few days, my twins are still learning but I am glad I got this coz I see the progress in my soon to be 3 years old Hope saves us from veeeery early wake up s😅 Product was in excellent condition, no damage to the box or any doubt in it being not new I thank seller for making us happy with our purchase

We were desperate to get our daughter to sleep later. We were up everyday between 4 and 5am. Since the first day we got Mella we moved to 6am. We were hesitant to get Mella but I must say it is worth the money. Our daughter stays in bed till Mella turns green. Best buy ever.

Broke worked twice, also shipping took ages. Complete waste of money

Leí muchos comentarios de padres respecto a cómo había ayudado a sus hijos a dormir mejor, obviamente que esto no es algo que sucede como por arte de magia pero finalmente la rutinas siempre son importantes en el sueño. Mi hija de 4 años LO AMA! Y si ayudo a que durmiera mejor, algunas veces aún despierta en las noches y le cuesta conciliar el sueño, empezó a encender el ruido blanco ella sola si despertaba a media noche sin necesidad de que nosotros fuéramos a verla a su cuarto. Si bien no sucede siempre, que lo haga a veces ya es ganancia. También le ayudó mucho a entender cuando ya era hora de dormir porque “su reloj ya estaba dormido” Es muy fácil de programar encender y apagar la luz, alarma o ruido blanco incluso hasta para ella. En conclusión, vale totalmente la pena

The clock looks good at first until only after 6m of normal usage, it cannot go to sleep at night, and the sleep time and wake up color doesnt work at all. very disappointed. so pricy.

This clock is amazing. Yes, it's pricey, but it has been worth it for us. My three year old had started waking up one to two hours earlier than normal and yelling for me to wake up. I finally bought this to get some sleep! It works so well. She loved it instantly, and refers to Mella as "her." She's her friend who helps her to know when it's morning time and when it's sleeping time. My daughter loves that Mella has a cute face! Of course it takes a few nights to get her to respect Mella and know that green means she can be up, but it really only took a couple and she's been so good at staying in her room and playing quietly. It has helped with nighttime wakings as well - sometimes she wakes in the night, but unless she's had a nightmare or something where she really needs me, she seems to realize Mella is still "sleeping" and goes back to sleep on her own. We don't use the alarm feature yet, but have tested it, and it seems to work well. We've used the nap timer a couple of times - my daughter doesn't really nap, but it works for quiet time as well. It doesn't work as well for that for our daughter, but I think that's largely because I haven't put as much effort into training her to have a good quiet time now that she's stopped napping. I love that Mella displays the actual time, too - for one thing, it's a handy reference when I'm in my daughter's room, and also it will be good as my daughter grows to understand the actual time and not just the colours. The one CON I have for Mella is a small one, the nightlight seems to cycle through colours although there are only a few options to leave it on, so there is a moment where it's this bright pink colour which you can't get it to stay on, and my daughter inevitably wants it to be pink (her favourite colour).... she settles for the purple-pink, and I've learned to have it facing me while I switch it when she decides she wants a different colour, so we've made it work, but it is a minor annoyance. We don't use the songs or the white noise - we have a separate white noise machine we've been using for her since she was a baby. They do work though, and occasionally my daughter turns on the songs for her animals (she doesn't like it when she sleeps, but sometimes her stuffies want it when she's awake but they're still resting, haha). I am really looking forward to the fact that this will help my daughter stop yelling for me at all hours of the night and morning, especially as we have another child on the way. I would highly recommend this clock!! I expect my daughter to continue using it for several years yet, as the alarm and digital clock features mean it can grow with her, and it's got a lovely design that's fun and cute without being too baby-ish.

TLDR: great product that works exactly as described Initial impressions: the clock is very well packaged, the box provides ample “cushion” for the clock to be handled and shipped safely. The clock came with a usb cable, usb wall plug, and a little booklet of directions. The clock itself is super adorable. I bought it for my 3 year old daughter and she instantly gravitated towards the happy little face and ball shape of the clock. First use: I read the directions very carefully. After reading reviews prior to purchase, it seemed like some people had issues with the clock alarming or glowing when it was not supposed to. After programming this clock for my use and reading all the instructions it is without a doubt User Error on the part of those other reviewers. You can choose to program the alarm, sleep trainer, nap timer, light, and noise all independent of one another. Since my intention for this clock was for the ready to rise function, I did not set an alarm. Additionally, once you program the clock as desired, you can choose whether or not you want it on or off by pushing the appropriate button. That is to say, if I programmed it to play music but my daughter changed her mind, I could simply push the music button and it would turn off. To my understanding of the instructions, you can only program one alarm or sleep/wake. But it is very easy to change, and must be done manually. I know there are other products that use an app and Bluetooth, but I chose this product instead because I needed something that was simple and easy and reliable. So far, I have found this clock to be just that. I love that the face changes as the day goes on, at first it’s happy and it’s eyes are open, and when it enters sleep mode it closes its eyes and “goes to bed”. It’s a great visual for my 3 year old. We did not use the night light function but I felt that there were a good variety of different colors to choose from, as well as brightness. The brightness of the colors may not be the same. For example, the brightest white will be brighter than the brightest purple - so choose accordingly. I think that it could use a few more sound options - however because that was not important to me in my purchase It’s not part of how I rate this product. We do use the lullaby noise because my daughter happened to like it just as much as her other noise machine. I simply turn on the music by pushing the music button when it is time for her to go to bed. We use this as a sleep trainer. It was the purpose for which I purchased this clock. I love that it glows yellow for play time and green to go ahead and wake up. The color change is quite obvious and clear, the face also changes accordingly from sleeping to a kind of little smile to a big smile. You can turn off the wake up light (or an alarm) by holding its little “hat” down. This is where I like having the parental lock because my daughter can’t turn off the clock or otherwise alter it. I researched 3 different ready to rise clocks and I am extremely happy that I went with this one. I can’t reiterate enough that the issues other users were experiencing must have been user error because following the instructions and little user tips makes using this clock very simple. It’s adorable enough that a young child would love it, but also modern enough that school age children and teens could like it and use it too.

Dislike …. Nothing special considering the huge price tag. Doesn’t light up just alarm bell. Kids will not find this very exciting.