The best baby light projectors 2024

With over 4,000 ratings and reviews on Amazon, the Moredig Star Night Light Projector is very popular with children of all ages, from newborns to 10. The simple star and moon design is projected in various light modes and makes a great gift for a baby shower or a toddler.

Any downsides? You need to remember to remove the plastic dome covering for the projection to work properly.

Review: "I love this projector, my baby is mesmerised by the lights, and it's easy to use. We use it for sensory time, but also I turn it on if he becomes agitated during a nappy change, and it diverts his attention and makes him smile again. We've been using it since baby was around 8 weeks old, and he's now 13 weeks. I think we'll enjoy it for many years - probably as long as it lasts for!"

This stunning baby night light projector has 15 films and 180 lighting modes, making bedtime fun. The night light projector will be able to make the ceiling look magical, as it comes with magnificent stars, unicorns, the ocean, turning the bedroom into a world full of dreams. 

Review: "Wonderful!!! I bought it because I saw in the reviews that there were a lot of people saying good things about it, but I was actually very surprised by the quality of the product. I used it to lull my twins to sleep quickly, because they have autism and get very agitated, it was like a calming sensation beautiful and sweet."

This lovely little Chicco Next2 Stars Night Light Projector has a universal fit, so can be attached to a number of different cribs. It's suitable from birth and comes complete with a removable, washable soft toy. The night light features 30 minutes of music and projection, including classical, new age and nature sounds.

Any downsides? It's battery-operated and goes through them at quite a rate.

One mum reviewer says: "Calms baby down when she's sleepy, stars on ceiling mesmerised her. Able to turn music volume up and down as needed and activated by the baby crying. Fits next to me perfectly. Baby is now five months and plays with the little teddy attached when she wakes up in the morning (it's too small to cause any suffocation risk). It does have one downfall though, it goes through batteries very very quickly with a lot of use."

This Tiny Love Magical Night Mobile boasts a three-in-one design that will soothe newborns to two-year-olds to sleep with an easily interchangeable image projection canopy (for younger babies), a music box with ceiling projection (for older babies) and a starry night lamp (for toddlers) giving you a night mobile that truly grows with your baby through the years. It was awarded Gold in the best sleep product category in the Mother&Baby Awards 2015.

Any downsides? It's pretty gaudy, so may not be to everyone's taste.

Review: "Tiny Love Magical Night 3-in-1 Projector Mobile is an amazing piece of nursery equipment changing an ordinary evening time into a magical, starry night filled with soothing sounds. It has a few modes it can be used in. The infant mode is the base option with spinning animals (light and dark coloured for the focus and concentration development) and starry projection onto the canopy. There are 9 sounds to choose from and, what is important, the volume can be turned quite low unlike in other mobiles I came across. There are also two other modes, one, where the canopy can be removed, and projection appears on the ceiling and another mode, where the actual mobile becomes a free-standing device with light and sounds. I found this very innovative and useful, especially with a very quickly growing child who can enjoy this mobile a lot longer than other similar devices."

Read our full Tiny Love Magical Night Mobile review

This Pabobo Underwater Effects Projector Whale light projector takes on a whimsical underwater theme to help lull your little one off to sleep. With musical starfish in the range, too, the soothing white noise of the ocean will have them asleep in no time. And when they finally nod off? The auto shut-off technology will mean the light projector isn't on all night.

Any downsides? The only downside is the sound quality isn't all that great for the price.

Review: "Brilliant present for our 12-week-old! She is instantly transfixed by the waves, and the soothing music really calms her - particularly during those nighttime witching hours!"

A two-in-one projector and sleep trainer, the Babymoov Dreamy Projection Nightlight will soon help to reassure and lull your baby back to sleep. You can choose whether it projects a starry sky on the ceiling or put it on random to display colours of the rainbow. Using it as a sleep trainer will emit a soft blue light at night, which will turn to a warm yellow in the morning, so your little one will know it's time to get up.

Any downsides? The battery life doesn't last very long.

One mum reviewer said: "My baby was never a good sleep, so I was at wit's end from not enough sleep! This dreamy projection keeps my baby's focus on the lights, and she falls asleep on her own! This is such a great device to own and perfect to help your baby sleep."

This Skip Hop Moonlight & Melodies Nightlight Soother is a brilliant, flexible product with a variety of sounds, from calming heartbeats to tunes and star projections for little eyes to follow. It looks great in baby's room, too. It won silver in the best sleep product category in the Mother&Awards 2017.

Any downsides? Our testers felt that a clock and temperature gauge would make it even more multi-functional.

Tested by mum Alina Davies for the M&B Awards 2017: "I would absolutely recommend this product to every parent I know! It is really useful from newborn age to much older. For newborns, the white noise is perfect (and really works). The stars give them something to look at and for their eyes to follow - my little boy loves looking at it. For older children, the stars look fabulous in their bedrooms and help them drift off to sleep watching them. There is also music for older ones with different time settings."

Read our full Skip Hop Moonlight & Melodies Nightlight Soother review

This Infantino Dream Buddies 3-in-1 all-action projector actually does much more than just light up your little one's bedroom; it's a three-in-one projector, mobile, and musical item. It's designed to grow with your baby; start off with it set up as a cot-side mobile, then when you're past the mobile stage, it can be a cot projector, and then on to a table-top projector as your toddler grows.

Any downsides? Make sure you check the details to ensure it fits on the side of your cot, as it's not universal. It takes a bit of fiddling to put it together, so don't try it after a sleepless night (speaking from experience here).

One reviewer said: "I cannot praise this item enough!! My baby girl loves it so much. She watches it go round and talks (coos) to it. It really helps keep her occupied and helps her to drift off to sleep. It's so versatile, and we know that we are going to use it for years, which makes it incredible value for money. Honestly, one of the best baby items we have purchased and highly recommend."

This is a pretty epic Star and Galaxy Projector Light with LED Nebula Cloud galaxy and is perfect if you're looking for something a little more realistic that you will also enjoy looking at during those nighttime feeds. It comes with a remote control, so you don't have to disturb baby when setting it up, and it can be used as your child grows for parties and events. Any downsides? It can only be controlled by the remote, and there are no buttons on the base.

Review: "Easy to use, a nice array of uncomplicated settings. 3x brightness, 3x speed. Haven't counted but about eight or so nebula/aurora-type lights. You need 2xAAA batteries. Not included. I must say the actual projection is amazing. It's strong - meaning the room doesn't have to be pitch black to see it. A nice display of different-sized stars gives it a natural feel. And the nebula colours have a quality hypnotic feel. I was very impressed when I turned it on. Had it now for a while and still think, wow, when I turn it on at night or in the daytime with blackout blinds. Great for calming my baby and myself."

The Tiny Love Tiny Dreamer in Boho Chic is an enchanting 3-in-1 musical projector that will soothe your little one. It is a music player, projector and nightlight so it has everything you and your baby need for peaceful nights.

A beautiful light projector, this will help you and baby sleep peacefully. It projects a night scene around the room and also has a choice of calming lullabies or nature sounds. Plus, it automatically turns off after 30 minutes, when you are hopefully fast asleep.

Turn your baby's nursery into a fairytale wonderland. With a choice of two projections, this beautiful projector will send unicorns flying across the ceiling, or you can use the star and moon pattern. Plus, it has an auto turn off function and can rotate to fill the room and ease your little one into sweet dreams.

Review: "Kids love it. They cant wait to go to bed at night now. Very pretty light. Would recommend."

Your baby will have a good night’s sleep with this sleep training programme. With a personal voice recording to allow soothing songs and beautiful l sounds to be heard. Featuring a range of multi-coloured night light & glow-on-the-ceiling, your little one will enjoy 40 bedtime stories, 100 classical music, 10 lullabies, and 10 natural sounds pre-set into the unit. 

Review: "My toddler really responds to the different colour lights to know when it’s bedtime and when it’s morning. She loves the protections and music. Super simple to programme and easy to change between modes. Time and temperature accurate and easy to read on the display."