- Bedtimeno light (you switch the night light on yourself)
- Before wake-uporange, 15 or 30 minutes before (if you switch it on)
- Wake-up timegreen at wake-up time, until you press the button or for 3 hours
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The tradeoff: One wake-up time for every day, no bedtime light and no nap timer, and no wall plug in the box.
From Luvion’s own pages and manual: the sources.
Set this clock up
- Charge the clock with the USB-C cable before you first use it (a wall plug is not in the box). Press the two minute buttons on the back (−1m and +1m) together to switch it on or off.
- Slide the switch on the back to the left: the time flashes. Set the minutes with −1m and +1m and the hours with −1h and +1h, then slide the switch back to the right.
- Slide the switch to the middle to set the time your child may get out of bed the same way, then back to the right. At that time the sheep turns green until you press the button on top, and it switches off by itself after 3 hours.
- With the switch on the right, +1m sets the wake-up light (15 or 30 minutes before, or off), −1m sets how long the night light stays on (15, 30 or 60 minutes, or until you switch it off), and −1h switches the sleep trainer function on or off.
- Press the button on top for the night light, and hold it to change the brightness. Press the two hour buttons (−1h and +1h) together to lock or unlock the buttons; the night light still works with the lock on.
Luvion says it is not a toy and your child should not play with it, not to press the sheep down or pull it up, to charge it only with the USB cable it comes with, and never to put it or the cable in water. Keep the cable away from the bed.
Check the age warning and whether your child is ready separately, and see how to set an OK-to-wake clock for other clocks.
Setup and everyday controls
You set it with the buttons on the clock. No app is needed, and no account.
- How you set it
- Set on the clock
- Buttons on the clock
- Yes
- Change it from your phone
- No
- Account needed
- No
When grandma, a sitter or the other parent sets it
Anyone can use the buttons on the clock; there is no app to share. Show everyone who puts your child to bed how to change the wake-up time and how the lock works (the two hour buttons pressed together).
Schedules, light and sound
Switches on by itself every day.
What you can schedule on this clock
- Bedtime light at a set timeNo
- Wake-up light at a set timeYes
- Nap timerNo
- Different weekend timesNo
Wake-up light at a set time- Yes
- Bedtime light at a set time
- No
Nap timer- No
Weekday and weekend times- No
Several light or sound changes a night- No
- Can also start it by hand
- No
- Silent wake-up light
- Yes
Alarm sound- No
- Sound machine
- No
- Dimmable light
- Yes
- Shows the time
- Yes
- Child lock
- Yes
Features the maker’s manual doesn’t mention aren’t listed here, so the clock matcher won’t suggest this clock for them.
If you switch the wake-up light on, the sheep glows orange from 15 or 30 minutes before the wake-up time, and at the wake-up time it turns green.
A nap timer and a nap wake-up time work differently. The planner keeps them separate.
Clocks changing, or an early riser? Move the wake-up light in small steps with the clock-change planner.
Without Wi-Fi or a phone
It has no app and needs no Wi-Fi: you set and change everything on the clock, and it runs by itself.
Power, and what happens in a power cut
Plugged in
Runs on battery · Built-in rechargeable battery, charged with the USB-C cable in the box; no wall plug included
It runs on its built-in battery, so a power cut changes nothing while the battery has charge. The display shows “LO” when the battery is almost empty; charge it then so the settings are kept. Luvion does not say how long a full charge lasts.
- Runs on battery?
- Runs on battery
- Power connection
- Built-in rechargeable battery, charged with the USB-C cable in the box; no wall plug included
See why a battery that keeps the settings is different from one that keeps the light on.
Subscription and included parts
No subscription: everything works on the clock.
In the box
- Sheep-a-Boo sleep trainer
- USB-C cable
- Manual
When your child outgrows the light
Luvion Sheep-a-Boo has no alarm sound, so a school-age child who needs waking will need another clock. When to move on to a kids’ alarm clock.
Check it in your home
While you can still return it, try the buttons you will actually use. These are checks for you to make; we have not tested this clock.
- Find how to change the times and switch the wake-up light on, then check it shows the light and sound you chose.
- Check the brightness, the volume and where the clock stands, using the maker’s placement advice. Check what the lock stops and which buttons still work.
- Use the clock’s own preview or test, if it has one, rather than unplugging it or resetting it to see what happens.
- Show the other parent, a grandparent or the sitter the buttons. Read what to do after a power cut before you need it.
Agree on what the light means and what to do if it does not come on, then keep the manual or the maker’s help page with your plan.
Show your child what this clock’s light means, and leave a note for the sitter.
If the light does not come on, check the time, the mode and the power before you reset the clock.
Questions about the Luvion Sheep-a-Boo
Does the Luvion Sheep-a-Boo need an app?
No. You set it with the buttons on the clock, and no account or Wi-Fi is needed. App or buttons? →
What does my child see on the Luvion Sheep-a-Boo?
Bedtime: no light (you switch the night light on yourself). Before wake-up: orange, 15 or 30 minutes before (if you switch it on). Wake-up time: green at wake-up time, until you press the button or for 3 hours. See the drawing →
What happens to the Luvion Sheep-a-Boo in a power cut?
Keeps running on its battery. It runs on its built-in battery, so a power cut changes nothing while the battery has charge. The display shows “LO” when the battery is almost empty; charge it then so the settings are kept. Luvion does not say how long a full charge lasts. Battery or memory backup? →
Can the Luvion Sheep-a-Boo do naps?
No. Its manual describes no nap timer and no separate nap wake-up time. Nap timers vs nap wake-up times →
Can I set a different time for weekends?
No. It has one wake-up time for every day, so change it on Friday night if you want a later weekend. Plan a new wake-up time →
Does the Luvion Sheep-a-Boo have an alarm?
No, the wake-up signal is light only. Kids alarm clocks →
Can grandma or a sitter change it?
Yes, with the buttons on the clock; nobody needs an app or an account. Sharing a clock →
The maker’s pages
Details can differ between versions and countries. Dates show when we last checked something that changes, like stock or a recall. Every source we use