- Bedtimethe sheep lit up and asleep
- Wake-up timethe sheep switches to awake
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The tradeoff: It runs on four AA batteries only, has one wake-up time, and each evening you switch it off and on again to put the sheep back to sleep.
From Pabobo’s own pages and manual: the sources.
Set this clock up
- Press SET once: the hours of the wake-up time flash. Set them with the arrow button, then press SET again and set the minutes.
- Press SET a third and a fourth time to set the clock’s own hours and minutes the same way, and a fifth time to go back to the time. Press the arrow button once to start the clock.
- Choose with the main switch: the silent position for a wake-up without sound, or the alarm position for a sound when the sheep wakes. The off position switches it off.
- The sheep lies asleep until the wake-up time and then stays awake. Each evening, turn the main switch to off and back to your position to put it back to sleep.
- Travelling to another time zone? On arrival, set the clock to local time: press SET three times and set the hours, a fourth time for the minutes, then a fifth time and the arrow once, as at setup. The wake-up time stays as it was. Pack four spare AA batteries: Pabobo warns that weak batteries can make it misbehave.
Pabobo says to keep it out of reach of children under 3 and that it is not a toy. Most children understand it from about 30 months, the manual says.
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 the next grown-up how switching it off and on again puts the sheep back to sleep each evening.
Schedules, light and sound
You switch the mode on at the clock.
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
- Nap wake-up time
- No
Weekday and weekend times- No
Several light or sound changes a night- No
- Start it by hand
- Yes
- Silent wake-up light
- Yes
Alarm sound- Yes
- Sound machine
- No
- Shows the time
- Yes
Features the maker’s manual doesn’t mention aren’t listed here, so the clock matcher won’t suggest this clock for them.
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 switch its night mode on each evening.
Power, and what happens in a power cut
Batteries only, no plug
- Runs on battery?
- Runs on battery
- Power connection
- 4 AA batteries (not included)
- Battery life
- About 40 days at 12 hours a day with good alkaline batteries, Pabobo says
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
- Kid’Sleep Globetrotter
When your child outgrows the light
Pabobo Kid’Sleep Globetrotter can play a sound at its wake-up time, which you switch on or off. It has no alarm with a time of its own, so on school mornings the light and the sound come together. 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 Pabobo Kid’Sleep Globetrotter
Does the Pabobo Kid’Sleep Globetrotter 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 Pabobo Kid’Sleep Globetrotter?
Bedtime: the sheep lit up and asleep. Wake-up time: the sheep switches to awake. See the drawing →
What happens to the Pabobo Kid’Sleep Globetrotter in a power cut?
Keeps running on its battery. It runs on batteries only, so a power cut changes nothing. Pabobo says good alkaline AAs last about 40 days at 12 hours a day, and that weak batteries can make it misbehave. Battery or memory backup? →
Can the Pabobo Kid’Sleep Globetrotter do naps?
Not with a nap time of its own, but Pabobo suggests using it for naps too: set the wake-up time for the end of the nap and switch it off and on to put the sheep to sleep, then set the morning time again at bedtime. 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 Pabobo Kid’Sleep Globetrotter have an alarm?
It can play a sound at the wake-up time, which you switch on or off. It has no alarm with a time of its own. 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