1. Bedtimea red light, or a color you choose
  2. Before wake-uporange 30 minutes before
  3. Wake-up timegreen at wake-up time
What your child sees on ZAZU Pam the Penguin, drawn from ZAZU’s own description. A drawing, not a photo.

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The tradeoff: One wake-up time every day, no bedtime schedule or nap timer, no published battery life, and ZAZU’s own shop has sold out in all three colors.

From ZAZU’s own pages and manual: the sources.

2022 version · UK, EU · Out of stock at the maker’s own shop (checked on 13 October 2026)

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Set this clock up

  1. If needed, charge Pam on its base with the USB cable, then press A to switch it on: the hours blink.
  2. Set the hours with D and confirm with B, then the minutes the same way. The hours run through the 24-hour times first and then the AM and PM ones: pick yours in the first round to keep a 24-hour clock.
  3. Hold C for 3 seconds to set the OK-to-get-up time: the hours with D, confirm with C, then the minutes.
  4. Check the display shows that sleep training is on; hold D for 3 seconds to switch it on or off. With it off, Pam is only a night light, with no orange or green in the morning.
  5. At bedtime, press A to switch the night light on, and again to change its colour: blue, red, white, pink, changing colours or off. Hold B and C together for 3 seconds to make it switch off after 60 minutes.

ZAZU warns of a strangulation risk from the long cable and says the cable is not a toy: keep Pam and its cable away from children under 3 and out of reach of 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 the next grown-up how to change the times and switch the light on. The manual does not mention a lock.

App or buttons: which suits your family?

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
Dimmable time display
Yes
Bluetooth speaker
Yes

Features the maker’s manual doesn’t mention aren’t listed here, so the clock matcher won’t suggest this clock for them.

An “almost time” light comes on 30 minutes before the wake-up time.

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

When the plug comes out, it keeps running on its battery.

Runs on battery · USB charging base

Runs on battery?
Runs on battery
Power connection
USB charging base

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

  • Pam sleep trainer
  • Charging base
  • USB cable

Do OK-to-wake clocks need a subscription?

When your child outgrows the light

ZAZU Pam the Penguin 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 ZAZU Pam the Penguin

Does ZAZU Pam the Penguin 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 ZAZU Pam the Penguin?

Bedtime: a red light, or a color you choose. Before wake-up: orange 30 minutes before. Wake-up time: green at wake-up time. See the drawing →

What happens to ZAZU Pam the Penguin in a power cut?

Keeps running on its battery. Its built-in rechargeable battery runs it away from the charging base. ZAZU says to charge it every morning but does not say how long a charge lasts. Battery or memory backup? →

Can ZAZU Pam the Penguin 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 ZAZU Pam the Penguin 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