When winter time starts, a child who wakes at 7 wakes at 6 by the new clock. This snail-shaped sleep trainer is EUR 32.72 on bol, EUR 2.27 under the brand shop, rated 4.4 from 71 reviews; with the minutes-per-day sum and what it cannot do.

What you need to know

At 3 a.m. on Sunday 25 October the Dutch clocks go back an hour. Adults get an extra hour in bed; a child's body does not read clocks, so the toddler who wakes at 7 is standing by your bed at 6 by the new time. Too young to read a clock, "stay in bed until it is light" does not help either: on autumn mornings it is still dark at 7.

Alecto is a Dutch consumer-electronics brand of more than 45 years, and Alecto Baby is its baby and toddler range, best known for baby monitors. SIMON, a snail-shaped sleep trainer, is built for children who cannot read a clock yet: a parent sets the wake-up time, and until then the screen glows blue with a moon, meaning stay in bed; at the set time it turns orange and shows a sun, so the child knows it is time to get up. It is also a digital clock and alarm, with 7 brightness levels and an off setting. Alecto's own description notes that children lose their rhythm most easily as the days lengthen and shorten and when summer and winter time change.

On a holiday stay with grandparents or in a hotel, the built-in battery earns its place: charge it, unplug it and bring the familiar moon along, which helps a child settle in a strange room. Be clear about what it cannot do: the child first has to understand the blue-stay, orange-get-up rule, which usually takes a few evenings of explaining, and Alecto does not state how many nights one charge lasts, so charge it fully before you travel.

How to shift it for winter time: minutes to move each day = 60 divided by the number of days you want to use. Over 4 days that is 15 minutes a day: on the 25th set the sun for 6:00, then 15 minutes later each morning until it reaches 7:00 on day four. If your child adapts quickly, do it in 2 days at 30 minutes.
Not a discount, just a little under the brand shop: on the day of checking bol charges EUR 32.72 and Alecto Baby's own shop EUR 34.99, a difference of EUR 2.27; bol shows it in stock with next-day delivery. The 4.4 from 71 reviews is bol's figure.
This one or its siblings: the BC-100 panda, bunny and other versions also sell for EUR 34.99 at Alecto Baby. SIMON is the taupe snail and also comes in mint green; the function is the same and only the look differs.

Price: EUR 32.72 (Alecto Baby shop EUR 34.99)
Rating: 4.4 from 71 reviews on bol
Specs: Blue moon / orange sun・7 brightness levels plus off・rechargeable・200 cm USB cable・digital clock and alarm
Platform: bol, in stock, next-day delivery
Checked: bol product data, Alecto Baby shop and Rijksoverheid read on the same day

Hokimi tip: you set its clock by hand and it does not switch to winter time by itself. Before bed on the 24th, set the clock to the new time and the sun to 6:00, so the colour your child sees on waking is already right. Price, rating and specifications checked on bol, the Alecto Baby shop and Rijksoverheid on 30 September 2026. This article uses an affiliate link; your price stays the same. Sources: source 1, source 2, source 3.

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