If you have a child who loves all things ‘Space’ oriented then they will love the Brainstorm Toys Space Explorer Room Projector!
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Aged 6+, the projector brings 24 high-quality, colourful NASA and Hubble Space Telescope photographs directly into children’s bedrooms. And when it’s time for bed it also turns into a cool nebula night light!
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What’s In The Space Explorer Room Projector Box?
The packaging gives you a good glimpse of what’s in the box. Small images of all 24 projectable photographs are included in an image on the side of the box, along with a good representation of what the projector looks like.
Inside the box you’ll find
- The projector
- 3 circular slide discs (2x white, 1x blue)
- Small booklet with instructions and detailed description of all the photographs.
The Discs are divided up into
- Nebulae
- Spacecrafts and astronauts
- Planets and the Moon
You will need to provide 3 AA batteries that do not come with the box.
What Does The Space Explorer Room Projector Do?
The Space Explorer Room Projector works as both a nightlight and a room projector but it cannot do both functions at the same time.
In night light mode it emits a soft colourful nebula coloured light that gently lights up the immediate area. This is perfect for children who don’t like the dark as the light is soft
When it’s in projector mode, it can project 24 high-quality colourful images up onto the ceiling with the images reaching up to 1 meter (36 inches) in width, depending on how far away the ceiling is. The images cover nebulae, spacecraft and astronauts plus planets and the moon.
We have 10ft high ceilings and were really impressed by the quality and detail of the images!
How Does the Room Projector work?
At the front of the projector is a slot for the slide discs to go in and directly underneath that at the bottom is the on-off switch. At the back of the projector is a manual button that pushes the inserted circular slide disc forward slightly, so it can be manually pulled out.
Flick the switch to the left to make the projector work and to the right to get the night light working; the base illuminates a colorful, yet calming, image of a purple/pinky/orange/green nebula.
Move the switch to the left, and the projector light to come on and project images upwards onto the ceiling.
The circular discs are inserted by hand into the front of the projector with the small central nipple pointing up (the underneath central nipple is larger). Then the discs are then rotated by hand, in either direction) to move through the images.
The top of the projector can be rotated to refine the image focus.
And then to eject the disc push the button directly behind the disc slot and pull the disc out.
What Did We Think About The Space Explorer Room Projector?
The Space Explorer Room Projector is really impressive.
Firstly and most importantly it’s easy to use and robust. The circular discs with the photos are thick enough to prevent a child from accidentally snapping them. And this size also makes it easy for children to insert them into the projector. Additionally, the projector itself feels nice to handle and the working parts, buttons, focus, etc, are again, easy to move.
You also get a great assortment of images that should appeal to everyone. The colourful nebulae are magical to view, the spacecraft and astronauts show off our amazing space technology plus planets and the moon images are fascinating.
I love that it’s a unisex colour and would sit well in any child’s bedroom. And the compact size means it’s easy to manipulate so images could be projected onto sheets, walls, pillows… paper! Oh yes! Position this projector upside down and children can have great fun creating their own Space Art! And of course, it’s compact size and battery-driven motor means it’s perfect to take out. Children can take it to friends’ houses for sleepovers, on holiday and I think it would be fantastic to take camping. Although I haven’t checked out how long the batteries last.
In short, this is a fabulous bedroom accessory for fans of all things ‘Space’ orientated. It’s easy to use, nice and compact and contains an excellent collection of NASA and Hubble Telescope photographic imagery. It’s a shame the base doesn’t rotate, but in the great scheme of things and based on the great price that’s a small irritation.