Not wanting to give too much away, I was born at some point in the 80s. This means I grew up in the 90s when Forever Friends were the face of Hallmark Cards. Every birthday you’d get something from your friends & family featuring the iconic bear - soft toys, pencil cases, mugs… they were everywhere! In fact, a little bit of trivia for you - the bear was created by Deborah Jones and Andrew Brownsword and the pair worked in a flat above a Chinese takeaway in my hometown in Reading - just a few streets down from where I sit now.

Well, having had a something of a makeover, Forever Friends is back! Even better, the lovable bear is also now accessible to a younger audience thanks to the new nursery range by Golden Bear Toys (the character toy specialists behind the In the Night Garden and Twirlywoos toys that will feature on thousands of preschooler’s Christmas lists this year).

Pictured: Forever Friends Snuggle Blankie £9.99 / Forever Friends Musical Softie £19.99 / Forever Friends Attachable Jingler £6.99 / Forever Friends Squeaker £5.99 / Forever Friends Chime Bear £12.99

Heidi was sent a very charming Forever Friends Bedtime Lightshow to check out. I was really excited to see her reaction as Heidi is a very troubled sleeper. She suffers from persistent day & night terrors, and is currently battling a chest infection that is making things far worse. She only averages around 3 hours of sleep in half hour intervals per night, so it’s safe to say Craig and I aren’t getting much rest! Anything that allows her to self-soothe in the night is a real bonus as she’ll ordinarily rely on us to rock her back to sleep after each terror episode.

The My First Forever Friends Bedtime Lightshow is a starry nightlight with built in lullabies to calm baby at bedtime. Sitting at 25cm high, it’s reassuringly big so little hands can seek it out at night, and the buttons are also large and easy to press. Despite the hard shell interface, it’s suitable from birth and it’s perfectly safe to live in your baby’s cot.

The lightshow projects stars and moons in calming red, orange or gold hues onto the walls and ceiling. This is suitably powerful so as to be effective, however if you leave an overhead light on at night, we’ve found the red colour shows up best. As with all projector lights, you’ll also want to position the light centrally in a room for best effect which can be tricky if you have your cot positioned against a wall. That said, this light has calmed an emotional Heidi when she simply wants a little reassurance.

I also love the lullabies. These are short enough to not cause a headache when activated at 1am, 2am, 3am (told you Heidi was bad!) but long enough to calm Heidi mid-terror. Familiar music is great way to diffuse a tantrum and helps Heidi snap back to the present when in a dream state. Lullabies include Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and Brahms Lullaby. and (thankfully) there’s volume control settings which is a welcome feature so often overlooked on other nightlights. Funnily enough, for such a small bear, he can be extraordinarily noisy so you’ll want to keep this on a mid-level if you don’t want a disco in your baby’s cot.

There’s also a very sweet baby-safe photo holder on the bear’s foot which can be personalised with pictures of mum and dad, or whomever else baby is fond of. We haven’t actually added our faces yet but will do. I particularly like this idea for foster babies or adoptees who are in the early stages of settling with new families.

A perfect new baby gift, this nightlight is available to buy from Argos at £29.99 with free delivery. This is top end for a nightlight but you’ll be getting not only a nightlight but sleeptime companion that will grow with your baby well into toddlerhood. We love ours and it’s been a major success with our little sleep thief.

To check out the rest of the range head to goldenbeartoys.com

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