MiniLine Fun Lights Kids
DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS* The overriding consideration must always be children's safety – see the section below.
* One ceiling light in the middle of the room (or wherever it was arbitrarily placed when the house was built) is seldom ideally positioned or adequate. Unless it can be repositioned you are better off considering it a merely decorative light, and adding other lights for optimal functionality and aesthetics.
* Spotlights are great where you need a concentration of light, but be sure to supplement them with other lights to provide good ambient lighting levels throughout the room.
* Children spend much of their time playing on the floor, and good lighting should therefore illuminate the floor area especially well. They also view things from a much lower height than adults, therefore lights should be of such construction and/or positioned and directed so as not cause glares even when viewed from low level.
* Diffused light, such as from string lights and our illuminated mobiles, can be used to add ambience and highlight features during daytime, and they double as a nightlights at bedtime. Low-voltage and other low-energy lights consume so little energy that they can be left on more or less all the time without any real cost or environmental concerns.
SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS
* Lights which are within reach of children (including which they can reach by climbing on furniture etc.) must not become hot, or at least the bulb must not be within reach. Lights which are of such design/construction that a loose object such as a toy or piece of clothing can enter the shade or other enclosure and rest on top of a hot bulb should be avoided to minimise fire hazard.
* It is strongly recommended that all lights within reach of babies or small children operate on extra low voltages, and ideally at no more than 24V current.
* Freestanding lights must be stable enough not to be easily knocked over, and ceiling and wall lights must be fixed securely so that they don't fall (and cannot be pulled) down.
* ‘Candle’ shaped light bulbs can have inherent structural weaknesses causing them to explode more easily than normal round bulbs, and their use in children’s rooms should therefore be avoided. In most cases you can use a small round bulb or a small low-energy bulb instead.
* Low-energy bulbs and low-voltage lights help cut down your energy bills - and help preserve the planet for your Little Ones!
