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52 of 52 found the following review helpful:
 Starry, starry ceilingAug 13, 2009
By Zack Davisson
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I had these glow in the dark stars on my ceiling when I was little, and used to watch them in the dark before bed while I listened to radio plays like The Fourth Tower of Inverness. It was always a lovely, calming way to fall asleep.
Now I am much older, but I always remembered the experience of having a night sky on my ceiling, and how relaxing it was at night. I actually had a difficult time finding these old-style stars, because most of the ones nowadays are large plastic things like the Star Explosion Glow In The Dark that don't replicate a true night sky at all. They are too big to look like real stars (which don't have a true "star" shape) and you don't get very many of them.
These "Milky Way Glow Stickers" are exactly what I was looking for, and just like I remember from my childhood. You get about 200 stickers to play with, and they are small enough that when you lie on your bed at night it looks like an actual night sky above you. The set also has the planets and shooting stars to add a little variety.
The set also comes with some constellation charts if you want to accurately mirror what you would see outside. I put up a few constellations, but for the most part just went randomly.
21 of 21 found the following review helpful:
The best if you want it authenticSep 09, 2008
By Spencer Whatcott
Most glow in the dark star packages have large stars and planets. This may be entertaining, but is very unnatural. This product truly looks like the night sky when mounted. It's cheap and the stars glow for hours.
20 of 20 found the following review helpful:
exactly what I wantedMay 28, 2009
By S. J. Brush
My buddy always had glow-in-the-dark stickers on his bedroom ceiling growing up; recently I became a dad and thought it might be good to do the same for my kid. I looked through a whole bunch of products, decided on this and was very pleased. It is one sheet of stars, dots, planets, shooting stars and moons, of different sizes. I just put up the stickers randomly, but I'd like to follow the charts next time (though I don't see how without some sort of projector or something; they're just half-size pages with dots) next time.
None of the stickers have fallen down yet; it's only been a week or so, nonetheless very humid. I would recommend these for anybody looking to be fascinated as they fall asleep. And don't tell, but I even put them in my bedroom!
14 of 14 found the following review helpful:
 Best glow in the dark stars for a realistic night sky in your room!May 14, 2011
By Toy and Music Enthusiast
I spent too long reading through reviews about glow in the dark stars and planets for my daughter's bedroom. The reviews on Amazon are very conflicting and thus frustrating. So, we ended up buying many different star sets from among the highest rated on Amazon, including Toy Smith, Wonder Stars Super Kit, Glow in the Dark Planets and Stars (from Bewild)and 4M Glow in the Dark Moon and Stars and some other. We have ended up preferring these Milky Way Glow Stickers over all others because they create a more realistic-looking night sky. I've noticed that the price on these stickers fluctuates frequently on Amazon, even going to $12 sometimes. They're totally worth it when they're in the $5 range. $12 is too much, but I would suggest you buy several sets. Also, the Glow in the Dark Planets and Stars (bought from Amazon Marketplace Seller "Bewild") complement this set nicely, if you want to add some variety. Also, the Glow in the Dark 3-D Moon (also from Bewild) is detailed, realistic, and lovely, much better than the ToySmith and 4M moons. (The Uncle Milton Moon in My Room really looks fantastic, but we didn't try it because it was so much more expensive.) I'm not sure why so many people complain about any of the star sets not glowing. That made me reluctant to get any of them. But, actually, all of the sets, all of the above brands, that we bought have glowed. You just have to wait about 30 seconds to a minute after the lights go out for the glow to really kick in (maybe to allow your eyes to adjust). Anyway, these milky way glow stickers are so cool. My daughter's friends who stay over always say "Wow!" in awe-struck voices when the lights go out. We've even started creeping the stars down a bit onto the side walls, kinda like a planetarium. Even if you decide later to add the bigger unnatural stars, these make the larger stars pop, and give depth to the display. In sum, after experiencing all these sets, my 10 year old daughter and I agree that an ideal nighttime sky would start with these smaller stars (and NONE of the huge 4M stars which tend to ruin the effect), and then include some small planets and quazars and such for variety (like the ones we got from Bewild marketplace seller), and get one nice big moon (like Uncle Milton's or the one from Bewild).
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
Authentic Night Sky; Stickers Must Be Exposed to Bright Light to GlowDec 28, 2010
By goonius
I find it odd anyone would complain about the size of these stars. When applied to the ceiling and walls, they very nearly simulate the experience of viewing the night sky. I had stars just like these as a child and found the effect to be magical, awe-inspiring.
So I was thrilled to find these tiny stars, as opposed to those big unnatural-looking stars that seem to be the standard these days, for my two girls who are 3 and 5 years old. I spent a couple of hours placing them randomly around the ceiling and upper walls of their room. Because there are so many - and because I used them all - it was a bit tedious, but it's not like I'm going to have to reapply them again anytime soon. Even on our textured ceilings, they seen to have adhered quite well. We've had none fall down thus far.
As for the glow properties, there are two things worth mentioning. One is that these stars must, in a sense, 'charge' in order to glow. By this, I mean they must be exposed to light - the brighter, the better. We found our table lamps were insufficient to do this, and that the stars would only glow dimly when the table lamps had been on. The ceiling light overhead, however, made a huge difference. Rather than having to wait for your eyes to adjust in the dark to really see the stars, exposing them to the ceiling lamp for 30 minutes made them vivid, and quite bright. This lasts for at least an hour, which is fine, since the girls aren't in their dark room except at bedtime and they are asleep within an hour. Do note that, even when at their brightest, it's rather difficult to discern a shooting star from a planet and so on. I don't mind this, but someone else may.
If you want something really big that stands out in... well, an unnatural way... then these are NOT the stars for you. If you want something that resembles the night sky and looks almost natural, these are magic. I'd buy them again without hesitation.
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