I let mine play with my E01 or C01’s from time to time, but the younger child still needs supervision, because if he got the head off, both the head and the battery could be swallowing hazards.
I’m more comfortable letting them handle my Armytek Tiara Pro, because if I put it in the moonlight mode bank, the button is too stiff for them to double click to get into the high modes.
I’ve thought a bit in the past about what the ideal children’s light would be:
- 1 x AA size for easy gripping by small hands
- Output of roughly 20 lumens.
- Warm, relatively floody beam for eye comfort when they’re careless about aim.
- Have a momentary only switch, or an electronic button paired with a timeout so they don’t drain the battery if they forget to turn it off.
- Have a rubberized coating on bezel and tail to avoid damaging objects it will get dropped on
- Potting for durability
- Bonus - have colored auxiliary LED’s for fun, each with its own button for ease of use
- Bonus - Lego well with…wait for it…Lego blocks, because why not? It could be a versatile, age appropriate mounting system.
Naturally, this light does not exist.