I saw glow buddies at Walmart today. Does anyone know if they actually glow? Or you have to put them under a lamp for an hour to activate the glow in the dark feature. They have hello kitty, kuromi, snoopy, sonic, sonics girlfriend, & the Grinch. I was debating between hello kitty & the Grinch personally but was reading along some were saying they don't actually glow... 🤦‍♀️ I have 3 night lights turned on in my room each night: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Starbelly Dreamlite Blue Puppy, & Cry Babies doll / night light. Been afraid of the dark since early 90's never out grew it... 🤷‍♀️ Does anyone know if the glow buddies actually glow? Wouldn't mind buying it if I know it actually works other wise if not don't need an extra stuffed animal... 🤷‍♀️ Thanks for any advice on this. ✌️

@Barbiegurl777 While I don't have one of those Glow Buddies you're talking about, I did find them at Walmart's website, right here. One of the product images says you should expose them to bright light or direct sunlight for at least 15 minutes to have them glow. Most of the reviews I've seen are good, so you should be OK. Hope this helped.

@D-Star92

Uhhh yes it helps immensely. I thought it was that with exposing them to light before hand. I saw them in the store then jumped to trying to read as many reviews as possible just to play it safe. Thank's now I just got to figure out the Grinch or hello kitty lol. 🤷‍♀️🤣 It's funny I was actually debating making one of my doll's glow in the dark before seeing the stuffed animals at Walmart because I have glow in the dark beads for arts & crafts diy projects this makes it so much easier~ 🤣👍

@Barbiegurl777 You're welcome, I'm glad I could help. Best of luck on getting them set up when you get either one. Let us know how it worked... I would have loved something like this as a kid since I used to be afraid of the dark back then. No shame in still not liking the dark, though... I do still like having a plushie to sleep with!

@D-Star92

Will do. The irony of me being afraid of the dark. Back then I used to see Shadow's at 9 & 10 o'clock at night only to figure out it was tree branch moving in the window making the shadows on the floor in the hallway. It's like now the back of my mind says I should outgrow this fear by now & another part of me is like well you put up with it this long it is what is~ 🤷‍♀️🤣 Yep I have several I still sleep with: My Buddy doll's, Little Tikes Talking Pete doll by playmates inc, bluey plush with lavender scent added on purpose because lavender is supposed to help with sleep, & 3 night lights: teenage mutant ninja turtles with the blue turtle, Dreamlite starbelly Blue puppy, & cry babies night light that plays lullabies while lit up. The irony the cry babies was the cheapest lol got it used from the thrift store for maybe $3 in pretty much brand new condition back a few years ago. I could do the other alternative but it's sort of annoying a while back we had to have Sunny (my pet cockatiel) in my room because it's the warmest in the house. He was in his small cage just at night but wanted me to keep on my light on my dresser then he watches until I fall asleep then he would go to sleep. I told Sunny I'm not going to prank you at 9 at night lol go to sleep. 🤣 Yeah will definitely tell you which one I get later though~ 🤷‍♀️🤣👍

I’ve always thought that if there’s anything monstrous in my room with me, I’d rather not see it. So lights off for me.

I did have a glow worm as a kid though. I miss him.

@Eel

Uhhh. I had both a bubble gum pink glowworm with stars on the body, lime green glowworm plain color, & blue glowworm with stars on the body. The 1988 version's. I used it until it burnt out then my dad bought me the other 2 as back ups back then lol. Yeah he was a cool little toy. My dad tried replacing the bulb in the head on the toy but when we turned him on with a new bulb nothing. Ended keeping the one without his mechanic's because figured his mechanic's died at the time. Still cool as a plushie though. I carried the pink one around everywhere for a while. While the other 2 stayed in my crib before getting a big girl bed back then. The green one unfortunately became Missy (my dog back then) favorite toy to both chew & cuddle with. She used to sleep & cuddle with. 🤣

@D-Star92

I got both The Grinch & Hello Kitty. You were right about exposing them to light. They both glow but Hello Kitty is a lot brighter than the Grinch but the Grinch has the huggable factor~ 🤣