When my oldest son turned one, a friend gave him a flashlight for his birthday. Initially, I thought it was a strange gift. Then I turned it on, and he played with it for over an hour. A flashlight is a most excellent thing to have around. Not only extremely useful in general for both comfort and safety, but it's also a source of endless entertainment for babies and little kids. PARENTING GOLD. The beam of light is fascinating. Shine it on the wall! The FLOOR. Beam of light through the fingers! The on/off button! Shadow puppets! But oh, the downside of traditional battery-powered flashlights. How often do you find dead or corroded batteries when you really need the flashlight? Yep, me too. Frustrating. Expensive. And because batteries contain toxic mercury that must be properly disposed of at special collection stations (and you've got time to take the batteries to the collection station, right?), well...maybe flashlights don't make very good toys after all. Hey! STOP WASTING THOSE BATTERIES, KID.

BoGo Solar Flashlight $39

Behold...

• ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY. Innovative solar-powered technology frees you from using, replacing or recycling batteries. No mercury-laden battery waste in the trash, no need to transport used batteries to a recycling center.
• 30 HOURS OF USE FROM ONE CHARGE
• HOLDS THE CHARGE for several months!
• ECONOMICAL - Solar charging means you can let your child play with it for hours and never replace batteries.
• ALWAYS READY FOR USE - Store it in a windowsill, your car dashboard or anywhere there's light!
• SEALED CASE - Can't be opened up and taken apart by curious little fingers! All they can do is press on the on/off button, which is very sturdy and durable.
• LIGHTWEIGHT - 4.6 oz. Very lightweight!
• CAN'T FIND THE BATHROOM AT NIGHT WHEN TRAVELING? Bring your solar flashlight next time to navigate that dark house, hotel room or campsite bathroom.
• HOT OR COLD - works in any environment
• WATERPROOF - floats in water.
• LANYARD INCLUDED - attach it to a belt, backpack, wrist, etc.
• SOLAR PANEL stores power in NiMH rechargeable batteries.
• RUBBER GUARDED ON ENDS. No need to wince when your kid drops it on the floor! Stands upright on either end.
• GENERATES POWER FROM SUNLIGHT OR ROOM LIGHT - recharge with the light where you are!
• FIXED BEAM - You can't narrow or widen it. It is a fixed width.
• MEDIUM BRIGHTNESS - This is not a blindingly bright light. However, my whole family uses these on camping trips as our *only* source of light at night, and they are perfectly adequate for us. We bring these (one per person) and candles for our hurricane lanterns. No batteries, no propane, plenty of light. You don't want to blast your eyes with light at night anyway, it ruins your night vision.
• LED RATED at over 100,000 hours.
• LENGTH - 7-1/8"
• DIAMETER - 1-5/8"
• MATERIAL - Composite and rubber
• WARRANTY - Limited lifetime warranty.

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