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The easiest and most enjoyable way to relax

Screen-free, fun, and designed to promote calmness anytime, anywhere.
Special pre-order discount - shipping November.

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EUR €59 €79 launching Q4 2024

Discover the newest, screen-free way to relax your kid. Meet moonbuddies.

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Screen-free, calming breathing exercises, anytime, anywhere.

Moonbuddies are a comforting and fun companion, promoting relaxation and stress relief in any situation. Help your child develop self-soothing skills and relaxing rituals that fit seamlessly into school, bedtime, and on-the-go routines.

  • Bedtime
  • School
  • On-the-go
Stressed Calm guided breathing normal breathing

Four different breathing exercises to promote relaxation

Moonbuddies breathe at a calming pace: their tummy expands and contracts providing tactile stimuli to guide your child into science-based & effective calming breathing exercises. Invite your child to hold their buddy and breathe in sync with its tummy. This calming pace promotes immediate stress reduction and deep relaxation. 

  • Intuitive, tactile guidance
  • Four calming breathing exercises
  • Start by pressing the button, stops automatically
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Tactile breathing exercises 

Breathe along with the tummy of the moonbuddy

Screen-free and portable

Make relaxation fun, with an intuitive design that encourages independent use and helps your  child develop self-soothing skills

Changeable sleeves

Kids can customize their moonbuddy with vibrant, easy-to-clean sleeves

Four different breathing patterns 

Breathing patterns tailored to the age of the child for effective relaxation

Ease of use

Moonbuddies are designed with simplicity in mind – one button to start, stops automatically and a rechargeable battery for hassle-free use

Changeable sleeves to personalise your moonbuddy. Collect em all.

Easily swap out our vibrant sleeves. With various options, there's always a perfect match for your child. Easily switch it up as they grow and explore new adventures!

  • Personalizable
  • Easy to clean
  • Child-safe materials

No app means screen-free relaxation. 

We deliberately kept technology in the background. There is no Bluetooth Low Energy and no WiFi emitted. Moonbuddies are designed to be intuitive and non-distracting, allowing your child to focus on relaxation without being overwhelmed by screens and technology.

  • Recharge via USB-c cable
  • Easy one-button control to start

Small device with big impact

Our mission is to enable people, both adults and kids, to use their breathing to promote health and well-being. See how we do this by exploring the figures below.

  • Size and weight

    Size: 93 mm (l) x 51 mm (w) x 45 mm (h)
    Weight: 88 gms 
  • Battery run time and charging

    Battery run time is 120 minutes. This means the buddy can be used over 20 cycles of 4 minutes. Recharge moonbuddy via the accompanied magnetic charging cable, with a USB-c port.
  • Customizable sleeves

    Customize your kid’s favorite moonbuddy with awesome sleeves in different colors and designs. Sleeves are for sale separately and are made of ABS, silicone and TPU. Sleeves and devices can be cleaned with a damp cloth and mild soap or alcogel. There’s always a perfect match for your child’s growing and evolving tastes.
  • Different breathing exercises

    A good slow breathing rhythm for kids aged 6 to 12 years old is around 8 to 10 breaths per minute. We set four different breathing rhythms on the device, typically a higher breathing rate is advised for younger children. Press the start button to switch between exercises:

    - Green light: 8.5 breaths per minute (3.5 s inhale, 3.5 s exhale)
    - Blue light: 9 breaths per minute with a pause and a longer exhalation (2.8 s inhale, 0.4 s pause, 3.5 s exhale)
    - Red light: 10.5 breaths per minute (2.8 s inhale, 2.8 s exhale)
    - Yellow light: 6 breaths per minute (5 s inhale, 5 s exhale)

    The duration of an exercise is set at 4 minutes. After this, the moonbuddy shuts itself off automatically.
  • Safe to use

    We take great care to make sure our products are safe to use. Moonbuddies are based on scientific research on the topic of breathing exercises. Breathing exercises are also recommended for children by renowned institutions like the NHS, Mayo Clinic, American Academy of Pediatrics and Harvard.  We developed and co-created our products together with independent research organization LicaLab (Thomas More University) and we are setting up more research studies to collect the evidence of our products. Our products are consumer products. They are not medical devices and we do not intend to cure diseases.  Always seek the advice of a doctor or other qualified health professional if you have any questions about a disease or medical condition.

Who are we?

We are the founders of moonbird. We are on a mission to enable people to use their breath as a tool to live healthy, happier lives. This includes children. 

We want to make breathing exercises easy, fun and intuitive. After launching our hero product for adults, the moonbird, we received lots of feedback and requests from parents to develop a mini moonbird, specifically designed to the needs of children. That’s exactly what we did. Together with parents and children, we co-created our moonbuddies. 

Moonbuddies are designed to be intuitive and non-distracting, allowing your child to focus on relaxation without being overwhelmed by technology.  

Happy breathing!

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is a pre-order and when will my moonbuddy be delivered?

    A pre-order is an order placed for a product or service that has not yet been released or made available to the public. Customers commit to purchasing the item in advance, before it is manufactured or stocked. We expect to ship the moonbuddies to customers in November 2024. Please note that the final product may have slight differences from the images shown during the pre-order phase.

  • How does the moonbuddy work?

    Moonbuddies are handheld breathing devices, just like the moonbird device. They provide tactile guidance to guide the user in doing slow breathing exercises. Hold the moonbuddy in your hand and feel the expansion and contraction of the device in your hands. Mimic the breathing rhythm of the device with your breathing: inhale when the device expands, exhale when it contracts.

  • Has this been tested, is it safe to use?

    We take great care to make sure our products are safe to use. Moonbuddies are based on scientific research on the topic of breathing exercises (1, 2, 3 and 4). Breathing exercises are also recommended for children by renowned institutions like the NHS, Mayo Clinic, American Academy of Pediatrics and Harvard.  We developed and co-created our products together with independent research organization LicaLab (Thomas More University) and we are setting up more research studies to collect evidence of our products. Our products are consumer products. They are not medical devices and we do not intend to cure diseases.  Always seek the advice of a doctor or other qualified health professional if you have any questions about a disease or medical condition. If you feel dizzy or lightheaded during the use of our products, try to breathe more naturally and return to a normal breathing rate. 

  • Can it help my kid fall asleep?

    Both our own as well as external scientific research show us great results of the positive impact slow breathing exercises have on improving sleep quality and other sleep parameters in adults. On top, we have many testimonials of parents saying it helped them as well as their children fall asleep faster and have a better night's sleep overall.

  • Can I try a moonbuddy?

    We're convinced you will love your moonbuddy. But we encourage you to try it out for yourself. If you would not be happy for some reason, you can return it within 30 days. NOTE: This 30-day money-back guarantee is only eligible for purchases made on moonbird.life or shop.moonbird.life.