Simply put, we love this black-out curtain. Love it.We have noticed a marked improvement both in how well and how long our baby sleeps with the curtain up. It is easy to put up and easy to take down. And it is easy to transport, which will come in very handy as we travel this fall. The suction cups are sturdy once attached and need to be taken down with care (you can’t just yank them off willy-nilly). But using the tab on each cup makes removing them easy to do.I can only say that I wish we had this five years ago when our first child was an infant.That would have been lovely.

Heavy material that is solid against the sunshine and outdoor light. It is held up by suction cups and can be folded upon itself using the Velcro strips that are part of the blind. It is very well made. Why did I give it a 4 star rating? Because the suction cups need special attention. It is generally necessary to clean the window and wet the cups to get them to stick. And even then, one or two might disconnect over the course of the night. There are a good many cups to disperse the weight, but still they are a little bit of a weak spot in the design.

This struck me as a great idea and I still think it is, but there are some flaws.Pros:- Effective darkening. I put it over a little less than half of a 3-panel sliding glass door in my kitchen and it definitely made a difference. I used it on a window in another room and the room went fairly dark.- Great velcro! The velcro is high-quality and using it to make the curtain the right side is very handy.- Cute design even if it’s utterly unnecessary and excludes it from appealing to adults. (While I was testing it, a friend came by and was really impressed, and said, "I’d get one of these if it didn’t have the pattern on it.")- Handy, portable, and you can actually get it back in its original bag if you try.Cons:- The suction cups are large but not that great. After 15 minutes, one corner fell and after 25 minutes another fell. I pressed harder, harder than I really wanted to press on glass, and they stayed for longer, but those 2 never stayed through a night/afternoon.- It’s a weird size. It’s not quite big enough for a hotel window (but would cover the gap in the curtains for sure). It will cover 1 panel of a sliding door really well, but definitely not 2 panels. It’s tall enough though!Neutral:- Because you’re sticking it to the glass, you’ll get a little light bleeding around the edges.

The Gro company made the product that I always want when traveling with young kids. The Gro-Anywhere blind is a room darkening/blackening blind that is designed to go portable. The suction cups work very well; we have had no problems with it sticking securely to the windows. When placed over a window that it can cover entirely the blind is very good at darkening, even blackening the room.The problem is that the size is so odd that there are very few windows it covers…actually we haven’t found one. On vacation we were excited to use this so my son could take naps in hotels or our timeshare. It doesn’t fit on windows at my house. If you do find a window smaller than the 130 cm by 200 cm size it will cover it well. The problem is that if you cover only part of the window, the darkening effect is lost.So unfortunately for the window in my son’s bedroom and for all the hotels and timeshares we have recently stayed in, the blind is too small to work.

Must-have product for any parent. Originally bought these to travel with and wound up using them to block out the light in our guest room when baby had to nap in there due to construction in his room. He slept so well.

Used this when we traveled to in-laws in Michigan for 4th of July. My 1 year old son is very light sensitive, and usually sleeps in near black out conditions. This lets a tiny bit of light in (better than black out curtains, but not as good as these: Redi Shade 1617201 Black Out Pleated Shade 36-by-72-Inch, 6-Pack), but he slept well using it. Didn’t have any problems with suction cups. Very convenient for trips!

The Tiny One has slept in a blacked-out room for pretty much forever. This has guaranteed us excellent naps and sleeping through the night, but it does make sleeping at a place that is Not Home a little challenging. Hotels are usually okay as they generally have blackout curtains already, but Other People’s Homes are almost always a Nap Fail. And as any parent knows, Nap Fail = Not The Most Stellar Day.Enter the Gro-Anywhere Blind…it’s basically a gigantic sheet of black non-porous plastic with a star & moon design, with velcro and suction cups placed at incomprehensible intervals. I am certain they made sense to whoever was the project manager, but they make no sense to me…no matter, this is why you carry pony spring clamps (just search on Amazon, yes, you can buy them here) with you to just clip this on whatever curtain rod you are faced with. Of course, if the window is irregularly-sized, you might need to get creative, but the times I’ve had to use this curtain, it did a great job of blocking light and letting the Tiny One get his rest (and the mommy a well-deserved break). Not sure how strong those suction cups are really going to be to hold up a curtain, but since it’s made to be a temporary solution for Not At Home, I’d like to give ‘em the benefit of the doubt.It’s easy to pack and easy to fold and carry. The price is rather steep for what is essentially a large chunk of black shower curtain, but if I was given a choice between Nap Fails and paying $50, I’d shell out the dough.

It’s a good idea and I’m glad I have it. It’s thick enough to keep light out almost completely and the pattern is pretty cute, but has some limitations.(1) wide enough for an average window frame, but not much more(2) lets some light in around the edges, but is tolerable(3) cloth is very heavy and only stays up for a few hoursThese are somewhat obvious. After all, in essence, it’s just a big heavy cloth with suction cups. But overall, it’s well executed. I take this along with the portable play-yard/crib to grandma’s house or anywhere else we expect to be during Baby’s naptime.