“He was possessed”
Megan R., mum of a 6-year-old★★★★★
★★★★★ 4.8 · 354 reviews
The instant sleep cream
An off button for your restless kid, right before bed.
Free heavy blanket + 35% off
60-night guarantee
Australian owned
Melatonin free
Nothing to swallow
Made for ages 2‑14
✦405,000 children studied✦5 organic ingredients✦Kid-strength magnesium✦Made for ages 2–14✦Sleep experts✦405,000 children studied✦5 organic ingredients✦Kid-strength magnesium✦Made for ages 2–14✦Sleep experts✦405,000 children studied✦5 organic ingredients✦Kid-strength magnesium✦Made for ages 2–14✦Sleep experts
Here’s why your kid
is so restless
before bed.
Missing key sleep minerals
Their body is deprived of important sleep-benefiting minerals like magnesium, to help calm their stressed body and increase natural melatonin production for better, easier sleep.
The late-night cortisol spike
Before rest, their body goes into a stressed, cortisol-heightened state, and with no minerals or routine to bring these levels back down, the body remains awake and restless.
Doesn’t know it’s bedtime
No body-clock cues like light, touch and routine, which help produce sleep-inducing chemicals like melatonin, and bring their stress levels back down.
We solved restless nights,
In just five minutes
Kid-strength magnesium
The mineral adults use to switch off, made gentle enough for a small body.
Settles them, every night
A 5-minute calming rub before bed, on their feet, legs or chest.
5 simple ingredients
Magnesium chloride, lavender, chamomile, vitamin E and vanilla.
0 melatonin
Grow to their fullest
Allows your child to grow and develop into the best version of themselves.
- Nothing to swallow
- Deeper night’s rest
- Easier to fall asleep
- 5 minute rub
- Happy healthy kid
Free from melatonin
Rub them into a deep sleep tonight, 35% off
And
Get a free heavyweight blanket with your order
Valued at $65
★★★★★ 4.8 · 354 reviews · 11,906 families
Kids Sleep Cream
Kid-strength magnesium rub that settles a restless body, and gives the whole house a great night’s sleep.
- Deeper and uninterrupted sleep
- “Ready for bed” feeling
- Improved physical and cognitive development
- Your evenings back
How many kids?
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How often?
60-night sleep guarantee
Backed by published research
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Will this work on my kid?
Yes. Despite how restless or wound up your kid gets before bed, they all have the same response. Our key ingredient magnesium is scientifically proven to lower cortisol and naturally increase melatonin production, giving every kid the best night’s sleep.
Why don’t I use a spray?
A ton of research and studies support evidence of a calming rub right before bed being extremely beneficial for kids’ circadian rhythm (body clock), and has a calming effect on their nervous system that magnesium spray or a gummy cannot replicate.
How do I use it?
Super simple. Every night before bed, rub a coin-sized amount into either their legs or feet. The sleepy effect from the lavender and magnesium should kick in after about 10 minutes, giving you just enough time for a bedtime story.
What’s actually in it?
Five ingredients, and you can pronounce all of them. Magnesium chloride, lavender, chamomile, vitamin E and vanilla. No melatonin, no nut oils, nothing to swallow and nothing to measure. The lavender and chamomile are what your kid starts to recognise as the smell of bedtime.
Will it stop working?
The opposite, and that’s the point. The routine and cream only get stronger with every night. The repetition helps develop cues and signals that relax their body and put their mind into “sleep mode.”
Real Mums
All with restless kids
4.8 · 354 reviews
“Like an off button”
My kid was possessed at bedtime. Big day at school, never tired, hysterical at the thought of bed. I thought nothing would work on her. This cream is like an off button. Two weeks in, she looks forward to sleeping.
Danielle R., mum of a 6-year-old★★★★★
“Finally feeling human”
I thought we had no more options. Earlier bedtime, no phones, books, cuddles, lavender spray, you name it. Started the rub on his feet after books and he’s asleep within 10 minutes. I’m finally feeling human again.
Sarah K., mum of a 9-year-old★★★★★
We asked 500 parents how their kid slept.
Fall asleep faster
95%
reported their kids falling asleep faster and easier
Fewer night wakings
80%
reported no more disruptions through the night
Growing pains eased
78%
felt no more growing pain troubles through the night
Parents sleep better
90%
experienced an increase in their own sleep too
Post-purchase survey of 500 parents, four weeks in.
Their sleep isn't the only thing that improves.
Cognitive benefits
Deeper sleep results in a sharper, more engaged child, and the long-term benefits include stronger memory, a longer attention span, and better impulse control. Childhood is a small window of opportunity to build all three for life.
Physical benefits
Better quality sleep means a stronger immune system (sick far less often) and healthier blood pressure, which looks after their heart for the long run. It is also when the growing actually happens.
Energy and mood benefits
Sleep is directly related to mood and energy levels. A rested and energised kid can hold their focus at school, engage socially and make friends, and get far more enjoyment out of life.
Free heavy blanket + 35% off
60-night guarantee
Australian owned
The founder
Steph Callaghan
Raised 3 children
Steph understands the value of deep, nourishing sleep for young developing kids, and wants to help other young families raise their child to their best potential.
After many ups and downs raising 3 kids of my own, I understand the importance of routine and structure for their sleep. Midnight & Star is about making that wind-down simple, repeatable, and something they actually ask for.
The Specialist
Dr. Rachel Vance, MD
30+ years in children’s sleep
Children, much like adults, run on a body clock that craves routine and signals that tell the body to prepare for sleep.
For us that might be a warm shower, or a book before bed. For them, a calming, warm, mineral-dense rub gives their little body exactly the signal it needs.
Midnight & Star Sleep Cream provides just that. I recommend this product to all my restless patients.
What other mums said
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Before you ask
The questions every parent asks first.
Is it safe? How much do I use?
A coin-sized amount on legs, feet or chest. It goes on skin: nothing is swallowed, nothing is dosed, and nothing in the jar looks or tastes like candy. The whole label is five ingredients you can pronounce.
Why not just melatonin?
Melatonin borrows sleep from a hormone system that's still developing, and the gummy has to end one day. A wind-down teaches a kid's body to bring itself down, and it gets stronger with repetition, not weaker.
Does magnesium really absorb through skin?
Yes, it does absorb. Warmth, pressure and a repeated scent cue are the settle signals paediatric sleep research keeps landing on. Magnesium is the 200-year-old tradition the ritual carries, from the epsom bath to grandma's rub.
What if it doesn't work for my kid?
60 nights, money back, nothing to post back. If bedtimes aren't better, you keep the tub and the refund.
What exactly renews?
Only the cream. The blanket is yours from the first box; nothing else is ever rebilled. Skip, pause or cancel in two taps.
What age is it for?
Two and up. It is formulated for a child’s skin rather than scaled down from an adult spray, which is why it doesn’t sting the way adult magnesium oil does. Parents use it on toddlers who fight bedtime and on twelve-year-olds with aching legs after sport.
How long before we see a difference?
Some parents notice the first night, because the warmth and the pressure are working straight away. The routine is the part that compounds. The bedtime-routine research is dose-dependent, so three nights a week beats one and every night beats three. Give it two weeks before you judge it. You have 60 to change your mind.
My kid has sensitive skin.
Five ingredients, and no nut oils. We turned down a cheaper formula that used sweet almond oil for exactly this reason. Magnesium chloride, lavender, chamomile, vitamin E. Patch-test the inside of an arm on the first night if you want to be certain.
Is the blanket actually free?
Yes, and it’s yours to keep. It ships in your first box on any subscription, it is never rebilled, and if you cancel you keep it.
What does shipping cost?
A flat $5, and free on any order over $54 - which a 2-jar subscription clears on its own, and a single jar clears the moment you add anything to it. Most orders land in 5 to 14 days.
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Give them that bedtime feeling tonight.
60-night guarantee
Australian owned