Baby Banz Block The Rays In A Cool Way

Our son probably has about 4 pair of sunglasses at any given time. You can find a pair in the car, a pair near the sandbox and probably a few pairs at the bottom of the toy basket. The problem is that he wears them and lays them down somewhere and then forgets where they are. By having several pairs we had remedied the issue, but now we have found the true answer with Baby Banz.

I wish I’d thought of this idea a few years ago. Putting a band on kids sunglasses so that they wrap around their head and stay put when needed. Pure genius because children need eye protection when in the sun, but rarely leave them on. This would have been the answer when our son was younger. The soft velcro strap is easily adjusted to fit the child’s head and I love that it is machine washable.

They are made for two age groups (0-2 and 2-5 years old) and our son is 5 years old. Unfortunately, the larger size was really too small. This didn’t stop him from sporting what he called his new cool glasses, but it did leave quite an indent mark on his face due to the tightness. He’s a tall kid for his age, but maybe his head is much larger than the average 5 year old.

by Emily

Sophie has a fetish with shoes and glasses so when I was asked recently if I wanted to review some sunglasses for kids I agreed instantly. What I received was an orange pair of Baby Banz which are sunglasses made especially for children. They have a neoprene headband that wraps around the head entirely and velcros on the side. I really liked that they were adjustable, though I thought the velcro would have been more attractive had it been in the back rather than on the side. I also really liked that the band was made out of such a comfortable material and that it could easily be taken into water.

Sophie wore hers for a while and could easily slip them on and off without me having to make sure she didn’t stick anything in her eyes. (She pokes her eyes all the time with regular sunglasses. She has obviously inherited my coordination.) The only thing I did not like was that the band had a tendency to fold her ears down, and when that happened she looked ridiculous. Of course, sometimes she doesn’t need any help looking ridiculous, so I can’t really say it’s all the glasses. In the end though all that really matters is what Sophie thinks of them and she loves them! She calls them her “beedies,” which you can read as “pretties”. So there you have it Baby Banz are beedie and we like them!

by Andi

Baby Banz are banned in my house. I love the idea of sunglasses for kids, if they don’t look hideous. Baby Banz attempts to bridge the gap of plastic Disney World dime-store style and accessorize a child with useful glasses that look good while protecting those little eyes from the sun. Here’s the deal-killer for me: the glasses didn’t fit my pin-headed child. My son, who just turned 5-years old, has a small head (a big brain, but a tiny head). I ordered the infant-sized glasses, but they still fell off his head, which made him throw a fit. This made me consider locking myself in the garage and drinking all the beer that is stored in a second refrigerator. Then, I remembered we didn’t have a garage.

The upshot is that the glasses seem like a good idea, but the sizing problem needs to be addressed. Another reviewer had the opposite problem. The glasses were too tight for her child.

by Bitsy