
Kip and the Extra Hour
For when a clock change or a worry your child can't quite name has them searching for answers. Kip hunts under cushions and behind biscuit jars for…
Twice a year, millions of families move their children's whole routine by an hour overnight disrupting millions of bedtimes. We're campaigning to leave the clocks alone!
Small footsteps on the landing. A child who is completely certain it's morning, and a clock that disagrees.
By Wednesday they’re asleep in the car at 4 pm and wide awake again at 8.
It takes a week or so to get back on track. Then it all happens again in March.
We don't care which hour the UK keeps. Just stop changing it. The British Sleep Society goes further than we do and backs permanent GMT — our ask is simpler.
Read the British Sleep Society's position statement ↗Your answers are in. Every one makes the numbers harder to ignore.
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For now, we're stuck with the clock change. We've written the survival guide — what to do before, on the day, and when it all goes sideways anyway.
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In September 2026, Manitoba, Canada decided to stop changing its clocks. Nearly 72,000 people answered the province's survey.
On 1 November, when the clocks go back across most of North America, Manitoba stays put. We'll be asking families there how the first winter goes.
Dave Law, Zeepy co-founder
Lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba where the clocks just stopped.
Rob Law, Zeepy co-founder
Founder of Trunki. Lives in the UK, still changing the clocks twice a year.
GuidePractical ways to keep bedtime steady through the week the clocks change.
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Kip the KittyA four-phase clock like Kip is one way to show a small child when it's time to sleep and when it's okay to get up, whatever the kitchen clock says.
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The Zeepy appStart with a free trial. There's even a story for this week: Kip and the Extra Hour.
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