Cabin Light. The Bing-Bong PA Announcement. Rumbling Meal Carts. What if you could block it all out?
NapNest is the answer.
A patent-pending blackout nook that creates a calm, dark, familiar world right in your child’s airplane seat-so the plane stops waking them up.
Designed for infants through age five.
The seat was never the problem.
It’s everything happening around it.
You know that moment when the cabin lights come on right after they’ve finally drifted off - and you hold your breath?
You’ve been whispering “please don’t wake up” every time a passenger next to you turns on their screen. It’s exhausting.
You’re not doing it wrong. The plane is just working against you - and against them.
Sleep That Survives the Cabin Lights
“How do you make it dark for your kids on the plane so they don’t wake up during meal service? They refuse to wear eye masks but will only sleep when it’s dark”
“Anyone else have FOMO baby/toddler? When the plane lights come one the flight attendants come by right after my kid falls asleep, I die a little”
“How are ya’ll making a little blanket fort? Mine always falls down or my kid will kick it. I had to keep fixing it the whole flight.”
You’ve tried the flimsy blanket fort and the sleep mask they tossed in 30 seconds.
There’s one thing you haven’t tried yet. Not because you didn’t think of it - because until now, it didn’t exist.
How Does NapNest Work?
Soft blackout shell dims the cabin to near-dark - signaling your child’s body it’s time to sleep.
Blocks light
Screens, passengers, and movement stay outside. Calm stays in.
Shuts out distractions
Recreates the quiet, dark conditions your child already know - so sleep comes naturally.
Feels like home
Works in any seat - window, middle, or aisle. No footrest needed.
Built for any seat
Less light. Less to look at. More of the deep, uninterrupted sleep that turns a dreaded flight into an easy one - for them, and for you.
Join 600+ families who are done gambling with airplane sleep. Get in at the lowest price NapNest will ever be.
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Estimated delivery Fall 2026
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Purposefully designed for the airplane environment with parents and kids in mind.
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NapNest and bag weigh less than 1 pound. Fold flat and slide in your backpack.
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Front-facing NapNest configuration with Fly Tot inflatable cushion.
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Baby stays buckled and visible the whole flight.
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NapNest in side-facing configuration, with buckled seatbelt.
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Practical and compact carrying case.
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3 year old (42 inches) in side-facing configuration.
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One of three air vents.
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Mom checking on her 12 month old through one of the mesh windows.
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5 year old (45 inches) sleeping in side-facing configuration.
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Cozy, uninterrupted sleep even in the midst of chaos.
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Flowy curtains mean easy access — open them as much or as little as you like.
BECOME A FOUNDING MEMBER
The patent-pending blackout nook that protects your child’s sleep from everything happening around them. Pre-order now to receive special launch pricing and exclusive bonuses.
NapNest
Every Founding Member order also includes:
✓ The NapNest Travel Kit
The ultimate interactive packing and planning guide with age-specific lists and timelines, from a mom who's done this 150+ times. Check things off and personalize, all from your phone.
Immediate access
✓ Limited Edition Suitcase Sticker Set
Designed to turn their bag into the most recognized one at baggage claim.
Delivered with NapNest, Fall 2026
Estimated delivery Fall 2026
FIRST 50 ORDERS - $95
Best Launch Price
ORDERS 51+ — $105
Early Bird Price
AFTER PRE-ORDERS — $105
Expected Retail Price
Only ships within the U.S.
Currently living outside the U.S.? Let us know!
We will reach out to you when we ship internationally
NapNest creates the sleep environment. Fly Tot gives your child a place to stretch out. Together, they create the ultimate, distraction-free sleep system for young travelers.
Want the ultimate airplane sleep setup?
The Airplane Sleep System
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Includes all the exclusive bonuses of your founding member order, plus:
NapNest
Blocks light.
Shuts out distractions.
Creates their calm, dark world.
20% OFF
The original, award-winning inflatable airplane cushion — fills the legroom gap between seats and creates a flat, comfortable surface where kids can stretch out and sleep. Inflates in under a minute. No installation required.
Fly Tot
Learn more at fly-tot.com
ONLY 50 AVAILABLE —$222
NapNest - $95
(best launch price)
PLUS
Fly Tot - $127
(20% off retail price)
Estimated delivery Fall 2026
Darkness Is the Signal
77.5%
of preschoolers' melatonin is suppressed by light as dim as a darkened cabin — and stays suppressed for 50+ minutes after.
Sleep needs a cue, and for babies and young children that cue is darkness — and the science behind it is striking.
Here's the part that might surprise you: young children are significantly more sensitive to light than adults. The same cabin environment that barely registers for you is hitting your child's biology much harder than you'd think.
Safe, Simple, and Welcome On Board
We designed NapNest to fly under the radar — no installation, no negotiating with the crew, no bothering the people around you.
AIRLINE-FRIENDLY BY DESIGN
Child stays buckled. The airplane's own seatbelt runs right through the nest, securing them exactly as the airline intends.
Child stays visible. A glance is all it takes to check on them.
It breathes. Breathable materials and cross-air ventilation keep airflow moving, so the space stays fresh and comfortable.
Never modifies the seat. Nothing to clip, clamp, or undo.
Won’t crowd the cabin. No blocking the aisle, no obstructing the row, no spilling into your neighbor’s space.
BUILT FOR REAL TRAVEL
Lightweight and compact Weighs under 1 pound, sets up in seconds, and packs down to 13 inches — small enough to fit in your backpack.
Built-in sound machine pocket. Because darkness is only half the equation.
Lightly padded cotton base. Soft for your child, and a clean barrier between them and whatever's on that airplane seat.
Grows with your child. Forward-facing or side-facing — and since side-facing never needs a footrest, it works in any seat, at any age.
Built By a Mom With Over 150 Long Flights
NapNest started on a long-haul flight, after 150+ trips and one too many collapsing blanket forts. A traveling mom built something sturdier, slipped her 10-month-old inside, and watched him sleep for nine hours straight — through meal service, through the lights, through all of it
That flight changed everything. NapNest is that idea, refined and ready to share with you.
Ready to try it?
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