Kikkerland Solar Powered Rainbow Maker – Prism Suncatcher, Fun Home Window Decor – Unique Gift for Christmas & Birthdays – Single Crystal

I bought one of these in South Dakota years when visiting family. It was always on one of the windows in our living room for years. And did an excellent job of casting rainbows all over the place as long as there was sun light. Fast-forward maybe five years finally that one just stopped working. So we decided to check on Amazon and were pleasantly surprised to see we could order a new one. Well unfortunately, this one has been a bit of a disappointment. It seems to have a mind of its own. Sometimes it works exactly like it should but more often than not the sun will be beating on it, and it won’t even turn. I don’t know if we just got an old unit and the solar panels on its way out. Or if we just were unlucky and got a somewhat defective one. But the difference between the first one I bought and this one is night and day. When they work, I feel like it’s a great value for the money. You get tons of beautiful rainbows, moving all over the room. But if they don’t work, you’ve got a pretty expensive window ornament which is a bummer.

It is such a cheerful, lovely sight – having rainbows twirling around my living room
I have enjoyed this mobile for the last 10 months – until it STOPPED WORKING yesterday. I will miss it.

We purchased one of these as a gift, and ended up getting two for ourselves. The gift was a big hit with one of our 4-year-old daughter’s classmates, but our daughter showed little interest in hers. So, I ended up with both units in my office.

Each individually creates a beautiful effect, but with two in action the effect is truly amazing. It almost feels like being underwater with little rainbow fish swimming all around. I imagine the double unit would also create a similar effect.

While the suction cups are plenty strong when applied correctly to a clean surface, I’ve been careless in attaching them several times, and have been amazed at the multiple spills these units have endured.

They have each fallen to the floor several times, and the only damage I can detect is to one of the units, which often requires a ‘jump start’. Basically, I just have to turn the crystal to the left about a quarter turn to give it the initial momentum, and then it seems to run fine on its own, at least until the sun moves off the panel.

Since the sun is the light source for the crystal, the panels do not store a charge, but rather activate upon contact with direct sunlight, then shut down in its absence. Happily, they are very easy to move, so it’s possible to ‘chase’ the sun across various positions on one window, or even between different windows, depending on the time of day and year.

Only problem is, now that I’m hooked on my two, our daughter is suddenly showing interest in them as well. So, we’re back to buy another unit or two for her and her sister’s room. We’re looking at the model with chimes too, since we know how great these are, and want to try other models.

Originally, I thought these were a bit pricey, but after seeing the quality of both the construction and the effect, I now consider them to be a great value.

Would definitely recommend.

Already had one so have a matching pair

It likes direct sunlight so only works during the say when the sun is on that side of the house. Really cool though