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

I wasn't sure about getting this solar-powered rainbow crystal in case it didn't work for long. But it has been a presence on my south-facing window for a couple of years now. Light from the sun is turned into electricity that powers a motor and turns the suspended crystal at a revolution of once per 10 seconds. The many tiny rainbow-colored blobs of refracted sunlight that come out of the crystal are flung all the way across my 16-foot kitchen.It is true you need direct, strong sunlight to make rainbows, so it doesn't work on cloudy days.The only problem I had was that the suction cup gave out one day and it crashed to the floor. I hung it on a chain from the top of the window casing to prevent further accidents. The crystal has a chip out of the side, but it still refracts light as it did before the fall. When it's working it makes a ticking sound, which I don't mind, but I know some people avoid things that tick..Only one of my cats has ever been interested in the spot of colored light passing on the floor next to him. And he got used to it quickly, so not much entertainment on that front.But I enjoy the moving rainbows, and it has been one of my favorite purchases.

Love this item! It makes beautiful rainbows! Only problem is that we don't get much sunlight most days. But when we do, the whole room becomes magical! We love it so much we bought it for all our friends as gifts.

The best purchase ever! What an ingenious device and what endless pleasure it provides.

Creates a lovely little light show! My only complaint is that if you place it in a windowsill, you need to put on a little box or something because the photo sensor will be blocked by the window frame.

Makes beautiful “rainbows “ all around the room.

The media could not be loaded. 10/10!!! Absolutely purchase!!! I bought one and it didn’t work. I contacted the company and they immediately sent me a replacement! 10/10 customer service! So fast and easy to work with! They were really amazing and I appreciate them greatly for this! I absolutely love rainbows and this is the coolest little device! I have it on my windowsill where I do my dishes and it makes me so incredibly happy to see all the tiny rainbows reflecting into the kitchen! My twins think it’s the nearest thing and they absolutely love watching it! It has great projection and it’s so cool to watch!

I love it! You don’t have to be bothered by having to turn it on.

I purchased this item for my son for Christmas. He immediately put it in our living room window and the crystal didn’t turn. The gears were moving slightly and making a ticking noise so we figured the midwestern winter sunlight wasn’t strong enough. In April we started having consistently sunny days and the crystal still didn’t turn even though the sun was pouring through the window. I thought maybe we just needed to wash the windows. Did that. Still not turning. So I searched product reviews to see if other people were having this problem and learned that the weird ticking noise and lack of movement was pretty common. I tried twisting the vertical silver piece where the crystal attaches to see if it was stuck. I was able to twist it, and the gears engaged, but it seemed like it took way more force to twist it than it should. I used a very small screwdriver and loosened the two bottom screws closest to the crystal to see if creating some space in the casing would allow the gear mechanism to turn properly. It worked! It’s a neat prism, and solar powered anything is fun, especially when you can see the gear box work. I don’t love that I spent close to $40 on it and still had to troubleshoot though.