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Solar Lantern | KiwiCo

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$20.07 $29.95 In stock

Category: simple

Light up the dark with solar power! Build a wooden lantern with a solar-powered tea light in the center, then place it in the sun to charge up the light. At night, the lantern will turn itself on automatically, using solar energy to glow. Plus, learn more about solar energy and where you can see it at work in the world.
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Customer Reviews (4.6 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Julian ★★★★★

The auto-on feature is what sold me—we left it on the porch after a sunny day and it flickered to life right at dusk without us touching a thing. Assembly took a bit of patience with the wooden pieces, but the finished lantern feels sturdy and the solar tea light inside is genuinely charming.

James M. ★★★★★

My kids built this together in about twenty minutes, and the wooden pieces fit snugly without any frustration. The auto-on feature is the coolest part—we charged it on the windowsill all afternoon and it blinked to life right at dusk.

Chloe J. ★★★★★

Watching the little tea light flicker on by itself after a cloudy day in the window still feels like magic — the wood pieces fit together snugly with no glue mess, and my kid loved the build.