This image shows the packaging box for an engineering construction kit called "SolarFlower Ruby Ripple," designed for ages 8 and up by Thames & Kosmos. The box features a dark background dominated by a large, colorful graphic of a mechanical flower build with bright pink, ribbed plastic petals that spin around an intricate center made of white, green, and orange gears and a green stem.
This image shows the packaging box for an engineering construction kit called "SolarFlower Sapphire Swirl," designed for ages 8 and up by Thames & Kosmos. The box features a dark background dominated by a large graphic of a sun-powered mechanical flower with sweeping, looped blue plastic petals that spin around an intricate hub of white, green, and orange gears attached to a long green stem.
This image shows the completed construction of the "SolarFlower" device standing vertically against a stark white background. The robotic plant features a long, slender green stem with a few small orange leaf gears attached, leading up to a large symmetrical flower head built from overlapping layers of bright pink, fan-like plastic petals surrounding a central hub of interconnected orange and green mechanics.
This image displays the back of the "SolarFlower Ruby Ripple" packaging box, which features a detailed, dark breakdown of the engineering kit's features, diagrams of the building plastic frames, and a prominent illustration of a green solar panel collecting light to power the flower's movement. The bottom section includes a bright blue banner highlighting that the STEM educational kit contains 114 pieces, alongside necessary regulatory labels, age warnings, and a square QR code to view the sculpture moving.
This image shows the completed "SolarFlower Sapphire Swirl" mechanical device standing straight against a plain white background. It features a long, green plastic stem with small orange decorative leaf gears, topped by a large flower head crafted from loops of overlapping royal blue petals that curve gracefully around a complex center hub of orange, white, and green gears.
This image shows the back of the "SolarFlower Sapphire Swirl" packaging box, featuring a detailed dark layout that showcases the kit's components, instructional steps, and plastic building parts. On the lower half, a vibrant illustration demonstrates a green solar panel catching beams of light to fuel the mechanical rotation of the blue-petaled flower structure.
  • Load image into Gallery viewer, This image shows the packaging box for an engineering construction kit called "SolarFlower Ruby Ripple," designed for ages 8 and up by Thames & Kosmos. The box features a dark background dominated by a large, colorful graphic of a mechanical flower build with bright pink, ribbed plastic petals that spin around an intricate center made of white, green, and orange gears and a green stem.
  • Load image into Gallery viewer, This image shows the packaging box for an engineering construction kit called "SolarFlower Sapphire Swirl," designed for ages 8 and up by Thames & Kosmos. The box features a dark background dominated by a large graphic of a sun-powered mechanical flower with sweeping, looped blue plastic petals that spin around an intricate hub of white, green, and orange gears attached to a long green stem.
  • Load image into Gallery viewer, This image shows the completed construction of the "SolarFlower" device standing vertically against a stark white background. The robotic plant features a long, slender green stem with a few small orange leaf gears attached, leading up to a large symmetrical flower head built from overlapping layers of bright pink, fan-like plastic petals surrounding a central hub of interconnected orange and green mechanics.
  • Load image into Gallery viewer, This image displays the back of the "SolarFlower Ruby Ripple" packaging box, which features a detailed, dark breakdown of the engineering kit's features, diagrams of the building plastic frames, and a prominent illustration of a green solar panel collecting light to power the flower's movement. The bottom section includes a bright blue banner highlighting that the STEM educational kit contains 114 pieces, alongside necessary regulatory labels, age warnings, and a square QR code to view the sculpture moving.
  • Load image into Gallery viewer, This image shows the completed "SolarFlower Sapphire Swirl" mechanical device standing straight against a plain white background. It features a long, green plastic stem with small orange decorative leaf gears, topped by a large flower head crafted from loops of overlapping royal blue petals that curve gracefully around a complex center hub of orange, white, and green gears.
  • Load image into Gallery viewer, This image shows the back of the "SolarFlower Sapphire Swirl" packaging box, featuring a detailed dark layout that showcases the kit's components, instructional steps, and plastic building parts. On the lower half, a vibrant illustration demonstrates a green solar panel catching beams of light to fuel the mechanical rotation of the blue-petaled flower structure.

Solar Flower

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Build this beautiful kinetic sculpture, a motorized flower model with moving petals, powered by a solar panel. Learn about mechanical systems like motors and planetary gears, and about how solar cells generate electricity to power the flower. An ingenious design allows all petals to rotate synchronously, driven by a single motor, resulting in a mesmerizing optical illusion effect. This flower will never wilt, and you will never run out of batteries; it runs whenever the sun shines on it.

  • Build a mesmerizing mechanical flower that spins in the sun
  • No batteries required — use the included compact solar panel and energy from the sun
  • Learn about flowers, photosynthesis, and solar technology

Ages: 8+
Experiments: 4
Piece Count: 114
Manual Pages: 24
Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 11 x 3.5 in.