Londji Kaleidoscope Animals

It is an optical toy from Londji that works as a teleidoscope. Instead of coloured beads sealed inside, it breaks down the real scene in front of you into shifting kaleidoscopic shapes, so every view a child looks at is different.

A classic version shows patterns from pieces sealed inside the tube. A teleidoscope has a clear lens at the end, so it turns whatever you point it at, a face, a tree or a toy, into a symmetrical pattern of colour.

The range features an elephant, a cheetah and a monkey, illustrated by Queralt Armengol. Each design gives the tube a bright, playful look, while the optics inside stay the same across all three.

The kaleidoscope is built from a mirror, cardboard and an acrylic lens, and it is made in Barcelona. That mix keeps it light enough for a child to hold up and look through comfortably.

Londji lists it for children aged 3 and older. It has small parts, so it is not suitable for children under three, and younger viewers should use it with an adult close by.

Yes. It is small and light, so it slips into a bag for car trips, holidays or a visit to the park. It makes a compact present that keeps children looking closely at the things around them.

Hold the tube up to one eye, point the lens at something colourful and slowly turn it. Windows, patterned fabric and gardens all break into changing symmetrical shapes as the view moves around.