Although you can’t write in a praxinoscope, nor can you wrap anything in it, we love this visual toy so much, that we would like to introduce it to you, as well. Its structure of mirrors and naive slides enchants children and grown-ups alike. If you turn the wheel with the appropriate speed, the slide of 12 individual pictures will turn into a short animated film. This fascinating machine was invented by the French pioneer of cinematography, Emil Reynaud, in 1877. Although the technical aspect of movie making has soared high since then, people still admire the praxinoscope regardless of age.

The kaleidoscope with its shards of colourful glass will enchant not only children, but take everyone to a mesmerising fairyland. As you turn around this fascinating tube, the colourful pieces of broken glass inside create an infinite number of spellbounding compositions (thanks to the lenses). The Bomo Art kaleidoscope is not only magnificent from the inside, but from the outside as well, as it is covered with the unique Bomo Art design paper. Although this visual toy was already known by the ancient Greeks, its modern version that we know today was invented by David Brewster, the Scottish physician in 1816.