Christmas Candle Carousel
- Grades 3-5
- Grades 6-8
Use aerodynamics to make a holiday decoration that spins! Celebrate the winter season by building a candle carousel inspired by a traditional German Weihnachtspyramide. Build your platform and watch as the heat of the candles spins the blades of the fan, making the penguin and friends dance around the Christmas tree.
Why it’s awesome
Christmas decor
An adorable winter decoration to enjoy year after year.
Amazing aerodynamics
Learn about convection currents, aerodynamics, and the power of heat.
Holiday tradition
Bring a charming European custom home and make it your own.
What’s included?
Topics explored
Convection currents
Aerodynamics
Holiday fun
Additional details
From the desk of the product designer:
Behind the design
“Get festive —- build a candle-powered carousel, decorate your own Christmas tree, and learn about convection current. All while spreading holiday cheer!”
- KiwiCo Product Designer
By the numbers
3
Number of tries it took to say Weihnachtspyramide right
14
Total time spent spinning in days
168
Number of candles burned during testing
Reviews
4.9
114 reviews
Customer images
Shelly
11/13/2023
This is so cool and a really nice Christmas decoration
Faith
10/22/2023
My family had a little metal Christmas carousel which my mom brought out each November. It was so beautiful and mysterious to me as a child. I am so happy to being this joy to my kids. It has lasted three Christmases so far. This is a great learning tool and pretty little item to add to the Christmas table.
Amp
05/01/2023
It was a good balance of ease to assemble and following directions. My kids loved having it on the table every night and lighting the candles!
Melanie
03/19/2023
Amazing! She had so much fun making it, her engineer father was beyond thrilled to explain the science behind it and I LOVE LOVE LOVE the new family favourite Christmas ornament!
Carrie
02/11/2023
My grand daughter loved this carousel so much! This was a great bonding experience with her. The materials are so sturdy and exceeded our expectations. The directions were clear and this will be a decoration that we will enjoy for years and remember the fun we had creating it and learning about the science involved in it. Thank you for creating such a wonderful educational product.
Theresa
01/18/2023
It looks wonderful and of the same high quality as other Kiwi Crate items in our subscriptions. I cannot give a full review because I have put them away to give to give to our grandchildren for next Christmas!