Green Daily

If you have a kid who still insists on a nightlight or one intrigued by solar powered things, you might want to invest in a Sun Jar from Perpetual Kid. Mine even entertained my husband for quite awhile.

It's basically a frosted glass mason jar outfitted with a solar charger, battery and some LED lights. Sit it out in the sun for several hours (or a really bright windowsill) and when it gets dark, the light automatically comes on, casting a warm glow.

The Sun Jar puts out a yellow light while the Moon Jar is the same thing but with a blue light. You can turn the jar off entirely with a small switch inside, if you aren't going to use it for an extended period of time.

It does take a bright, direct light to charge up the jars. Today, it is overcast at my house so we probably won't have much light from our jars tonight. We have discovered the jars will charge up under a lamp so I may put the jar on the table while I am reading this evening to get a little bit of light for bedtime. It is definitely not as good as a strong sun charge.

At $39.99 each it might not be something you would buy just for the novelty of it but, if you have little kids that use a nightlight, this could be a really good investment, and a present that would be fascinating. I could see it being a great camping nightlight alternative too.