Abstract: As assembled from a kit allowing repeated assembly and at least partial disassembly without damage, a kaleidoscope comprises a tubular barrel having a proximal end and a distal end, a pair of elongate reflectors within the barrel, a sleeve mounted rotatably on the barrel, and a case rotatable conjointly with the sleeve. An annular spacer on the barrel and a ring on the sleeve coact to prevent the sleeve from being pulled from the distal end of the barrel. The case has a tubular wall, a transparent end facing the proximal end, and an at least partly transparent end facing oppositely. The case and the sleeve are assembled only with a frictional interfit between the tubular wall and the end portion so as to permit the case, as a unit, and the sleeve to be repeatedly assembled and disassembled without damage.