micro:bit Basket:bot
I designed this project for a special Code Club event at the Clippers basketball arena (follow this link to see a short video summary of the event). These bots are …
Category: Kid-Friendly
LED Strip Soldering Jig
This build was inspired by a teacher whose students were having difficulty soldering “skinny” led strips for their projects. The adjustable jig is designed to hold various sizes of LED …
Build a Blob Live!!!
As the name says, Carrie from AlpenGlow Industries and I will be having a live, Build-a-Blob making session on Wednesday, Oct. 13 at her YouTube Channel. See our blog posts …
Build a Blob
The cute creatures shown above are spheroids comprised of nothing more than bent LED string lights and zip ties. The LED Blob is a simple, silly project that’s enjoyable to …
Infinite Fairy Light Creatures
Infinity mirrors display endless reflections of light inside a finite space. Sandwiching a fairy light string’s LEDs between semi-reflective acrylic layers produces an inexpensive and sturdy infinity mirror for a …
Dia de los Muertos Pendant Design
This Dia de los Muertos edge lit LED pendant is a new design for of the Layered edge-lit Pendant project, and it’s perfect for Halloween. The vector files for this …
Circuits / Kid-Friendly / Laser Cutting / LED / micro:bit
Alligator Clip-Friendly RGB LED Case
I recently wanted to do a micro:bit activity with RGB LEDs (the non-addressable kind). Because it’s a fiddly exercise to connect alligator clips to LED legs – especially with resistors …
e-Textiles / Kid-Friendly / LED / micro:bit / Wearables
Codeable Wearable Bags and Backpacks
Announcing the launch of my codeable wearable line of LED bags and backpacks under the brand Bright Wearables.
Updated Edge-Lit Display Project
WARNING: THIS PROJECT USES BUTTON CELL BATTERIES THAT ARE EASILY REMOVED. Button cell batteries can be fatal to small children and animals if swallowed.The small size of these batteries makes …
Edge-Lit Pendant
WARNING: THIS PROJECT USES BUTTON CELL BATTERIES THAT ARE EASILY REMOVED. Button cell batteries can be fatal to small children and animals if swallowed.The small size of these batteries makes …