Teeny-Tiny Edge-Lit Trophy
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 …
Category: Kid-Friendly
Teeny-Tiny Edge-Lit Display
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 …
CircuitPython / e-Textiles / Kid-Friendly / LED / Wearables
No-Sew Programmable LED Baseball Cap
For this project, I’ve created my first ever video tutorial. Watch below to learn how to make a bright and colorful programmable LED baseball cap – no sewing required! Below …
Announcing Bright Wearables and Brightly
Update: the links in the article below is out of date. I’ve turned Bright Wearables into a product site for my line of codeable wearable bags and backpacks. The “Brightly” …
Color Changing Party Decorations with Paper Circuits
These colorful, illuminated party decorations make use of slow flashing RGB LED’s that change color all by themselves – no programming required. With the addition of a coin cell …
Entering the IoT with CheerLights and Adafruit Huzzah
It’s hard to avoid the Internet of Things (IoT) these days. I thought I’d join the trend by starting simply. I was inspired by the CheerLights project, which uses a Twitter …
3D Printing / Arduino / Circuits / Drawing Machines / Kid-Friendly / NodeJS / Robots
EtchABot: a CNC Etch A Sketch
EtchABot turns your Etch A Sketch into a CNC (Computer Numerical Control) drawing machine. I’m really excited about this project because of its versatility and its well balanced combination of entertaining and educational …
3D Printed No-Carve Pumpkin Decorations for Halloween
I love Halloween for its spooky and amusing decorations and am always amazed by the creativity people put into making jack-o-lanterns. However, it’s frustrating to put hours of creative work into …
Making MeArm
MeArm is an open-source robotic arm kit by Benjamin Gray and Jack Howard. They published design files for their robot on Thingiverse and a set of instructions on Instructables. You …
Halloween Photoresistor Circuit
Here is a simple project we made for Halloween. We used a photoresistor and a couple of LEDs to make a spooky skeleton with eyes that light up when it gets dark …