Sparkle Labs Kits » papercraft http://kits.sparklelabs.com DIY Design Electronics Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:28:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Light-Up Christmas Tree Project http://kits.sparklelabs.com/2009/12/15/light-up-christmas-tree-project/ http://kits.sparklelabs.com/2009/12/15/light-up-christmas-tree-project/#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:17:02 +0000 Ariel Churi http://kits.sparklelabs.com/?p=467 Use your Discover Electronics Kit to light this easy, paper Christmas tree. Download the PDF and print it on or paste it onto card stock. We used matte photo paper with our printer set to “high-quality.”

Cut out the tree and then use a hard object to score the fold lines. Fold the tree and tape it closed. Choose the LEDs to light up your tree and place them on your breadboard.

Happy Holidays from Sparkle Labs!

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Brighten up your Thanksgiving Day with this Thanksgiving Turkey! No, not that one turkey. One that will literally brighten up the room!

Print the pictures and paste them onto a thin cardboard, from a shoebox for example. DO NOT cut the paper before pasting onto the cardboard, or it’ll be more difficult. Then cut each piece out, and fit them together with the stand. Once you’re done with that, the next step is the electronic circuit that will go in between the body and tail under the stand.

Create the LED circuit on your breadboard following the directions in the Discover Electronics manual. Place the breadboard between the body and the tail of the turkey. Angle the LEDs so that they shine off of the tail. Choose all different colors of LEDs to make the turkey more colorful.

Now you have a beautiful, light-up turkey display for your Thanksgiving.

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