I have always liked the light table at our local children's museum. Due to several recent posts exploring light at
Play At Home Mom, I have really been coveting a
light table. While I would love to have one, I can't justify the cost without knowing how much use it would get. For our purposes at this point in time, I decided to make a quick test model just to see how long a light table would hold interest.
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Playing with color. |
What you need:
- Bin or box with a translucent lid
- Aluminum foil
- LED flashlights (regular, if that's all you have!) or holiday lights (a resourceful mom I know used these!)
- Objects that allow light through!
- marbles
- stones
- tissue paper
- magna tiles(if you have them)
- clear plastic bottle (optional)
- x-rays
Line your box with aluminum foil. Turn on all the flashlights. Put the lid on.
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What it looks like inside. |
Turning the flashlights on end so they point toward the lid works well, but was too difficult to see in photos.
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Voila! Two minute light table! |
It's not perfect, but it definitely served its purpose. I will probably use a larger bin next time, but everything else worked well enough to do again. The tissue paper was great for making colors!
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