Wednesday, August 29, 2012

light table stamping take 2

Earlier this year my twins did some stamping on the light table. You can see that post here. It was a lot of fun but this time around we switched the white paper to clear overhead projector transparency film. It is essentially clear paper for the overhead projector that you can write on with dry or wet erase markers. I have used them in the past to make light table worksheets,

We used the same stamps as we did in the other post, but added many more to our light table stamping this time! We incorporated spelling, patterning, and ink smear art into this fun play time!

They both loved it, Graham played for half an hour more than Parker did!




spelling!!












Graham decided to smear the ink on the overhead transparency

this is Graham's finished art!

more fun with light

 My kids really loved my creations from last night seen here in this post Movable pattern and shadow light boxes. So we decided to change them up a little and play with them again!!

My camera was cooperating a bit more tonight too! yay!

loving how they look

basking in the glow


so pretty

They decided to stack them

checking out the patterns, shapes, etc,  each box projects




Graham decided to put them inside of the DIY light box

awesome!

They were loving how they looked inside the box

pretty cool!

you could see patterns too!

they loved this!

they turned the light box off... oooooh pretty

like colorful party lights

more stacking


exploring the room, Cameron came to play too!

they have many objects taped inside of them to project onto the walls! You just turn them different ways and point them towards any wall, floor, or ceiling!
Bears and an Octogon


red bear

They decided to test them out on the light table set up too!! I think these will end
up being a favorite for glow in the dark play! time!

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Movable pattern and shadow light boxes

I saw a photo in the book Making the most of light and mirrors that inspired me to make these movable pattern and shadow color light boxes. I used vinyl wireframe boxes from the dollar tree, scotch tape, LED finger lights, and translucent light table manipulatives to make them.

The concept is to give the child a movable light box to create color and shadows on the wall in a dark or mostly dark room. I decided to also add in shapes and more color. It's like a light table or light box but the child can get creative with it in a mobile fashion, and the things that would go on the light table are inside, You can create these boxes and then change them out endlessly. All white LED lights, multiple color LED lights, all blue LED lights, etc etc.  You can use any small transparent colored light table/overhead projector manipulatives like coins, bears, shapes, gems, cocktail party stirrers, cocktail animals, etc. So many possibilities!

PLEASE excuse the blurred pictures, my camera is giving me a hard time this week with low light or in the dark photos.  I hope to get it readjusted later this week when I get time.

The pictures are not perfect but you can get the idea of what the boxes do.

Basically to make these you use scotch tape and tape translucent objects to the bottom and sides of one box. Then you tape LED finger lights in different directions into a 2nd box of the same color. Last, you tape the two boxes together to make one box. Only use a small amount of scotch tape to tape it at the corners, that way you can access the inside of the box later to change out your translucent objetcs, turn off the lights, or change the lights.  

Give the boxes to your child and turn off the lights, let your child move the box around in different ways on the walls, ceiling, and floors...  so much fun and lots to talk about too!!

"Wow look how pretty that looks!"
"Oooh it is shaped like a giraffe!"
"Wow it looks so cool!"

Have fun!!