Glowing ART Prints

My twins had such a blast with this activity!  

We used:

black lights, 

Educational Light Cube, 

Educational Light Cube trays, 

neon tempera paint, 

Roylco paint scrapers, 

and printer paper

With the Educational Light Cube remote control, we turned the light cube to on one of it's blue hues.  We switched around between blues and purples. We also turned on a few black lights. I put one of the Educational Light Cube trays from the accessory pack on to the light cube, then squirted some neon tempera paint right on to the tray. After that, I gave my twin boys paint scrapers and let them make designs, then they pressed printer paper on to the paint, gently pushed down and gently lifted the paper. They ended up with very pretty Art prints!

We did this before bed, there was very little clean up.

This can be done in daylight with regular colored tempera paint too!

See some of the fun Art prints below! 

great black lights here...

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Swinging Motion Probability on the light table

This was a fun activity! 

We built a frame with waterway pipe builders, tied pony bead lacing onto orbit ball mini's and hung them on the frame at different levels.

Which one swings fastest? 

Which one swings slowest? 

Which one swings highest? 

Which one swings lowest?

What was used:

Pony Bead Lacing

Orbit Ball Mini 12 pack

Waterway Pipe Builders

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The 2015 365 Day Light Play Challenge

Let's fill 2015 with beautiful light play photos!!  This challenge does not have to be difficult or extravagant, just fun!! It's easy, all you need to do is sign up for the challenge, grab the button and put it on your blog or website if you have one. If you do not have a blog or website to put the button on, no problem!  Just upload it on FaceBook, Twitter, or G+ as a photo with a link to this blog page, or even put the link in the comments area!  

Then comes the fun part, experience light play with your kids!! 

Light play can be......

Light table / Light box play

Overhead Projector play

Glow in the dark play

Black Light Play

Natural Light Play

Light and Mirror Play

If you have to skip a day or three, here and there... so be it!  Just take the challenge and join the fun!!

Starting the challenge after January 1st 2015?  So what, join us anyway!!!!
Start early, Start on January 1st 2015, or start late... who cares just join in!

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Join the board to post your light play photos. Email lighttableguide@gmail.com to be added to the board. No blog necessary, just a Pinterest account and your daily light play challenge photos!  Old or new light play photos welcome in this challenge!

The photos do not have to be complex or difficult. Just anything you and your kids are doing that pertains to light play in some way!!

There are hundreds of examples on the board linked below. That is the board you will post your photos to also!

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Want to start posting light play photos before January 1st 2015?  DO IT!!!

In December 2015 there will be a contest to end the challenge and bring in 2016!

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Magnetic Tiles for Sensory Seekers

Excellerations Building Brilliance Magnetic Shapes

I love these magnetic building tiles! They are just as durable, and have strong magnets like magna tiles. However, Excellerations Building Brilliance Magnetic Shapes are much different than magna tiles. They are like magnetic tiles for sensory seekers. You can feel the quality craftsmanship when you pick them up and examine them. They have a different feel than magna tiles though. They have groves and crevices. They have a bit of dimension to them, and they would be great for sensory seekers. These magnetic tiles are worth the investment, even if you are a fan of magna tiles and planned on sticking to them.  

We received a set of 48 Excellerations Building Brilliance Magnetic Shapes, and I plan to buy more for my kids this Christmas. These tiles are so cool, they are beautiful, and did I mention I LOVE the dimensional build of them!

See how they are not flat like magna tiles?

The geometric design inside of Excellerations Building Brilliance Magnetic Shapes, is nothing to be ignored. It truly makes these magnetic tiles look gorgeous! I will tell you that my family are 100% in love with magna tiles.  We have been collecting them for years, and the kids build with them every day.

However, we now are 100% in love with Excellerations Building Brilliance Magnetic Tiles as well!  They are a great addition to our block area and light table play area! They are great on the light table or overhead projector. They are also great on a table, on the floor, on a magnetic play tray, or even in a window. They cast beautiful color in sunlight. 

Here are a few photos of my 6 year old twin boys playing with them.

Find them at:

 48 piece set and 100 piece set

I also highly recommend everything at Discount School Supply. I have been buying from there for years. They have excellent craft supplies, art supplies, educational toys, outdoor toys, etc. We love all of their paints and liquid water colors. They have so many wonderful items there.  You really can't go wrong with buying from them, and they have excellent customer service!

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