Wanting to try out a Maker Project? Join us live at a Virtual Maker Event on the Colorado 4-H Facebook Page! Purchase items before the event and join us live to make a project together. If you can’t make the time, the live video will still be on the Colorado 4-H Facebook page to use as a tool for later.

The Virtual Maker Event will be held DECEMBER 7, 2016 at 3:30 P.M.

Project: eTextiles: Make Your Own Light Up Light

Materials:

• Felt (Various Colors) – up to 10 lights, 5 front and back on a 8.5″ x 11″ sheet of felt (see here)
• Light Pattern
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• Conductive Thread
  • SparkFun
  • Adafruit
  • CanaKit
• LED eTextile Light (pick any color, any LED can be substituted)
  • Adafruit Ruby Red Light
  • Adafruit Rose Pink Light
  • Adafruit Royal Blue Light
  • Adafruit Emerald Green Light
  • Adafruit Warm White Light
  • SparkFun White Light
  • SparkFun Blue Light
  • SparkFun Yellow Light
  • SparkFun Green Light
  • SparkFun Red Light
• eTextiles Coin Cell Battery Holder (preferably with a switch)
  • SparkFun with Switch
  • SparkFun without Switch
  • Adafruit with Switch
  • Adafruit without Switch
• Coin Cell Battery
  • Adafruit CR 2032
  • Adafruit CR 2016
  • SparkFun CR 2032
• Scissors (use sharp scissors for cutting felt or pre-cut felt for youth)
• Light Bulb Sketch
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• Thread (optional)
• Safety Pen (optional)
• Markers (optional)

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Want to buy the list? Get the conductive thread, needles, coin cell battery, coin cell battery holder and lights for 5 participants here. Make sure to have felt, the light pattern, scissors, paper and pencil as well!

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