For my Burning Man project, I decided to create a Heart Shaped Butterfly. Typically, Butterflies represent life itself- along with kindness, generosity, and hope. I think especially during this time- everyone can use a little more hope in this world. My goal for this project was to make it kid friendly so that children have something fun to do at home during this quarantine. I went with a "heart shaped" wing because we can all use a little more love right now with everything going on. So my project represents "Hope, Life, and Love", the three most powerful things we need to get through these rough waters.
Materials and Steps:
Cardboard Pencil Paint Paintbrush 1 Big 1 Small Paper towel Roll Ruler Copper Tape 6 Lights Glue
Steps:
Step 1: Cut out a heart shape from the piece of cardboard you are using. Try to make it as even as possible. Using the scraps from the card board, cut out two antennas. Step 2: Choose a paint color for the wings and begin using your larger paint brush to paint the wings. Let it sit to dry. Step 3: Add any designs to the wings once they are finished drying, using your smaller paintbrush. Step 4: Allows your wings time to dry- Begin working on the body of your Butterfly. Choose a color and paint the body one color. Once it is done drying, you may draw a face and glue antennas on the top. Step 5: Back to the wings! Begin drawing lines for your Copper circuit. Once the lines are drawn, you may begin sticking the copper tape down. Step 6: Begin to stick on your Lights. Be sure to press them down firmly to ensure they will work! Step 7: Glue your body down once your lights have been applied- You may have to make changes if your body interferes with any of your lights. Step8: Plug in! Hook your project up to power and watch it light up your life! For Full Tutorial Videos: Watch Below!
For this project, I used the Chibitronics set because it is easier to manipulate creative ideas and in my opinion more kid friendly. Like I said above, my goal was to make something kid friendly and meaningful to give them something to do during this time.
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Cassandra Ingalls-Kowalcyk
4/5/2020 06:39:05 pm
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AUTHORI graduated from SUNY Oneonta in 2018 with a degree in adolescent Education, social studies. I am currently enrolled in the SUNY Oneonta Educational Technology Masters Program. Archives
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