Make a CPX Glowing Disembodied Hand with Kathy Ceceri (and MakeCode)!

No 3D printer? No problem! Make a life-like disembodied hand with nothing but masking tape, then light it up with an inexpensive string of LEDs.

You can even make it programmable with a BBC Micro:bit or Adafruit Circuit Playground Express and free, online MakeCode!

Materials:

• masking tape
• card stock or other heavy paper
• disposable straw, tongue depressor, or stiff paper rolled up into a straw-shaped tube
• string of “fairy lights” (6 volts, battery powered, available at dollar stores) — Halloween themed is great!

Optional Materials– to make the lights programmable:

• Circuit Playground Express – Base Kit or BBC Micro:bit with USB data cable
• Adafruit NeoPixel LED Strip w/ Alligator Clips

See the detailed project guide for a similar project here.

Watch LIVE on the Family Maker Camp FB page or on the Make: Kids Youtube channel.

Get the MakeCode code here.
Find out more on how to use Adafruit Circuit Playground Express HERE.

About Kathy Ceceri

Kathy Ceceri is a STEAM enrichment educator, homeschooling coach, and the author of more than a dozen books of hands-on learning activities, at-home and in the classroom.