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    Home » How to make a play dough light up pumpkin

    How to make a play dough light up pumpkin

    October 28, 2015 By Emma Vanstone 1 Comment

    We recently reviewed the DIY Electro Dough kit from Technology Will Save Us and were so pleased with our birthday cake creation that we decided to make a little electro dough pumpkin.

    What do you think?

    Electro dough pumpkin
    light up pumpkin

    The idea of a circuit is that electricity flows through components from positive to negative.  You can see below that we had to place a plastic layer to separate the two legs of each LED, without the insulation there would be no need for the electricity to go through the LED, it could just make the circuit back to the battery.  With the insulation in place the electricity has to go through the LED back to the battery to form the circuit, so completing the circuit and lighting up the LEDS.

    playdough circuit

    Have you seen our other Halloween science ideas? Try making ooey gooey slime, pumpkin lava lamps, glow in the dark goo and lots more.

    More great products from Technology Will Save Us

    Electro Dough Pumpkin - electricity for kids #HalloweenScience #Electricity #electrodough

    Last Updated on September 27, 2019 by Emma Vanstone

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    These activities are designed to be carried out by children working with a parent, guardian or other appropriate adult. The adult involved is fully responsible for ensuring that the activities are carried out safely.

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    1. Rohit

      October 28, 2015 at 8:32 pm

      Looks good and it’s easy to make. Nice one.

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