It’s almost Halloween, which means we’re in crazy spooky activity mode. I wasn’t sure I’d have time to post much new content this year, but a couple of easy ideas popped into my head, and I couldn’t resist trying them out. Did you see my spider drawing robot?
We’ve built circuits for small light-up houses before and shown you how to make a switch using just a piece of card and a paperclip. You can use the same method to make spooky houses for Halloween.
Spooky Circuits for Kids
You’ll need
Cardboard
Tape
Glue
Halloween decorations
Light bulbs
Battery pack with wire
Crocodile clips and wires
Paper
paperclip
How to make a spooky light up house
First, we built a cardboard house with a wooden frame and decorated it to look spooky. I added coloured cellophane to the windows.
Then, we set up a simple circuit with a switch.
We tested our circuit, which worked brilliantly and turned off the lights.
If you made a few, these would be great to have on a windowsill at Halloween.
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Play dough circuits are great fun. Squishy Circuits also has some great kits and play dough recipes for insulating and non insulation dough.
We made a cool play dough circuit snowman one year, but the possibilities are endless.
Last Updated on October 2, 2024 by Emma Vanstone
