Halloween LED Paper Crafts #ElectronicHalloween

This is a great project for young engineers. It uses a few simple parts and can teach a some principles of electronics along the way!

From BrownDogGadgets on Instructables:

Halloween is right around the corner, and we know you’ll need something spooky and geeky to light up your party.

Tools

• Scissors and/or X-acto knife
• Tape or glue stick
• Pencil for tracing

Materials

• Thick craft paper. We used orange, green, black, white, and brown.
• Transparent vellum for Mr. Grumpy Ghost
• 4 black pipe cleaners for the Spooky Spider
• Large paperclips
• CR2032 batteries
• Gumdrop (10mm) LED’s in yellow or red
• Conductive copper tape

Learn more!

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