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Light Table Activity for Kids: Make a Homemade Light Bright Using Styrofoam!
I wish I could take credit for this idea, but I cannot. My husband came up with this idea when he noticed some perfectly reusable styrofoam in our garage. He figured that if it the styrofoam were thin enough, then it could make a great (and inexpensive) light bright. Especially if you already own some light bright pegs like we do. So off he went to make the styrofoam thinner for our experiment and once he was done that, I set up this simple invitation on the light table for J (K was napping - poor kid seems to miss out on a lot of fun).
J started pressing light bright pegs into the styrofoam and, as you can see, it requires some precise fine motor work.
He simply pressed the pegs in, creating nothing in particular. Once the pegs are fully pressed into the styrofoam, the light from the light table shines through, creating that instant light bright effect.
I also thought the styrofoam looked pretty fantastic with the light shining through it.
Meanwhile, my husband was brainstorming on how to tie some more learning into this activity. So on another piece of styrofoam, he wrote the letters of J's name, marking where each peg would go with a number. My awesome husband created this light bright sheet for him to practice letter formation and spelling his name (not that J needs help in that department!), all while reinforcing his numbers up to 50.
J really enjoyed this part, doing one letter at a time instead of completing his entire name.
So if you happen to have some light bright pegs on hand, then give this activity a try!
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