MAKE-IT-YOURSELF LIGHT BOX

I’ve been pining for a light table for some time now. I had so many ideas for its use, but they’re SO expensive. I found a website with instructions on a cheap and easy do-it-yourself light box. To build a light box, you’ll need to purchase:

• A plastic storage bin (You decide how large you want your light box to be.)

• A can of frosted spray paint (Spray a couple coats on the inside of the lid to defuse the light a bit.)

• Aluminum foil (Line the inside of your light box in order to reflect the light upward.)

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• A can of plastic primer spray paint and a can of silver metallic spray paint. (Spray the inside of the box.)

• Florescent lights or touch pod light (Battery powered lights will allow your light box to be easily portable. The electrical plug-in version means you won’t have to buy or replace batteries.)

Possible uses for a light box:

• Exploration of small objects such as shells, glass stones, crystal rocks, objects from nature ----The possibilities are endless

• Art – such as painting on paper or painting directly onto top of the light box

• Observing shapes, colors, and sizes – contrasting and sorting objects

·         Imagination – It’s amazing what the children can create               

Katherine Generaux