It limits where you can play and is also a safety concern. While Light Table #1 was much easier to put together and far less expensive, the big downside of Light Table #1 is that it requires an electrical outlet. Turn the lights on, snap on the lid, and voila! Once the container has completely dried, adhere your LED lights inside the bin. In a well ventilated area, spray the inside of the bin with the frosted semi-transparent spray paint covering all interior parts of the bin. Open your storage container and lay it so that the interior of the bin exposed. Frosted Glass Semi-Transparent Spray Paint.The size of the one I used was 41 quarts similar to this one. Clear Plastic Storage Container with a flat surface.Snap the lid on, plug in your light box, and you’re done. Next, tear a piece of parchment paper the size of your lid, trim with scissors for exact size, and tape it to the underside of the lid with clear scotch tape. You could drill a hole in the side for the plug, but I let the plug hang over the top of the bin and that seemed to work just fine for us. Take off the lid of your container, connect two or three strands of holiday lights, and lay them in the bottom of your plastic container. The size I used was 28-quarts, so a bin like this would do the job. Which will it be….? Method #1 or method #2?! THE SUSPENSE!!! Both light tables have pros and cons, but ultimately I have a favorite that will be revealed at the end of the post. When we moved last spring, I gave away the first light table I made and decided to try an entirely different method making a new one. After reading more about the Reggio Emilia educational approach and being inspired by the photos in this post by Racheous, I’ve been trying to find more opportunities to provide light play in our home. Light play is a creative, open-ended learning experience for children with so many outlets for inquiry, experimentation, and most importantly - FUN! It can be a platform for discovering color theory, light and shadows, creating art, construction, and sensory play to name a few explorations. Or perhaps the post should be titled “A Tale of Two Light Tables”? Below are two DIY light table methods, one I created last year and one I put together this month.
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