BASE KIT. Tickle Machine Prank Hand Shake The Night Rider Flashlight Art Bot Doorbell Lil Breezy Three Wheeler. littlebits.

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2 base kit, deluxe kit How can electronics help spread laughs? TICKLE MACHINE power wire DC motor 2 Attach feathers to the motormate spin it Tickle your friends (and dust your bookshelf) turn me on a wire to extend and bend TIME: 15 mins feathers plus the motormate Try other materials too! 4

3 base kit, deluxe kit Want to trick a friend? We ll show you how! prank HANDSHAKE power wire button wire buzzer 2 Put the circuit on your hand and arm using rubber bands hide circuits under long sleeves turn me on stretch it TIME: 15 mins rubber bands How else can you surprise your friends using modules? Go ahead, shake a hand, surprise your friends! 5

4 base kit How can you create a light that only turns on at night? THE NIGHT rider 2 Rubber band battery power light cable in a loop sensor bargraph Cut a hole in the bottom of the cup 4 Hang it on your bike and RIDE ON! don t forget to connect your battery to the power module TIME: 0 mins on dark mode, adjust sensitivity Stay Safe! Always use with an adult. box cutter rubber bands plastic cup bike this is the beginning of your circuit (the power module) sharp! careful! and pull the cable loop through the hole Don t have a cup? What other materials can glow? stay safe! use additional lights at night 6

5 base kit illuminate your way with household materials. FLASHLIGHT power button wire bright LED 2 Put circuit in tube Turn it on and go EXPLorinG With Your FLAshLiGhT! turn me on TIME: 0 mins rubber bands bright and white tube plastic cup ensure that LED light faces out pro TiP: you can put a clear plastic cup in the end to diffuse the light. wrap with rubber bands battery inside tube We used a cup to diffuse the LED. What can you try? 7

6 base kit, deluxe kit How can you build a device to draw ArT BOT power DC motor use the motormate Rubber band together 2 battery cable and insert your charcoal or marker Put on the motormate What other tools can you draw with? 4 Put it on paper, turn it on and LEt it draw! don t forget to connect your battery to the power module TIME: 0 mins any kind of marking device is fine marker charcoal rubber bands LEGO TM axle Tuck battery under DC motor and attach with rubber band w he el Don t have an axle o r wheel? Make one! Attach LEGO TM axle and wheel 8

7 base kit deck out your bedroom door. DOOrBELL power wire button wire dimmer bargraph buzzer 2 Find a box and cut the bottom off 4 Make top piece cut rectangle to fit size of box sharp! be careful! cut hole to line up with button on base always connect your battery to the power module TIME: 60 mins box cutter Stay Safe! Always use with an adult. push pin marker tape scissors glue adjust the volume cardboard box these stay outside button sits on top of battery Place modules in box and tape down cut hole for 5 wire to go through box cut hole in box for power switch pro TiP: you can disconnect the connector to feed through small holes. Don t forget to reconnect it! Cut out decorative doorbell shape and glue to top piece glue 6 7 Glue one tab on top piece and attach to inside of box Place doorbell outside door and rest of modules inside room inside of room, use tape outside of room, use a push pin (like this) then close it up, and... 8 ding dong! adjust volume of alarm with the dimmer (bargraph as indicator) We d like to see your take on the doorbell project, upload it here! littlebits.cc/upload Customize it! Add paint, stickers... Go all out! 9

8 base kit Make your own spinning windmill. LIL BrEEzy power dimmer wire DC motor wire bright LED 2 Makea house out of craft sticks Put the modules in your house DC motor always connect your battery to the power module TIME: 90 mins hot glue Stay Safe! Always use with an adult. -or- glue scissors! pencil eraser craft sticks short? fat? tall? wide? you decide! Use scissors to cut craft sticks down to size make a shelf for the modules to sit on back view of the house 6 front of the house DC motor window light for night 4 Put a pencil eraser 5 on the DC motor this is a fun alternative to the motormate! Build a fan out of craft sticks and attach to the eraser with your glue enjoy your charming desk decor! 10

9 base kit learn how to make a light-controlled vehicle. THrEE wheeler power always connect your battery to the power module TIME: 90 mins wire box cutter choose whether to drive in light or dark Stay Safe! Always use with an adult. wood grill skewers light sensor tape pen See this tutorial with video extras at littlebits.cc/base wire use the motormate marker DC motor cardboard box What other objects can be a wheel? Try a CD! 2 Make wheels trace a cup on cardboard to get perfect circles sharp! be careful! cutout, color, and mark the center 4 in Makethe base out of cardboard cut a slot in the cardboard wide enough to fit the wheel 6 in Ours is 4in x 6in, what size will yours be? 4 Put modules on cardboard base 5 bottom use tape to hold modules down top Add wheel to motormate use pen to poke hole in wheel... motormate will go in here then add wheel to motormate in cardboard slot continued on next page 11

10 three wheeler continued from previous page 6 Poke skewer through two remaining 7 Attach back wheels 8 wheels and glue them in place, these will be the back two wheels Cut a rectangle of paper and fold in half then place over axle and tape down Draw yourself and cut the figure out 9 ride Through the night! Try the light sensor in both modes. Which is your favorite? this is an axle after you ve made the axle cut the points off the ends of the skewers (not too tight, axle should still spin) start where you think the end is 12

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