Introduction
Use stiff felt, craft foam or cardstock to make this Chick for Easter with an LED.
You can make this project (and many more!) with our Wearable Circuits Kit or our Paper Circuits Kit.
Parts
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Print out the template on heavy cardstock.
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We have included a full color template as well as a black and white template. Print the one that works better for your printing needs.
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Cut out each part of the template.
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Use the template to trace the parts onto stiff felt, craft foam, or cardstock.
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Cut out the animal parts.
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Decorating the Easter egg at this stage of the project is easier than waiting until the end.
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The following materials are suggestions of supplies you can use to decorate the Easter egg. Some will work better than others depending on the material you are using.
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Sharpies/Markers
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Glitter Glue
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Cut out pieces of felt or craft foam
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Crayons/Colored Pencils
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Use glue to assemble the Chick as pictured.
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Regular Elmers glue and Tacky glue both work well, but you will need to give the Chick time to dry overnight before adding the circuit. Hot glue also works well and dries fast so you can build the circuit right away.
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Use a safety pin or a push pin to poke two holes through the felt for the LED legs to go through.
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Add the LED by pushing the legs through the holes.
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Note! Make sure the longer Positive (+) leg is on the left side when you put the legs through the holes.
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Bend the shorter (Negative) LED leg down toward the bottom and the longer (Positive) LED leg over towards the right.
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Place a piece of Maker Tape UNDERNEATH each LED leg.
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Place another piece of Maker Tape OVER THE TOP of the LED legs so the LED legs have Maker Tape under and on top of them.
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Make a loop of tape (sticky side out) using a short piece of Maker Tape, and stick it atop the end of the path coming from the short (Negative) LED leg.
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Once your Tape Loop is in place you can add the Battery to it.
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Make sure the Positive side of the Battery is facing upwards, with the Negative side stuck down to the tape.
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Add Maker Tape to connect the top (Positive) side of the battery to the Positive LED leg path.
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To make the Chick look like it is holding the egg, fold the wings inward and keep them in place with a small amount of hot glue.
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If you are using Elmers or Tacky glue, you will need to use something to hold the wings in place until it dries. Binder clips work well for this.
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Your Easter Chick craft is assembled and ready to show off!
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Check out our other Easter Animals! Make them all!
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