CHAPTER 1Glowies & Throwies

A tiny LED, a little round battery, and a strip of tape are all it takes to add dazzle in the most unexpected places. These little glowing lights, called Glowies, can light up balloons, reveal secret messages, or create the sinister eyes of a Halloween ghost.

Begin with Start by Making Glowies, page 14, and everything in chapter 1 will make perfect sense. Choose LEDs that blink, pulse, cycle through a rainbow of colors—whatever you want!

Once you know how to make a Glowie, you can glow up pretty much anything. So keep your batteries, LEDs, and tape handy, and you’ll be an expert in no time.

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