Flashlight Fun

What could be more fun than making flashlight shadows with your friends? Make one-of-a-kind, wild patterns and designs for even more flashlight fun!

1. Use Crayola Scissors to cut out several circles of construction paper to fit into the front of your favorite flashlight. Add a paper handle to each circle if you wish.

2. Inside the circles, cut out fun shapes such as circles, stars, fish, or flowers. Cut out silly faces, zigzag and spiral patterns, and lots of holes on each shape.

3. In a darkened room, hold a shape in front of a flashlight. See what happens when you move shapes closer to and farther away from the light. Show shadow picture on the wall, on your hands, or wherever you like for interesting effects!

Adult supervision is required for any arts & crafts project. Observe children closely and intervene as necessary to prevent potential safety problems and ensure appropriate use of arts and crafts materials. Some craft items, particularly beads and buttons, are potential choking hazards for young children. Avoid use of such small parts with children younger than 3 years. Craft items such as scissors, push pins and chenille sticks may have sharp points or edges. Avoid use of materials with sharp points by children younger than 4 years. Read all manufacturers' safety warnings before using arts and craft supplies.

Scissors—ATTENTION: The cutting edges of scissors are sharp and care should be taken whenever cutting or handling. Blunt-tip scissors should be used only by children 4 years and older. Pointed-tip scissors should be used only by children 6 years and older.

Crafts

crayola supplies

• Pointed Tip Scissors
• Construction Paper

household supplies

• flashlight

"In a darkened room, hold a shape in front of a flashlight. See what happens when you move shapes closer to and farther away from the light. Show shadow picture on the wall, on your hands, or wherever you like for interesting effects! "
Uma S., camp counselor.

"The boys had fun experimenting with thick, thin, crisscrossed, and random lines. They saw wild patterns when they moved the paper in a circle in front of the flashlight. "
Claus M., scout leader.

Flashlight fish carry their own lights to help them see and catch their prey. The light comes from pockets of glowing bacteria found below their eyes. The pale green glow can be turned on and off like a flashlight and is very attractive to the small prey eaten by this unusual fish.