Toys Workshop Details
Kaleidoscope
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Cut the end off a plastic film can.
- Drill a hole in the end of another film can.
- With electrical tape tape them together into a long cylinder.
- Tape the long edges of 3 microscope slides together with clear tape, so that they form a triangular prism.
- Slide the slides into the joined film cans.
- Glue colored cellophane onto a piece of plastic and stick onto the can end with a pin.
Rotating Periscope
- Cut the elbows at 45 degrees. Be careful not to cut so much that the cylinder will push off the mirrors when it is inserted into the elbows.
- Cut the corners off of 2 plastic mirrors. Hold them against a sander to round off the corners.
- Glue mirror onto the elbows with clear silicone glue.
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