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Soft Circuit Christmas Ornament – Christmas STEAM

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If you missed it yesterday, we launched our latest STEAM Kids book, this one is all about Christmas.  If you are on the fence about whether or not you would like to buy the STEAM Kids Christmas book, I have a little project preview for you today. One of my projects in the book is a Soft Circuit Christmas ornament. Today, I will show you how to make it!

Soft Circuit Christmas Ornament

This is a project older kids could do on their own with guidance. It’s a fun project because it is also adding in an element of STEAM!  They are learning science, electricity and design!

How to Make a Soft Circuit Christmas Ornament:

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Supplies:

Felt
Conductive Thread & regular thread
LED Pin Lights
Needle
Sewable Battery Holder
CR2032 Coin Cell Battery
Beads and Sequins for Decorating

Steps:

  1. Cut out the design you want to make out of felt. Sew or use glue to attach the star and tree trunk and hanging string.
  2. The LED pin lights have a positive side and a negative side. The longer side is the positive side. Roll up the two ends of the pins with pliers. The negative (shorter) end, curl up smaller and tighter. Curl the positive (longer) into a larger curl to distinguish them.
  3. Sew from one side of the LED to the matching (positive or negative) side of the battery holder. Once you have sewn a line from the light to the battery holder, secure with a knot and cut the thread. Then start a new stitch to attach the other side.sewn-circuit-ornament
  4. Put the battery in and your light will light up!
  5. Decorate your tree as desired

Soft Circuit Ornament - Christmas STEM

Want to know more about the STEAM Kids Christmas book? Check out all of the details HERE!  This week is the very best time to buy. The deals are ridiculously good!

STEAM Kids Christmas Sneak Peek

This is part of the Kid-Made Christmas Ornament blog hop. See more Kid-Made Christmas ornaments HERE.

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  1. Shannon says

    November 10, 2016 at 6:28 am

    I love how you made a Christmas ornament STEAM related – I need to check out your book 🙂 Thanks for sharing in the Kid Made Christmas Ornaments series!

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  2. Carolyn Wilhelm says

    November 14, 2016 at 5:38 am

    Pinned to my STEM and STEAM board. Thank you so much for this wonderful idea! I think we might even be able to complete it — decorating and learning at the same time.

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  3. Edna Siu says

    December 25, 2019 at 4:24 pm

    it is a piece of sweet, simple art.

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  4. ornaments says

    September 28, 2021 at 2:49 am

    I love how you made Christmas ornaments related to Steam I need to check out your book, thanks for participating in the Kid Made Christmas Ornaments series. Thank you so much for this wonderful idea! I think we may be able to complete it. This is a fun project as it is also adding an element of steam! Learning science, electricity, and design.

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  5. larisa says

    November 30, 2021 at 5:41 am

    Can you recommend the “sewable battery holders’, with a webpage, please?
    It is something I never heard of.

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