Create your own "mad-eyed" Cybernetic Santa Claus eye patch! The eye code with robot/terminator style eye animation runs on the Adafruit TFT Gizmo and Circuit Playground Bluefruit or Express.

Some simple crafting with EVA foam sheets make for a stylish, comfortable eye holder.

"Ho-ho-ho. Get to da reindeer!"

Parts

shot of a Black woman's neon-green manicured hand holding up a Circuit Playground Bluefruit glowing rainbow LEDs.
Circuit Playground Bluefruit is our third board in the Circuit Playground series, another step towards a perfect introduction to electronics and programming. We've...
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Hand pressing buttons on circuit playground, then turning over to show TFT gizmo display an image of a friendly robot or snake
Extend and expand your Circuit Playground projects with a bolt on TFT Gizmo that lets you add a lovely color display in a sturdy and reliable fashion. This PCB looks just like a round...
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Lithium Ion Polymer Battery 3.7v 350mAh with JST 2-PH connector and short cable
Lithium-ion polymer (also known as 'lipo' or 'lipoly') batteries are thin, light, and powerful. The output ranges from 4.2V when completely charged to 3.7V. This...
$5.95
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Angled shot of rainbow-colored EVA foam sheet packed fanned out.
EVA foam is one of the best and easiest go-to materials for constructing costumes and props. It's light, inexpensive, versatile, and can easily be cut and heat-shaped for a snug...
$7.95
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Top view of Adafruit Micro Lipo - USB LiIon/LiPoly charger - v1 above a 2-pin JST cable.
Oh so adorable, this is the tiniest little lipo charger, so handy you can keep it any project box! Its also easy to use. Simply plug in the gold plated contacts into any USB port and a...
$5.95
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Adafruit Micro-Lipo Charger for LiPoly Batt with USB Type C Jack connected to Lipoly battery and USB cable.
Oh so handy, this little lipo charger is so small and easy to use you can keep it on your desk or mount it easily into any project! Simply plug it via any USB C cable into a USB port...
$5.95
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Materials and Tools

In addition to these parts you'll also need the following:

  • Scissors or craft knife
  • CA glue (a.k.a., Superglue)
  • String or paracord
  • Santa hat/beard

This guide was first published on Nov 27, 2019. It was last updated on Nov 27, 2019.

This page (Overview) was last updated on Nov 21, 2019.

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