You can make your own fun, custom snow globe for the holidays, or any time of year! Using a Circuit Playground Bluetooth running CircuitPython, the built in accelerometer will detect shaking and launch a little local light show.

Multiple animated sequences can be selected from within the Adafruit Bluefruit App for iOS and Android, allowing you to adjust the show from your mobile device.

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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Red polished hand turning an Assembled snow globe kit with glowing electronics and friendly robot inside upside down and placing it back down.
Not merely a snow globe, but a show globe! This custom container is durable, clear and round, with a large flat screw-on top and a press-fit rubber stopper. The stopper makes...
$4.95
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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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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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Tools and Materials

In addition to the parts above, you'll also need:

  • Water
  • Glycerine
  • Glitter
  • Sequins
  • Figurines/scenery
  • E6000 glue
  • Double stick foam

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 13, 2019.

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