Stick Person Costume with Neon LED Strips
Make a Stick Person costume from LED Neon Strips. These strips glow brightly when connected to power without the need for additional controllers or code. This costume is endless fun and very easy to build.
Shadow Box Internet Clock with NeoPixel Visualization
Build a customized shadow box with a MagTag e-ink display and a strand of NeoPixels. The MagTag's wifi interface will track the position of the sun and move the light according to the time of day.
Animatronic Cosplay Wings
Build a set of animatronic wings using Adafruit Feather! Use 3D printed parts and electronics from Adafruit to make motorized wings that can be customized to fit your costume.
Cosplay Floating LED Fireball with Motion Sensing
Make a glowing fireball that hovers above your hand. Attack your enemies by swinging your arm, and the fire flares up as your power surges. This is a very easy project that can add a lot of magic and fun interaction to your character.
Neopixel Crystal Chandelier with CircuitPython Animations and Speed Control
Make a hanging chandelier lamp with crystals, sparkles, and NeoPixels. Control the brightness and speed of your pixel animations with a dial. Adjust the motion to match the energy of your room. This guide uses a Circuit Playground Bluefruit, a rotary encoder, and the CircuitPlayground LED Animations library.
Hanukkah MakeCode Menorah Sweater
Make a cozy Hanukkah sweater that features a menorah with a string of NeoPixels and a Gemma M0. Use Microsoft MakeCode and capacitive touch to make the candles light up in order when you touch the shamash candle in the center.
NeoPixel Aquarium with Submersible Lights
Add NeoPixel lights powered by a tiny QT Py to your aquarium and create a gorgeous underwater vista with color changing, interactive LED lights. Place the lights above the water for a traditional aquarium glow, and add a submersible strand below the rocks for a bit of extra special magic. Diffuse the lights with glass beads or shells to create a bioluminescent underwater world.
Matrix Portal Money-Sensing Tip Jar
Connect your RGB Matrix and Matrix Portal to a tip jar, and play a fun animation whenever someone drops some money in. This beginner-level project uses a sensor to detect when something is dropped into the jar, and plays a custom sprite animation to say Thank You.
How To Solder Headers
Headers! Male, female, stacking, specialty -- learn how they work and get tips for soldering them perfectly into your board the first time. Also learn what to do if you make mistakes with header assembly. Headers make our lives easier!
HalloWing Flapping Bat
Scare your trick-or-treaters with a spooky bat that blinks its creepy eye and flaps its wings when you walk by. This project uses an Adafruit HalloWing board, a plug-in servo and a strand of conductive thread as the trigger. Hang it from your ceiling, and whenever someone brushes by the dangling thread, the bat will flap its spooky wings! This is a fun, crafty, no-solder project that's perfect to make with kids.
Halloween Costume Face Mask
Make an animal or "plague doctor" add-on to your face mask to get all dressed up for Halloween this year while keeping the people around you as safe as possible. Make a small or large beak or animal face, or a large "plague doctor" style mask.
Matrix Portal RGB Display Handbag
Modify a backpack, purse, or messenger bag to showcase your display. Show your style and broadcast your message with pixel art - animations, text, and moving images are all at your fingertips. The onboard accelerometer knows when you're on the move and will display your message, then sleep to save battery life when you're not in motion.
LED Neon Selfie Spot
Design and build your own neon selfie spot from LED Neon strips. This is a great beginner project, with no coding or soldering required (though a little light soldering will neaten up your installation). It's easy to disassemble and re-configure too, so you can keep up with the flavor of the week without breaking the bank.
Rainbow Bottle Lamp with Fairy Lights
Build a lamp from a frosted wine bottle and a Circuit Playground Express. Make it light up in your favorite colors with MakeCode, and show it off in your window. Add stickers and a fairy light strand to complete the look. This is a fun kid-friendly project that's perfect for young makers wanting to learn about electronics.
Easy No-Soldering Bluetooth Controlled Room Lights
This is a simple no-solder project that shows you how to light your ceiling with NeoPixels, and control the lights with Adafruit's BlueFruit app on your iPhone or Android phone. We've included customizable lighting scenes using CircuitPython. Create your own modes or just use ours - no coding or soldering required.