Holiday DIY Projects: Festive Family Projects From littleBits

Ugly Holiday Sweater

Got a party coming up and a comically hideous old sweater? ‘Tis the season to be tacky! Win the first place prize at your holiday ugly sweater party with this effortless yet impossible to forget DIY hack project from littleBits. Weave lightwire through the knit of the old ugly sweater to outline a winter scene. Then add a pulse and some long LEDs to really get the ugly party started. The festive electronically charged sweater will spread the holiday cheer and bring new meaning to “bling out.” Experiment with different holiday motives: you can outline a Christmas tree, a snowman, or a reindeer sweater that your aunt gifted you with last year. Simply build the circuit, adjust the pulse to whatever speed you like, sew the lightwire unto your wearable, and party on!

Gingerbread House

Create an interactive gingerbread house with parts that move and light up when you clap. Everyone’s holiday craft favorite, the gingerbread house, comes to life with light and motion. The festive decoration is lit up with a littleBits’ set that comes with a bright LED and a vibration motor. The LED illuminates a shadow screen in the window, thus creating a cheery reindeer shadow. And the vibration motor underneath the snowman makes him dance when you or your kids clap hands. Build your circuit, make a gingerbread house from paper and cardboard, affix the motor and LED, and clap to activate. This festive easy-to-make diorama will deck the halls of your gingerbread house with cheer for the entire season! Make your own gingerbread house lively with the Gingerbread Hack Holiday Pack by littleBits.

Holiday Ornaments

Turn your holiday decorations electric this year! Take your tree ornaments’ sparkle to the next technological level with the help from littleBits. Add some shimmering twinkle to your Christmas tree ornaments with the simple light wires DIY that your little ones will love. All you need is a few littleBits modules and Styrofoam. Connect the bits to create a circuit, make an ornament out of Styrofoam, paint it any color you’d like, and attach the light fixtures. Now watch it glitter and shine. For an even easier DIY project, wrap the lightwire around your candy cane ornaments and voila. Possibilities are limitless with these lightwire kits: From tree topper star to window decoration, littleBits lightwire will make your old festive décor new again.

Snowflake Window Décor

Make it snow, make it snow, make it snow this merry season! Instead of making the classic paper snowflakes with your children, try this lightwire version from littleBits instead. Form lightwire into the glowing snowflake shape and you got a fresh take on a window decoration that pulses. Use different colors, shapes, and sizes to transform your entire house into an electrifying winterscape that all family will delight in. The lightwire DIY snowflakes are so easy to make that you can do it with your youngsters with adult supervision. The best part is that it lights up when you tap it which will provide for hours of cool weather entertainment even after the holidays are over. Or you can use the snowflakes to decorate an elegant wintry dinner table setting that everyone will be aglow about. To turn your own household into a winter wonderland, check out the Snowflake Window Décor by littleBits.

Hanukkah Menorah

Even though Hanukkah is over this year, it’s never too late to plan ahead when it comes to holiday decorations ideas! You’ll be ready to celebrate the magical lights festival next year with this Hanukkah Menorah DIY holiday project from littleBits. When you try to blow these simple to assemble electronic candles out, the flame will disappear right away, but then shortly after will come back on! Just attach a new RGB LED Bit for each of the eight nights of Hanukkah and this easy to make circuit will become kids’ favorite and will make your Menorah one to remember.