Valentine Paper Circuits Classroom kit

Valentine's Day is right around the corner.  Take Valentine's Day a notch by having the students create a ligth up Valentine's Day card. We have put together a STEAM kit activity that will domonstrate how to make a paper circuit while adding in the fun of giving a special valentine to someone.  

What are Paper Circuits?

Paper circuits are a great way of adding light to your drawings, origami, or papercraft creations. Instead of using wires to connect a battery to LEDs, paper circuits use conductive metal tape.

Paper circuits are becoming more and more popular in the hobby electronics world. The easy availability of craft-like materials and increasing abundance of new products has created a really unique ecosystem for crafters looking to make the leap to electronics projects. This guide is an overview of materials and techniques available to paper circuit crafters.

What does the kit come with?

The kit makes 32 complete Valentine's Day Cards

• A pack of 500 LED lights.  (You will have extra for your next project)
• Two rolls of copper tape
• 32 3V Batteries
• 32 Valentine Day Print out Cards and Ciricuit template

How can I use it in my classroom?

Students can 

• Create the paper ciricuit
• Write a poem to go along with the paper circuit Valentine. 
• Learn more about circuits and create their own paper circuit template
• Make predictions on how much copper tape will be need to complete the circuit
• Practice write a friendly letter and addressing and envelope to mail the paper circuit 
• Customize the paper circuit with their own art work