Light tables are amazing to play with! Shapes and colors just seem brighter, clearer, and more magical on the light table. But they are often SOO expensive! Here's how we made ours for Harmony's House, for less than half the cost of buying one new. :) You might already have some of the materials at home.
What you need:
- 1 clear plastic box with lid- I used this box because it was transparent but the lid was almost completely free of bumps and ridges, and better for building and playing
- 1 can of white spray paint
- about 4 button lights (more or less depending on your preference)
- batteries for your lights
What you do:
- Spray paint the interior bottom and sides of the box. Why white? It will reflect all wavelengths of visual light, and minimize light escaping out the sides and bottom of the box.
- Lightly spray paint the interior side of the lid. You want the most light to come out the top of the box to illuminate your light table toys, but you don't want to be blinded looking directly into the lights.
- Install batteries into button lights.
- Determine how many and where you want to place your button lights inside the box. (I used four lights, evenly spaced from the four corners of the box.)
- Turn lights on, click lid into place, and start playing with toys!
