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Learn how to make more ambitious projects featuring our project kits and BBC micro:bit products. These resources are aimed at makers of all levels.
Learn how to make more ambitious projects featuring our project kits and BBC micro:bit products. These resources are aimed at makers of all levels.
How to make a Steady Hand Project Kit Surgery Game
This make is a good example of using a kit which looks like it has only one particular purpose in an entirely new way. What was designed as a Steady Hand Game, in which a loop is passed around a wire maze, is here being used as the circuitry for a surgery-themed game instead! Follow along with Emma's instructions ...
How to make a Simple Air Freshener Enclosure
Our Air Freshener Kit is one of the most featured kits in our Student Gallery, and for good reason! Read on to find out how to make a basic enclosure, and use Emma's design as a base for your design. Find out more...
Make a Magic 6-Ball Randomiser with Dice Project Kit and Value Acrylic
Forget the Magic 8 Ball, the new Kitronik Magic 6 Ball is where it’s at! Using the Kitronik Dice Project Kit and some Value Acrylic, you too can create a fun randomiser with life advice. Download the dxf zip file and follow, our in-house animator/designer, Kev's instructions!
Ruuunnnn Shadow Box Colour Changing Illumination with RGB LED Strips
Create a layered colour changing shadow box using polypropylene, an RGB LED Strip with Pattern Selector and USB Power Lead. This simple but effective make can creatively inspire students and also hit many different elements of the school curriculum.
Make a Spinning Bow-Tie Clown with Finnboard and Timed Drag Racer Kit
Create a spinning Bow tie on a cartoon clown using Finnboard or Poplar Plywood and our very own Timed Drag Racer kit. This make combines the use of materials and electronics making it the perfect classroom activity. Find out more...
The Kitronik Halloween Makes Archive
We love making seasonal things, especially when it's Halloween. It practically invites the making of weird & wonderful things. To get 2024 off to a flying start, let's take a look at some of the things we've made for previous years. Let's blow the cobwebs of our arts and craft skills and find something spooky to make!
Make Custom Chassis Designs for the Kitronik Drag Racer Module
We know that building a project from the ground up can be intimidating, especially when designing around an existing electronics kit. That is why we are giving you the design files for three different Timed Drag Racer Module chassis! Find out more & grab the files!
Making a Cottage Nightlight from Finnpappe/Finnboard
This night light brings a quaint cottagecore twist to any bedside table, casting unique shadows and shifting gently through colours. Follow Emma's' steps to make your own - we think it’d be a great classroom project in particular! Find out more!
The Kitronik Book of Design & Technology Projects - Volume 2
The Kitronik book of projects Vol 2 is the latest installment of a new format of resources specifically aimed at D&T teachers. It looks to inspire teachers & help them find suitable projects for a variety of ability levels. Each project is costed on a per-student basis so that teachers can plan and stay within budget.
Making an E-Textiles safety LED Dog Collar in the Classroom
Safety is a great concept to build a project around. It Lends itself beautifully to some very engaging Lesson Objectives in a classroom environmen...
Lo-Fi Découpage with MDF clock-faces and Quartz Clock Mechanisms
Découpage, according to Prima (link), is a craft which “involves cutting out pictures, gluing them to an object and then coating the pictures and the object with layers of varnish.” Follow Emma's instructions and make a stylishly lo-fi custom clock face with MDF clock-faces and Quartz Clock Mechanisms. Make now...
How to make a Shadow Box Dinosaur with Value acrylic and LED strips
An easy way to explore topics in a more memorable format is by including them in a craft project! Our example is a dinosaur, though of course you can choose any topic. Learn how to make a Shadow Box Dinosaur with Value acrylic and LED strips. Make now...
Make a Four-Compartment Stationery Holder with Value Acrylic
Emma brings you a makes that will brighten a desk space and keep things orderly. Follow along below with three extremely simple laser cut makes, us...
Make a Red Eyed Robot with our Rear Bike Light Project Kit
Using this robot design and the Kitronik flashing Bike Light, you can now create something from a sci-fi cartoon. This make by Kev, our in house illustrator/designer, is great for the classroom. It combines electronics and design, and the result will look good on a desk, a shelf, or in a workshop. Find out more...
Make an Edge Lit Flower with our Kitronik Tricolour LED Boards - An ideal gift for Mum
Create that perfect gift for mum, using one of our Kitronik Tricolour LED Boards. This layered light effect display will look great on the mantle piece. Grab the file, follow Kev's guide, and make your own. Please share pics of your makes with us on social media. Find out more...
The Kitronik Book of Design & Technology Projects - Volume 1
The Kitronik book of projects is the first installment of a new format of resources specifically aimed at D&T teachers. It looks to inspire teachers and help them find suitable projects for a variety of ability levels. Each project is costed on a per-student basis so that teachers can plan ahead and stay within budget.
How to Make a USB LED Strip Kit Desk Lamp by Neve Spurr
This handy little desk lamp has been designed and created in the classroom by year 8 student Neve Spurr from Carlton-Le-Willows School, Nottingham. Using our USB LED Strip Kit, some value acrylic and a few bits of wood, she has developed a desk lamp that can tick off a number of requirements from the UK curriculum.
Create a custom surround for the Temperature Module
Keep an eye on the temperature using one of our temperature modules and some Green Cast® acrylic. With summer just around the corner, it's the perfect make for the laser cutter. Follow Kev's, our designer/illustrator, simple step by step guide to create a cheery plant in its plant pot, monitoring the changing weather.
Simple Keyring Makes for Teachers - Classroom Friendly Projects
These keyrings are a great cost-effective and time-light project that will make for a great classroom activity. We won’t be presenting you a step-by-step as usual, since these are fairly self-explanatory and based around the iterative design process. All design files are freely downloadable. Find out more...
Faux Leather Project - Making a Laser Cut Bi-fold Wallet
This project demonstrates the versatility of our new Faux Leather, which is fully laserable and engraves like a dream! We’re going to be covering some simple leather-working tips! This project is a Bi-fold Wallet, which is deceptively simple, and leaves you with a functional finished product. Find out more...