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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!
How-To Make a Custom Football Pitch for :MOVE Motor

How-To Make a Custom Football Pitch for :MOVE Motor

Some of you may have seen a version of this football pitch at the Rome Maker Faire 2023, or this exact pitch at SETT 2023. Today, we’re showing you how it’s made so that you can make your own! Perfect for a tiny game of robot football with our :MOVE Motors! Find out more...
Turn The :MOVE Motor Into A Radio Controlled Halloween SpookMobile

Turn The :MOVE Motor Into A Radio Controlled Halloween SpookMobile

This is a simple make that sits on top of your :MOVE Motor and adds some Halloween drama to your remote-controlled buggy. The LEDs are used to replicate the flickering of candles, and the V2 micro:bit’s speaker is used to make a ghostly noise. Follow Emma's instructions and make your own!
Simple DandT SpOoOoky Make Ideas For Halloween 2022

Simple DandT SpOoOoky Make Ideas For Halloween 2022

Get festive this October with some easy Halloween makes! Emma guides you through how she made each of the following projects, and we've provided you with all of the necessary DXFs, PDFs, Illustrator Files, and HEX files. Read on to find out more.
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How to Make a Clap-o-meter with the Simple Servos Starter Pack for BBC micro:bit

The first in a series of makes for the Simple Servo Kit - a Clap-O-Meter! This simple make reads the sound level using the microphone on the BBC micro:bit V2 and a  Kitronik Simple Servos Starter Pack for BBC micro:bit. Find out how...
How to Make a Carousel with the Simple Servos Starter Pack for BBC micro:bit

How to Make a Carousel with the Simple Servos Starter Pack for BBC micro:bit

Another installment in our series of makes for the Kitronik Simple Servos Starter Pack for BBC micro:bit - a Carousel! This is a deceptively easy make, with only some cardboard to stick together and a single servo attached to a wheel. Learn how...
How to Make a Swing Boatwith the Simple Servos Starter Pack for BBC micro:bit main image

How to Make a Swing Boat with the Simple Servos Starter Pack for BBC micro:bit

The third make in the Simple Servo Kit makes series, this is a fairground swing boat ride propelled by a wheel which runs along the underside of the boat. It only uses one Servo, and so is still a relatively simple make. Follow along with Emma and learn how to make your own. Find out more...
How to Make an RC Car with the Simple Servos Starter Pack for BBC micro:bit

How to Make an RC Car with the Simple Servos Starter Pack for BBC micro:bit

Fourth in the Simple Servo Kit make series is a fun little remote control car! Using the radio functions on the BBC micro:bit you will make the two servos respond to various inputs on a micro:bit being used as a remote control. Follow Emma's process and make your own simple radio controlled car for the BBC micro:bit.
How to Make a Mini Smart Home with our Air Quality Datalogging Board for Raspberry Pi Pico main image

Make a Mini Smart Home with our Air Quality Datalogging Board for Raspberry Pi Pico

Emma & Alasdair collaborate to bring you this guide on how to make a tiny smart home with our Air Quality Datalogging board for Raspberry Pi Pico. As seen in our recent Tech talk. Follow along and make your own! The code and DXF can be freely downloaded. Find out more!
Automating Paper Automata with the :CREATE Simple Servo Board for micro:bit

Automating Paper Automata with the :CREATE Simple Servo Board for micro:bit

We recently launched the Kitronik Simple Servo Control Board for BBC micro:bit, and Emma wasted no time in putting together three great resources for it. We've included all three resources below, with all of the files needed and step by step instructions for each.
How To Make An Arduino® Based RFID Box Lock

How To Make An Arduino® Based RFID Box Lock

Please note: This document is just for reference as we no longer stock the RFID Read and Write Module.Alasdair Trench shows us how to make an Ardui...
Green Energy - Adding a Solar Panel to the Kitronik Smart Greenhouse

Green Energy - Adding a Solar Panel to the Kitronik Smart Greenhouse

Greenhouses are used for growing plants. Plant rely on an amount of sunlight to grow, and so we can also use some of this sunlight to power the con...
ZIP Hex Lightsaber – May the 4th Be With You

ZIP Hex Lightsaber – May the 4th Be With You

There has been a disturbance in the micro:bit community, have you felt it? Star Wars day is back and has probably led a lot of you to make something inspired by the galaxy far far away.
Sound Reactive Halo HD Elephant Made From Recycled Carton

Sound Reactive Halo HD Elephant Made From Recycled Carton

Get creative with the children at home and make your very own Sound Reactive Halo HD Elephant! Combine creativity and code with this fun-filled project that can be completed in any household, no matter what your coding ability or craft supplies!
Top 5 Makey Makey Projects - Plus Bonus Valentines Make

Top 5 Makey Makey Projects - Plus Bonus Valentines Make

Do you have a Makey Makey kit and wonder what you can do with it? Or, maybe you've been thinking about getting one and you're also wondering what you might do with it if you get it? Check out these six examples to see some of the great things that can be done with Makey Makey.
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Laser Cut Glittered Acrylic ZIP Tile Halloween Pumpkin

Quickly turn your ZIP Tile for microbit into a stylish digital Halloween Pumpkin with this simple laser cut design. Use our designs to make one straight away or use them as a starting point for your own design!
ZIP Tile For microbit Bike Light By Isaac Gosrani

ZIP Tile For microbit Bike Light By Isaac Gosrani

Isaac shows you how he designed and made a ZIP Tile for microbit bike light. The light features adjustable brightness and works as a brake light using the microbit's accelerometer. It is constructed from laser cut Perspex. As always, you can download Isaac's DXF file and take it straight to the laser cutter.
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Kitronik Spooky Halloween 2018 Project Ideas

With Halloween 2018 creeping up on us, we’ve made some spooky resources to give your decorations a techy twist! It’s a great time of year to test out some ideas and to dust off your making skills.
microbit ZIP Halo Christmas Baubles

microbit ZIP Halo Christmas Baubles

For day seven of our 12 Makes of Christmas we've turned a ZIP Halo for BBC microbit into a fetching Christmas Bauble that would make a great addition to your Christmas tree!
Cut Out Winter Cabin

Cut Out Winter Cabin

For day six of our 12 Makes of Christmas we made a cut-out winter cabin, which we lit with a ZIP Halo for BBC microbit. Follow our step by step guide and build your own.