Make Your Own Kaleidoscope

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Make Your Own Kaleidoscope
Turn the end and watch the colors as they overlap and blend.

You need:

Large Pringles Can

Decorative Contact Paper or Construction Paper and Glue

Colored Tissue Paper

White Glue

Foam Brush

Hammer and Large Nail

Clear Plastic

Scraps of Tissue Paper

Instructions:

Punch a hole with a hammer and large nail in the bottom of a Pringles can. Decorate the can with contact paper or construction paper.

Trace around the opening of the can on to a piece of clear vinyl. Cut out. This will have to be done carefully as it has to be the exact size of the opening. Use watered down white glue and a foam brush glue small pieces of tissue paper to the piece of clear vinyl. Glue more small pieces to the can lid.

Glue the decorated vinyl circle to the opening of the can. Put the lid over the vinyl circle.

Use your kaleidoscope by pointing the it to a light source and looking through the hole. Turn the lid see the different colors of tissue paper overlap and blend.