Coffee Cup Lamp

Make a lamp, using a coffee cup, that changes light patterns when you touch a switch!

Three Coffee Cup Lamps, glowing in the dark

Coffee Cup Lamp with battery pack

Duration

3 activities, approximately 1-2 hours total

Materials

  • 1 paper coffee cup (12 oz)
  • Printer and/or tissue paper
  • Colored duct tape, jewels, stickers (optional; for decoration)

Electronics

  • 1 Adafruit Circuit Playground Express, a battery holder with an on/off switch, and 3 AAA batteries
  • Conductive copper tape

Tools

  • Scissors
  • Duct tape

Activities

Let’s get started!