Professor Bubbleton’s Breathing Head in a Jar
Professor Bubbleton’s Breathing Head responds to the curious with a faint, unsettling breath when the vessel is disturbed. Neither living nor entirely still, it blurs the line between scientific marvel and sideshow horror.
LED Matrix Necklace Pendant
Make a pendant from an 8x8 LED matrix and a Feather ESP32 V2. This necklace has a compact design and onboard battery charging, and runs WLED -- no coding required.
NeoPixel Light Slate
Add NeoPixel LEDs to a piece of acrylic plastic and make your drawings or signs animate and glow. Wipe it clean and reuse it as many times as you like. No soldering or coding required!
Wireless Control Button for WLED Projects
Set up a big red button that controls your lights. Turn them on or off, change colors or effects, or turn on Party Mode with one click. Make your project interactive and fun for the whole family.
Laser-Cut Layered LED Art Panel (Wood + Acrylic) with WLED
Create a laser-cut layered LED art panel with WLED using stacked wooden layers and edge-lit acrylic to produce clean, multi-depth lighting effects. This technique lets you run independent WLED segments on separate acrylic layers, turning any laser-cut design into a customizable, glowing light sculpture.
Mushroom Lights with NeoPixels and WLED
This is a fun beginner project that's so much fun to do with kids. Create sculpted mushroom lights with addressable, twisted wire "fairy" pixels, hot glue, and a Mini Sparkle Motion board and create fun animations on your smartphone.
Matrix Portal Stained Glass with WLED
Install WLED on the Matrix Portal S3 and connect it to an LED matrix for high resolution 2D graphics. Add a diffusion layer and a laser-cut design to make a gorgeous and unique piece of art.
Star Illusion: Laser Cut Audio-Reactive Light with WLED
Create a stack of acrylic laser-cut shapes and add the illusion of motion by running animated lights across the edge. Use the onboard microphone in the Mini Sparkle Motion to make the lights dance to your music.
Dancing Inflatables: Make your Holiday Display Move
Control the fans your inflatable props with a Circuit Playground Express. Set timers to turn the fans on and off, making your inflatable creatures dance around your yard! The magic is in the relays.
Magic Mirror with Glowing Secret Messages
Make a magic mirror that delivers a message to anyone who approaches. Use WLED and the Sparkle Motion board and a PIR motion sensor together with edge-lit, laser etched acrylic to make magic messages appear.
xLights for Sparkle Motion Board
Learn to use xLights to get multiple instances of WLED sequenced. Create holiday lights displays for your home or yard, or make a choreographed light show out of your projects.
Glowing Lotus Flower - Electronic Origami for Beginners
Make a beautiful flower where YOU control the lights! Use a Circuit Playground Express and Microsoft MakeCode to light up your lotus flower in any color you want and control it with sensors or buttons.
Festival Finder Hat with WLED
Ever lost your crew in a crowd of glitter and lasers? This glowing LED arrow hat solves that problem in the most fabulous way. Powered by WLED and mounted on a top hat for maximum visibility, this headpiece lights up like a beacon—so your friends can always spot you, no matter how wild the dance floor gets. It’s like a real-life emoji that says, “There they are!”
Ladyada's Toolkit
Ladyada's Toolkit has just about everything you need to get started doing electronics projects. Learn about all the products within!
Glowing Birthday Number Crown
Looking for a birthday surprise that will light up their eyes? Adafruit's LED number filaments are perfect for a customized crown or necklace that will make your little one feel special on her birthday.