Robot Luminaria

This is a good, kid friendly activity. You can, of course, do any designs you want, but I was trying to do a techie spin on this.

Grab your tools and get your workspace ready!

1 steel can per student

• A can of spray paint
• Several print outs of images for use on the can
• Scissors
• Small pointy stick
• Tape (any kind will do)
• Markers
• Hammer
• Nail
• Paper towels
• Water
• Freezer

Fill your cans with water and let them freeze before attempting to put in your design or you will end up with a bed up can.

the can gets dented and bend if it doesn't have a solid support inside when you hammer.

I tried blocks of wood, but that did not work.

I also tried drilling instead of hammering, but that is tricky for kids.

If the design is too complicated, it looks like a bunch of
holes instead of a robot.

Plan out your spacing of your holes so that it looks good.

About ¼” apart is about as close as you want to get between holes

Since the can is cold, it is best to take the pattern to itself, instead of the can.

I found that sticking a stick in the ground and putting the
can on it upside down works well to get all sides and let it dry in the sun.