Kid's Majestic Streamer Fan Light Button Box

Kids love streamers! Make a majestic box with buttons (and lights!) which will power a fan to wave small streamers in the air!

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Kid's Majestic Streamer Fan Light Button Box

Things used in this project

Hardware components

Jumper wires (generic)

LED (generic)

Arduino UNO

SparkFun Slide Pot - Small (10k Linear Taper)

SparkFun Slide Pot - Medium (10k Linear Taper)

SparkFun Slide Potentiometer Knob

SparkFun Concave Button - Green

NTE Electronics 24mm Potentiometer 500Kohm 1/2W - 2 Pack

NTE Electronics Rocker Micro Snap-In Nylon SPST 6A 125VAC Switch - Red

Software apps and online services

Arduino IDE

Hand tools and fabrication machines

Soldering iron (generic)

Story

We had to make a kids toy so we made a kids toy.

We came into this project wondering, "So what do kids like?" And so we sat, and pondered, till a marvelous idea appeared in our minds: a box with a fan which blows stuff. Kids don't need much to keep them entertained at such a young age, as long as their "toy" lasts and has consistent action crammed into it (like a button, which WE HAVE). The end result of our master plan? A fantastic box, with interactive buttons, switches, and sliders, a might (small) fan, LED's, and streamers (which unfortunately kinda got caught in the fans and got removed!