You are invited to participate in #LightUpOurDays a global #STEAM installation and an opportunity to share a message created with light from your home to other homes. We will end up with a hand crafted collection of messages from around the globe.
Grab a flashlight, a lamp, or a batch of sunlight and start making shadows with objects you find around the house. Tinker with objects that block light, reflect light, or let light pass through to create interesting patterns and shapes.
Share a photo of the shadow scene you created and use hashtag #LightUpOurDays on social media to join an international celebration of the beauty and allure of light and shadows.
First stages of #LightUpOurDays. They are so clever, and I love how each student puts his/her own spin on the project. @FHInnovation @exploratorium pic.twitter.com/acwr10DTgg
— Sarah Magner (@peacefulpendant) April 28, 2020
Playing with light. My 3-yrs old’s first observations on translucence. #mixingcolors #storytelling #LightUpOursDays @TinkeringStudio pic.twitter.com/C75Cv6HDj6
— Anna Guardiola (@annagua14) April 22, 2020
#LightUpOurDays playing with shadows and #creativity on Sunday morning
— Rosalinda Ierardi (@LindaIerardi) April 26, 2020
“Under the sea and the crown of my kitchen kingdom”
Thank you @TinkeringStudio for the idea! pic.twitter.com/qX4xncdRdX
Sketches with light and shadow They can be everything with imagination #LightUpOurDays pic.twitter.com/gg3kHkOjOU
— Ahra (@Ahra__Jo) April 19, 2020
Playing with #shadows in #darkroom with torch light was super fun.. #ahadowplay #playissurvival #playmatters #shapedbyplay #thisiswhyweplay #Butterfly #crocodile@DrJennyG @paulramchandani @SaraBCam @PEDALCam
— Kanica (@kanica2013) February 27, 2020
Copyright©️2020. Kanica Kharbanda. All Rights Reserved pic.twitter.com/Ik5fPhKE5T
you made wanna play for hours tonight with light&shadows, I even illuminated my ceiling and not only the wall and discovered how fun it can be with all the household objects around #LightUpOurDays #COVID2019 , 1st trial pic.twitter.com/OlpLUtw7QA
— May Sabbah (@MayMaysab) April 4, 2020
Avui tarda en família, representant un conte clàssic: #dequefagustlalluna amb un joc de llums i ombres....+ leds! Foto final i process. #lightupourdays #iluminatudia #steam #frenarlacurva pic.twitter.com/YKqlxrnex4
— SantiFu (@SantiFu) April 5, 2020
Neat! Seeing the sun through your window inspired me to try outdoor shadowgrams @chirpletwp. I used sticks, transparent film and markers to make my shadow house. Curious what your students will invent #LightUpOurDays #Tinkering #STEAM pic.twitter.com/xVzD18Gkq5
— Sebastian Martin (@smartinseb) April 7, 2020
Os dejamos otros ejemplos del Atelier @La_Farga @_institucio que os pueden inspirar para crear desde casa.https://t.co/AQy4MC1JV9https://t.co/XhZqowZj6P!#QuedateEnCasa #LightUpOurDays #iluminatudia pic.twitter.com/GPHvuSYOIO
— Artencurs (@artencurs) April 6, 2020
Finally got a little sunlight today! My 5 years old enjoyed tracing shadows 🤍🤍 @TinkeringStudio #LightUpOurDays #shadowtracing #dontmove pic.twitter.com/PEXm6KZ5Wl
— Ryoko Matsumoto (@ryokomatsumoto) April 10, 2020
Some more from our #lightplay session- Photo editing was a fun way to change the image afterwards! pic.twitter.com/KHNqFEGwyW
— Josie Maitland (@DrJosieMaitland) April 21, 2020
Just a little walk and it’s amazing how the nature could inspire our brain 🧠!
— Paola Mattioli (@paoletta1009) April 26, 2020
It’s time to recover energy and thinking forward!#LightUpOurDays pic.twitter.com/PXD7t2nHAA
The large dimension of the image impacts and surrounds you, the room becomes part of the scene #LUODshare #LightUpOurDays #IluminaTuDia @smartinseb @TinkeringStudio @FutureLearningU @ChildhoodExplo1 @fondazionerchf
— Artencurs (@artencurs) April 22, 2020
To see the workshop proposal https://t.co/tl5dZBQdwG pic.twitter.com/u4qKCgb8MO
Here’s mine, man going to the beach for surfing 🏄 #LightUpOurDays ☀️ pic.twitter.com/HgS8qL2xWV
— Paola Mattioli (@paoletta1009) April 29, 2020
Drew some inspiration from the spring blooms and played with light + dandelions today #LightUpOurDays pic.twitter.com/kZebh9CX7V
— Celeste (@CeMoCreates) April 25, 2020
“Mom, since the flashlight came, I’m very happy” -curiosity & emotion are a perfect starting point for #LightUpOurDays. -Can the light dry my watercolor? -Why I have this lines on my fit? -We have a rainbow inside the screen! #LUODshare pic.twitter.com/fh4oDbRqDu
— Bea Rey (@beatriz_reyp) April 21, 2020
A Spider-Man scene #LightUpOurDays pic.twitter.com/WQWfNroliC
— Sanat (@Sanat65362182) April 11, 2020
This colorful “shadow” visits my kitchen floor in the afternoon, I’m struck by how it moves and flickers like a flame 🔥 and slowly disappears
— Deanna Gelosi (@deannalosi) April 14, 2020
What interesting shadows do you notice at home?#LightUpOurDays #LightWalk @TinkeringStudio pic.twitter.com/VT4l7HUxxd
#Tinkering with shadows of sunglasses...can you guess which direction the light was coming from? #LightUpOurDays #IluminaTuDia @TinkeringStudio @KnockKnockCM pic.twitter.com/SINrm7bsRQ
— Cate Heroman (@cateheroman) April 5, 2020
Inspired by @TinkeringStudio
— Childhood Explored (@ChildhoodExplo1) April 7, 2020
invitation to create stories with light. We, of course, used @LEGOfoundation
tools - note the use of upside-down linkages with Ursula's head! #LightUpOurDays #IluminaTuDia pic.twitter.com/Nv0If19l1A
It was one of my students' work. It can be really impressive. #shadow #steam #tinkering pic.twitter.com/fQeXiniY1y
— Ümit Uğurlu (@umit__ugurlu) April 7, 2020
new light exploration to #StayAtHome #TinkeringAtHome #naturamorta in #cameraobscura exposure time from 10" to 30", ISO1600, pinhole 1cm #LightUpOurDays #IlluminaTuDia pic.twitter.com/AkmXerXLk7
— fabrizio stavola (@fstavola) April 9, 2020
Got a pet at home? or a stuffed animal? 🐈🐕🦜 They might make good shadow play-mates! 🔦🙀 #LightUpOurDays pic.twitter.com/bubzrLCAnr
— The Tinkering Studio (@TinkeringStudio) April 17, 2020
Wow! Very happy to receive inspiring ideas from educators and makers in Galicia for #LightUpOurDays! Brais Lago from @CEIPLAREDO invites us to play with balloons, reflections and shadow. Moitas grazas por compartir! @Farodevigo @xunta web en galego https://t.co/ykXTb6kCLg pic.twitter.com/nItIao13cA
— Future Learning Unit (@FutureLearningU) May 1, 2020
haha I’m really digging this simple shadow art @TinkeringStudio challenge! super fun and all you need is some shadows & a cell phone - would be fun to have a before/after collection up somewhere or a game where multiple people edit the same image #lightupourdays #iluminatudia pic.twitter.com/pk3KGI3TzN
— Ryan Jenkins (@ryanejenkins) April 28, 2020
La nostra pel•lícula casolana de Sant Jordi #SantJordiMovie #LlegendaSantJordi #iluminatudia #lightupourdays pic.twitter.com/ct3xRvLHwk
— Sergi Vicente (@sergivicente) April 24, 2020
A simple and daily action can be a hook to start a discovery process. Playing with lights and shadows @smartinseb @TinkeringStudio #lightUpOurDays #iluminaTuDia #LUODshare pic.twitter.com/iHLoNDCE2Z
— Artencurs (@artencurs) April 28, 2020
#LightUpOurDays playing with shadows and our best tool, #creativity!
— Paola Mattioli (@paoletta1009) April 25, 2020
Thank you @TinkeringStudio to inspire amazing moments. pic.twitter.com/wCHm4xGOcv
😎Wanna think BIG with light play? #LightUpOurDays
— The Tinkering Studio (@TinkeringStudio) April 16, 2020
🔦📱surround yourself with patterns & shadows🎨let the walls & ceiling become your canvas! pic.twitter.com/jaEqWr6k5q
Shadow/light play epiphany. No colored lights? Turn tablet to brightest setting and use it as an illuminated backdrop. #tinkering #LightUpOurDays #MakerEd pic.twitter.com/EEGlUTGPPG
— Mrs. Bisson (@MrsBissonSF) April 20, 2020
Pyramid made of clear resin panes with metallic powder inside #LightUpOurDays pic.twitter.com/h10kmdVl5p
— Sam_Tum (@SamTumolo) April 18, 2020
A few more #LightUpOurdays projects from my students- a sunrise cityscape (inspired by @umit__ugurlu student’s works - love how ideas can travel the world), a sloth in the jungle and a spider lurking on the ceiling. pic.twitter.com/fx5qrZ2Ggu
— Aaron Reuland (@MrReuland) April 15, 2020
Materia.Luz y sombras. Punto de arranque para crear.
— Artencurs (@artencurs) April 4, 2020
Light and shadows@La_Farga @artencurs @wonderfulideaco @TinkeringStudio #QuedateEnCasa #Creative #YoMeQuedoEnCasa #IluminaTuDia #LightUpOurDays pic.twitter.com/n7D8yqWfEe
Sunday afternoon shadow play inspired by @TinkeringStudio #LightUpOurDays #IluminaTuDia pic.twitter.com/iYzxJjqgr9
— Mrs. Bisson (@MrsBissonSF) April 5, 2020
Shadowgrams - all part of the international celebration of Light and Shadow from @TinkeringStudio.#LightUpOurDays #IluminaTuDia #lightplay #makered pic.twitter.com/z75oM4kNfp
— Claire Garside (@cgarside) April 7, 2020
— Guille (@guilleciencia) April 8, 2020
The stage is set #LightUpOurDays @LEARNQuebec @recitqc #lightplay #tinkering with #shadows pic.twitter.com/H7UcF7I1NK
— Chris Colley (@chriscolleydog) April 7, 2020
Reflections discovered. Metallic wrapping paper and overhead lights. #everythingisinteresting #LightUpOurDays #IluminaTuDia @TinkeringStudio pic.twitter.com/0uiED45Bwt
— Luigi Anzivino (@ilmungo) April 10, 2020
Històries en confinament V01 - Un particular visió de com acabar amb el #Covid_19 #lightupourdays #iluminatudia @gloriad388 @FutureLearningU @TinkeringStudio pic.twitter.com/Ox1CCaiTcf
— SantiFu (@SantiFu) May 1, 2020
Another sunny afternoon and I am playing with shadows:) find some material with a regular hole pattern and try this out! Absolutely mesmerizing to observe the patterns as you move the pieces. Somehow we have to turn this into a shadow sculpture🤔 #lightupourdays pic.twitter.com/0E7Izjzgdm
— Sebastian Martin (@smartinseb) April 23, 2020
Look what happens if you let the flashlight to a confined teenager?Asome ! (🔉on) #LightUpOurDays @artencurs pic.twitter.com/3PYscGgN1d
— Bea Rey (@beatriz_reyp) April 24, 2020
Happy Earth Day! Taking a moment to appreciate the beauty of sun, water, and color. Enjoy this little gallery! #LightUpOurDays #tinkeringathome @TinkeringStudio pic.twitter.com/q4TOedfTio
— Lianna Kali (@liannatalei) April 22, 2020
Students @BrightAcadFISD completed shadowgrams during their weekly challenge,Tinker Tank @andimcnair, for #fisdQUEST this week. TY, @TinkeringStudio, for the maker idea! Do you see a tower or lighthouse? @emendorf #lightupourdays #iluminaTuDia pic.twitter.com/kARFbLJeLx
— Marissa Bunn (@MarissaBunn) April 24, 2020
Drew some inspiration from the spring blooms and played with light + dandelions today #LightUpOurDays pic.twitter.com/kZebh9CX7V
— Celeste (@CeMoCreates) April 25, 2020
@PineyElem 2nd grader Frida from @thompsonmonical did a beautiful job w/ @TinkeringStudio light & shadow play inspired week 6 #STEAM lab challenge Make a Mini Telescope! @HoustonISD@HISD_ElemSci#AncillaryAtHome#LightUpOurDays #IluminaTuDia
— kimberly boyce (@kboyceq) April 25, 2020
💡🔦 pic.twitter.com/DAawC61cc7
#LightUpOurDays #LUODshare #iluminatudiá on a grand scale! #lightsabers added to the drama. pic.twitter.com/7XM4RGOc86
— Childhood Explored (@ChildhoodExplo1) April 25, 2020
Saw some cool #shadows in motion while catching some sun with my son this afternoon, @TinkeringStudio, @exploratorium.
— Ernest Aguayo (@aguayo) April 27, 2020
🌞👦🏻🌬🌳 #LightUpOurDays #TinkeringAtHome #IluminaTuDia #shadowgrams #shadowwalk #alwayslookdown #BayArea #California pic.twitter.com/a3OoirLAWS
@TinkeringStudio, @exploratorium, and friends: Anyone want to guess what this is? Hint: It is a favorite thing in my life! And I only just noticed how interesting it looks when held up to the #Sun.#TinkeringAtHome #LightUpOurDays #IluminaTuDia #green #illuminated #mystery pic.twitter.com/ATbnGdFzDl
— Ernest Aguayo (@aguayo) April 28, 2020
#LightUpOurDays @FHInnovation @exploratorium pic.twitter.com/sK6pfW8AHh
— Sarah Magner (@peacefulpendant) April 28, 2020
Another #LightUpOurDays experiment. I was inspired by a beautiful article by @NautilusMag that discussed how flickering fire light in caves may have animated paleolithic art. I uploaded a premade animation program to an @adafruit circuit playground to create the flickering light. pic.twitter.com/qa3qDZdJfd
— Celeste (@CeMoCreates) April 28, 2020
the aesthetics of curiosity#LightUpOurDays #IluminaTuDia #LUODshare #PlayAtHome pic.twitter.com/j485FatwSm
— Artencurs (@artencurs) April 25, 2020
Took me a few weeks to feel like I’m doing any real teaching, with ‘remote learning’. However, I feel I’m hitting my stride a bit. Key for me has been learning some basic video production techniques. My students are getting this video next week to get them to #LightUpOurDays pic.twitter.com/uxv7TdyLHz
— Aaron Reuland (@MrReuland) April 9, 2020
This is the best shadow to share today. After six weeks confined kids in Spain were allowed to play in the streets for one hour. #LightUpOurDays #iluminatudia pic.twitter.com/aWRQNmVuPC
— Bea Rey (@beatriz_reyp) April 26, 2020
lights and shadows to recreate stories: Sant Jordi @La_Farga
— Artencurs (@artencurs) April 20, 2020
Made using @LEGO_Education @LEGOfoundation to #PlayAtHome with #lightplay #STEAM@TinkeringStudio #LUODshare @exploratorium @fondazionerchf @FutureLearningU @ChildhoodExplo1 @pedagogyofplay https://t.co/7bFblU1MHU pic.twitter.com/RgKyHBPteT@TinkeringStudio Here’s our two #lightplay stories from my biggest and smallest boy - a cityscape from the future and a rooftop battle with unsuspected tiger attack. Thanks for the idea! 1/2 pic.twitter.com/o3EMiyQHO7
— Josie Maitland (@DrJosieMaitland) April 21, 2020Playing with materials, light, and shadow for an upcoming creative project. Shiny bubble wrap packaging from Uline offers lots of fun textures and reflections and a sample piece of acrylic diffuses and mixes light really well. pic.twitter.com/0T00dHU6Qt
— Celeste (@CeMoCreates) April 22, 2020@TinkeringStudio #lightupourdays #amazeumYOU https://t.co/Cb2SMhDNKt pic.twitter.com/3lndNDIAZC
— Sam Dean (@scimachine) April 15, 2020“The Conference of the Night Animals”, part of a shadow story my daughter Ellie and I are telling. @TinkeringStudio #LightUpOurDays #IluminaTuDia pic.twitter.com/2NUbtsPoY9
— Aaron Reuland (@MrReuland) April 4, 2020Fun with light play at home @TinkeringStudio #LightUpOurDays pic.twitter.com/RiPvtjg5Em
— Christine Truesdale (@c_truesdale) April 5, 2020#StayAtHome ...it is better! homemade colored shadows ...at home @olafureliasson @TinkeringStudio @Museoscienza pic.twitter.com/ytXGCw6jLA
— fabrizio stavola (@fstavola) April 5, 2020Inspired by @TinkeringStudio we played around with shadows at home. Today I am looking to inspire my students to do the same. #LightUpOurDays #love&hope pic.twitter.com/js5oCXayDX
— Michelle (@chirpletwp) April 7, 2020So cool to see some of my younger students taking me up on #LightUpOurDays challenge video I sent out for remote learning this week! S (gr1) took her dog for a walk on this rainy day, and T (gr2) set up quite a fearsome scene! @smartinseb @TinkeringStudio @NorwoodSchools pic.twitter.com/GJKErDnIY9
— Aaron Reuland (@MrReuland) April 13, 2020