Creative Switch - Light Up Christmas Stapler

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Creative Switch - Light Up Christmas Stapler

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Light Up Stapler 01

I have decorated a stapler to fit the Christmas theme!

Whenever you press the stapler down to staple your papers together the lights glow.

Supplies

  • 1 Stapler
  • 3 LED Lights
  • 1 Coin Battery
  • Copper Tape
  • 1 Paper Santa
  • 1 Paper Garland
  • 1 Paper Circle

Placing the Coin Battery

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  1. Situate the coin battery in between of the stapler with the positive side facing upwards.
  2. Attach one end of a piece of copper tape on top of the positive side of the coin battery
  3. Attach the other end up to the beginning of the crimp area
  4. Attach a piece of copper tape on top where the stapler would come out of
  5. Cut out a circular piece of paper to cover the top of the coin battery
  6. Tape the paper on top of the coin battery

Setting Up the Negative Side

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  1. Attach copper tape underneath the coin battery on the negative side
  2. Connect the copper tape underneath the stapler all the way to the end
  3. Connect more copper tape to lead upwards onto the handle
  4. Make a line of copper tape running through the whole top side

Setting Up the Positive Side

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  1. Connect a piece of copper tape to the copper tape that is underneath the top part
  2. Attach a piece of copper tape along the whole side

Attaching the Lights

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  1. Split a light with the anode(long) facing the positive side and cathode(short) facing the negative side
  2. Use 2 pieces of copper tape to connect to each end of their appropriate energy charges
  3. Do this 3 times for 3 lights across the top of the stapler

Decoration

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  1. Draw, color and cut out Santa on a sleigh
  2. Attach with clear tape on the positive side to cover the cover tape
  3. Place the drawing onto the tape
  4. Draw, color and cut out a string of garland
  5. Use this to cover the negative side of the copper tape