Light and shadow activities

Sasha Blanchard | Shadow play with a twist! 👻 This fun and easy activity is perfect for kids who love to experiment with art and shapes. Dust corn starch or... | Instagram

Shadows are formed when light is blocked by an object. On sunny days, shadows of ourselves, trees, houses, and many more are visible. The light from the sun helps create these darker areas. Explore this fact through these ten enlightening shadow activities that are exciting and interesting for young children.

Here is a flashlight craft using black and yellow construction paper and a paper fastener.

Pre-K children at Sunshine House 92 in Peachtree Corners, GA had to use their critical-thinking skills to match their shadows.

Shadows can be scary this STEM activity invites children to explore the world of shadows with shadow puppets. It would also be great for storytelling and pretend play. This would be fun to do when studying space with your children at home or students at

Making your own shadow names, or shadow shapes, is a super easy activity to pull together on a hot and sunny summer day, with very little preparation needed. Once the kids have the idea of

Shadow activities for preschoolers, including this fun outdoor shadow activity, making shadows with your body.

In this fun activity, you will create shadow puppets and find out how to change the size and shape of their shadows.

These simple drawing ideas for kids is shadow art created with basic art supplies and the sun! Shadow art is a fun STEAM activity for kids of all ages

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Explore SHADOWS this week! 💡🔦💡 ☀️Head outside on a sunny day and observe the shadows on the ground. ☀️Notice the shadows around the classroom and predict what would happen if you turned the overhead classroom lights off. Create a shadow science center like the one in the pictures. To set this up: 🔦Grab a bright light source. We used an LED desk lamp (no heat!) but you could use an overhead projector or flashlight. 🔦 Find a blank wall or space for the shadows to project onto. 🔦Let the…

I completely underestimated how much the girls would enjoy playing with shadow puppets. Whenever something so simple makes them so happy, I can’t help but smile!! And this was SUPER simple. Added bonus — the perfect entertainment for whenever a power outage occurs. Our little shadow puppet theater was made from an empty cardboard box […]

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Make your own shadow torches. Shine a torch through the end and see the exciting pictures on the wall!