Directions
- If you are planning on decorating your kaleidoscope, do that first! Take your empty toilet paper roll and use the paint to decorate it.
- Cut your Mylar sheets or mirrored sheets into three equally sized rectangles. They should be about as long as the toilet paper roll and wide enough to fit all three in when formed into a triangular prism. 9.7cm x 3.5 cm is a good estimation for their size.
- Line the three strips next to each other and leave a tiny amount of space between them. Connect the strips by putting tape over the spaces.
- Fold the strips into a triangular prism and tape along the top to hold its shape.
- Slide your triangular prism into the toilet paper roll (make sure the paint is dry!). It should fit snuggly.
- Cut off the bendy end of a bendy straw and tape it to your toilet paper toll. Make sure that the bendy end is hanging off of the edge of the roll.
- Take your cardstock and cut a circle about 3.75 inches long and poke a hole in the center (a sharp pencil can be used to do this).
- Decorate your circle! Divide the circle into three or more sections and put a different design in each one.
- Slide the circle onto the straw with the pictures facing the kaleidoscope. Make sure the circle is on the bendy part of the straw, it will make it easier to turn.
- Look into your kaleidoscope and notice how the mirrors reflect your drawings even though they aren’t directly in front of them. Think about why