Glow in the Dark Fireflies (& Kid's Co-op)


We (mostly I) made fun glow in the dark fireflies to go with Eric Carle's  The Very Lonely Firefly about a lonely firefly looking for other firefly friends.  At first mistaking lanterns, headlights, the eyes of animals, and even fireworks for other fireflies, the lonely firefly eventually finds his friends.





The only materials we used were black paper, glow stick bracelets, and tape.  I taped down two bracelets to form the head and body.


And then added two sets of wings.


I know the tape looks terrible but it doesn't show in the dark.


You could make a simple homemade neon sign by using the glow sticks to spell something out.  Or how about some fireworks for Memorial Day?


What have you been up to this week?  I'd love for you to share whatever kid-friendly projects you have and I'll pin some to the Kid's Co-op pinterest board!


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14 comments:

  1. CarrieMay 24, 2012 at 7:40 AM

    Oh, Lorie, I love those glow in the dark fireflies. They would be great at an evening summer party.

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  2. chelleMay 24, 2012 at 9:42 AM

    Those are very cute Fireflies...thinking I may need to take a trip to the Dollar Tree store for some glow bracelets very soon ;-)

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  3. MireilleMay 24, 2012 at 11:16 AM

    too cute, I can picture them on our balcony now that summer's here:)

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  4. EliseMay 24, 2012 at 1:17 PM

    Hi! This is a fantastic site! Do you by chance have an index somewhere of all the books you've done activities with? It would be super helpful for newbies like me!

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  5. KeithaMay 25, 2012 at 1:19 PM

    Love the fireflies. What a cute idea to make them with glowsticks!

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  6. MelissaMay 25, 2012 at 11:03 PM

    Your fireflies are fabulous! Thanks for sharing and hosting the Co-op link party. So many fun ideas - where to start?

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  7. CharleyMay 25, 2012 at 11:08 PM

    I love it, we are just wrapping up a camp out party and have extra bracelets. This is going on my summer bucket list.

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  8. Andie JayeMay 26, 2012 at 1:30 AM

    this is such a cute idea! my son loves these glow bracelets! we've not read this book yet, but we will look for it at the library tomorrow!

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  9. Meaningful MamaMay 26, 2012 at 10:33 AM

    I love the idea of doing this with glow bracelets. Brilliant. Love your ideas. Jodi @ www.meaningfulmama.com

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  10. AbbyMay 26, 2012 at 12:30 PM

    What a cute idea!

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  11. Science SparksMay 26, 2012 at 12:34 PM

    They are really effective and would be great at Halloween if you made skeletons!

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  12. MaryAnneMay 28, 2012 at 8:03 AM

    LOVE this idea! Thanks for sharing with Learning Laboratory at Mama Smiles =)

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  13. Carolyn @ Mama's Little MuseMay 29, 2012 at 11:57 PM

    I love this idea. I will have to try it with my 4 year old! Thanks!

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  14. CarrieJune 1, 2012 at 9:23 AM

    Thanks for sharing these on Sharing Saturday! I hope you are having a wonderful week!

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