If you ever need to pull together a last minute costume, one option is to apply dramatic makeup. If you paired a look like the one shown in this video – a calavera or sugar skull – with a black dress or another simple outfit, you’re set. You still have to gather supplies and spend time applying the makeup, but it might be easier than worrying about assembling an entire costume. YouTuber poutbrush gathered inspiration for her look from the web and used face paint and eyeliner to build up the layers. You can watch to see how it comes together and to get inspiration.
Stop breadboarding and soldering – start making immediately! Adafruit’s Circuit Playground is jam-packed with LEDs, sensors, buttons, alligator clip pads and more. Build projects with Circuit Playground in a few minutes with the drag-and-drop MakeCode programming site, learn computer science using the CS Discoveries class on code.org, jump into CircuitPython to learn Python and hardware together, TinyGO, or even use the Arduino IDE. Circuit Playground Express is the newest and best Circuit Playground board, with support for CircuitPython, MakeCode, and Arduino. It has a powerful processor, 10 NeoPixels, mini speaker, InfraRed receive and transmit, two buttons, a switch, 14 alligator clip pads, and lots of sensors: capacitive touch, IR proximity, temperature, light, motion and sound. A whole wide world of electronics and coding is waiting for you, and it fits in the palm of your hand.
Have an amazing project to share? The Electronics Show and Tell is every Wednesday at 7pm ET! To join, head over to YouTube and check out the show’s live chat – we’ll post the link there.
