Loft of Lights

Well I have started the reworking of my classroom for the new school year.  I posted earlier that I had received a new loft in my classroom, it is up and ready for some fun hands on learning.

After lots of conversations and long searches on pinterest we all decided that a light table would fit our needs and the children's needs the best.  Now the challenge was finding a light table since we did not have one.   

As luck would have it a coworker was moving and did not want a wooden toy chest any more.  So I did a little wining to my husband and asked him if he would re purpose the toy chest into a beautiful working light table.  Cost $20.00 for a light rope that he placed inside.

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He cut the top of the chest out and placed plexiglass under the lid.  Then in cut a one inch hole in the back of the box so that the cord of the rope light could come out and be plug in.  Next he attached four 4 X 4 post for legs to the bottom on the chest to raise it to 23 inches high. 

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We placed the light table under the loft so that it would be dark enough for the children to see the light coming through the objects. 

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We placed another shelf next to the light table with Christmas lights behind it and placed objects on the shelf that can be used on the light table.

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Science lab, light table and loft all wrapped into one very cool space.

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