Easy for kids to create and not nearly as sharp! Also, a lot of DIY kaleidoscopes have a hard time incorporating beads and baubles into the end, so I’ve been scheming for years on a way to make it more interesting. In this kaleidoscope, we use reflective paper instead of mirrors. When you rotate the baubles, the image changes, for an ever-changing display of color. At the very end is a set of colorful trinkets like beads that are repeatedly reflected back into the mirrors when you look into the view hole. That’s because inside the tube are at least 2, usually 3 mirrors, placed at a v or triangle to each other.

When you peer inside the view hole of a kaleidoscope, you see a rainbow of colorful reflections and patterns. How Does a Kaleidoscope Work?īefore we start building, let’s talk a little bit about how a kaleidoscope works.

If you’ve hung out with me at all on Left Brain Craft Brain, you probably know I’m a sucker for all things color-changing. And because they told me about their brand-new Color Change Student Scissors. I’ve partnered with Fiskars on this post, beacuse they create some of the best cutting tools for crafting and are the #1 Teacher-recommended brand.