Make a Recyled Kaleidoscope!  The kaleidoscope was invented in 1816 by Sir Henry David Brewster. He named his invention after the Greek words, kalos or beautiful, eidos or form, and scopos or watcher. So kaleidoscope means the beautiful form watcher. Brewster's kaleidoscope was a tube containing loose pieces of colored glass and other pretty objects, reflected by mirrors or glass lenses set at angles, that created patterns when viewed through the end of the tube.
Click on the kaleidoscope image above (made from the photo of an iguana) to view a video explaining how you can make your own mini-kaleidoscope out of household items like old CDs and plastic or cardboard tubes. To make your 'scope really WILD, add dried flowers, leaves, fur, feathers, shed snakeskin or any other cool stuff you can find along with beads and glitter. These make super-cool gifts and your friends and family will have a blast making them. It's art, it's recycling, and it's FUN!
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