Make a Pinhole Projector to View the Solar Eclipse

Enjoy the sun’s stellar shows by creating your very own pinhole projector.

You need:

  • Empty 311g box of PEBBLES™ cereal
  • Sheet of white paper
  • Pencil
  • Scissors
  • Tape
  • Aluminum foil
  • Pin or thumbtack
  • How to make the pinhole projector
Fruity Pebbles eclipse craft graphic.

Here’s what to do:

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1. Take your cereal box and trace its bottom on your sheet of white paper

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2. Cut out the rectangle you just traced

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3. Tape the rectangle to the bottom of the inside of your box.

4. Close the top of the box and tape it shut.

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5. Cut rectangular holes along the right and left edges of the top.

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6. Cut a piece of aluminum foil to cover the left hole. Tape it in place.

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7. Poke a pinhole in the center of the foil.

Fruity Pebbles eclipse craft graphic.

8. With the sun behind you, look into the right hole.

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