Kendal Library Kaleida Workshop

Hypothesis: Kaleidoscopes are as cool in 2022, as they were in 1817.
Result: OH BOY! YES they've still got it! 😎

We took our upgraded Cupboard Kaleida and Slow Water Tank to Kendal Library for a day of creative play.

The last time we took our digital Kaleidoscope out and about children naturally started drawing to see what their creations looked like "Kaleido-ised".

So for this outing we updated the cabinet allowing people to use buttons and dials to:

• Show each segment in turn as a kaleidoscope pattern.
• Animate the pattern, controlling the speed and direction.
• Show a guide image to play with positioning - or get your fingers in the right place to make freaky starfish!

Visitors could design circles split into wedges, using angled mirrors to check their creations.

In-between creating Kaleidoscope patterns, people wibbled in the slow water tank.

We had a great turn out with a constant flow of people joining in. 59 in total over the 4 hours.

It was lovely to see the faces of everyone seeing their creations becoming animated masterpieces on the big screen!

Blush! 😊

'Funky 😉' - I like it!

'Strange + Magical'. Our fav feedback so far.