Introduction: DIY Electro Dough Penalty Shootout

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Make a fun interactive game with your DIY Electro Dough kit and Kitchen foil!

Live that championship final moment of scoring a goal. Hear the crowd roar, see the photo flash.

The aim of the game is to flick your kitchen foil ball into the goal and see all the lights flash and the buzzer buzz!

Step 1: You Will Need:

Things from your DIY Electro Dough Kit

  • 1x Battery Pack
  • 6x LEDs
  • 1x Buzzer
  • 1x Crocodile Clip

Extra Items

  • Kitchen foil
  • Electro dough/Play Dough (preferably 3 colours)

Step 2: Make the Goal Netting

Roll out some dough and cut into thin strips.

These can then be laid on top of each other to make the netting.

Step 3: Make the Goal Posts

Make two long sausages for the inner and outer goal posts.

The inner goal posts must be touching the Netting.

Make sure the Blue and Green Dough is Not Touching!

Step 4: Attach Leds

Bend the LEDs, placing the longer leg in Blue goal post.

place the shorter leg in the Green goal post.

Step 5: Attach the Buzzer

Place the Red wire in the Blue goalpost.

Place the Black wire in the Green goalpost.

Step 6: Power Up:

Attach the Black Wire of the battery pack to the Green goalpost.

Connect the crocodile clip to the Red Wire of the battery pack.

Mould a ball out of the Kitchen foil and connect to the other end of the crocodile clip.

Once all this is done, turn on your battery pack!

Step 7: Play!

The Foil ball is now your switch.

It will complete your circuit if it touches the White or Blue Goal!

Aim, Flick, Goal!