7 fun lightbox activities

I provide a range of materials to explore at the light table and the children enjoy providing their ideas too. Our lightbox has been used over and over in role play, sensory fun, building and educational activities.

Here we were matching coloured pipe cleaners and magnetic discs. This was a great activity exploring cause and effect and also learning about magnets:

Here we used dry orange slices, cut out insects and laminated vines to create a spring collage.

Light boxes can act as another tunnel into an imaginary world. Wooden blocks become temples

and Magnatiles become spaceships:

We recently had a Doctors Role Play Area in our setting and we used the light box to learn about X-Rays and bones in our bodies. This really brought the role play area to life, the children really enjoyed examining the X-Ray pictures:

Sensory play is great fun with a light reflecting underneath. Here we explored water beads in a glass bowl on the light box. The children enjoyed watching the different colours mix and the reflection from the light.

We added a marble run and the children used water bottles to make the water beads roll down the run: