We received a littleBits basic kit with instructions to create a fun project. I had no idea how fun the project was going to be. Our littleBits came with a guide book with ideas for projects such as a tickle machine, prank handshake, flashlight, windmill, and more.
Originally I thought this would be a good project for my older son. However once I saw the doorbell I knew that Honey would love to do this project herself. She may be only eight years old but she enjoys her privacy and often has her door closed with a sign that says, “Please Knock”. I think it is just a girl thing. We took a trip to the dollar store to get supplies. Originally we were going to decorate a card board box (per the instructions), but we found the cutest money holder type box (pictured above) and Honey decided she wanted to use it instead. We got all our supplies together which were pretty easy to find around the house push pins, glue, scissors, tape, etc. and sat down to get started. As I was looking at the directions, reading them in full first, Honey had already had all the electronic pieces together.
I cringed thinking that these are electronics and it is important that things are put together correctly or who knows what could happen. That is when my daughter showed me that they were magnetic. GENIUS! This means that you can not put the pieces together wrong. We tested it out to be sure and sure enough if you try to put to wrong pieces together the magnets will repel and force each other apart. Since we are dealing with electronics and in our case a child I thought this was just such an amazing feature.
Our project took us a little bit of time simply because of our creative genius. As I mentioned the box Honey chose was a reindeer (I found during this project that reindeer’s are Honey’s favorite Christmas symbol), and Honey wanted the door bell to replace the reindeer’s nose. So we had to get all the electronics in the right place so it could pop through the box where we needed it. Then we decided lets go further and we painted the white doorbell red to create Rudolph! We had a ton of fun with this project.
How the littleBits Work
We used double sided tape to secure the parts inside the box. We cut a hole in the side so the switch to door the doorbell on and off was reachable. The box is secured to the door with removable two sided tape. There is a wire coming out of the side of the box and wrapping around the door. On the inside of the door is the buzzer. You can also increase or decrease the volume of the buzzer to your liking. We decided to take a short video so you could see how the buzzer works.
littleBits DIY Doorbell
littleBits Coupon Code
We had so much fun with the littleBits they are fun, creativity, and learning all in one little box. Right now my readers can get a special discount when purchasing an Exploration Kit. Use the coupon code smiles10 and get 10% (expires on 12/31/13)
What is your favorite Christmas symbol? Santa? Reindeer? Snowmen?
Disclosure: I received the above products and/or was compensated for this post.
Brooke Bumgardner says
That is so neat! My 11 year old daughter, Keira, would love to have fun with little bits. 🙂 The doorbell is so cute, I just love that reindeer.
Kimberly says
This is such an adorable idea! I love that your daughter used the reindeer. I think it would be fun to create one for the different holidays/seasons. I would use it on our front door. It would catch my attention more than the little “ding” that our current bell makes.
I’ll have to check the product out. I’ve been looking for something creative for my son to do.
Tiff @ Babes and Kids says
How cute! This is a great way to get those gears going – kids don’t even realize they are learning.
Jennifer @TheRebelChick says
That is so adorable!! I would never even have thought that I could make my own doorbell, let alone one of the kids!
Ty @ Mama of 3 Munchkins says
Total cuteness! I bet my girls would totally love this!
Mickey says
My daughter moved up to a new campus without science club and misses it a lot. She’d love to work on projects like this!
Mellisa says
This is such a great and very cute idea! I bet she had such a fun time making the doorbell.
Robin Wilson says
For this project I think the reindeer is absolutely perfect! I didn’t even know that they made little kits like this! Great project and learning opp too!
Leilani says
Very cute! My favorite Christmas symbol is the star. Great reminder of the reason for the season.
Robin Gagnon {Mom Foodie} says
That is simple adorable!
Theresa says
This is so adorable.
Kathleen says
That is just too cool! My boys would have a blast with something like this.
Julie says
How neat! I was just looking at these kits today as a fun gift for my husband. 🙂
Shell Feis says
That is so cool! My son’s a bit young for it but it’d be perfect for my nephew. I love Santa & his reindeer both!
Liz @ A Nut in a Nutshell says
That is just the cutest thing; no wonder you guys had such a blast. Genius to paint the doorbell red too! I am pretty partial to snowmen. 🙂
Marcie W. says
Fun and super cute! I think my kids would have a blast creating a Santa doorbell, especially since it would make our house appear more Santa friendly too.
Tammy says
I like Angels 🙂 That is such a fun way to play (and learn).
Erin says
Colleen and Honey, this project is perfect for the holidays! We’d love to share it with our community; you can upload your project here: http://littlebits.cc/projects, and also check out what other littleBits fans are creating. Happy making!
Colleen says
Thanks I will upload it now!
Raijean says
This is so cute, my son would love to make these!
HilLesha says
That is adorable! I would have never thought of that.
Jenn says
This is so adorable. I love all the Holiday symbols!
Sarah Oswald says
This is such a wonderful project my nephews would love to help with this and a great decoration for the holidays. RThanks for sharing this project.
Donna says
How cute! I have a lot of snowmen and angels in my Christmas decorations.
Rachel says
How fun. Our doorbell is long and rectangle. Somehow I don’t think ours would be so cute.
Joanne roberts says
I get emails from little bits. I thought it would be too complicated for me to order and put something together. But after reading what you two did, I want to try that too. And I do want a new doorbell. Thanks
betty m rudy says
this is so cute! i think my kids would enjoy this a lot!
Sweeper says
That is pretty cute.
sheila ressel says
What a fun and adorable project. This would be right up my niece’s alley as she loves crafts and anything electronic.
M.Clark says
What a cool craft, I would love to try this! My favorite Christmas symbol is Santa.
Shannon says
This is so cool, thank you for sharing this with us. Happy Holidays.
CD says
I love creative ideas for Christmas decorating and this fits the bill. Great job!
Sandy Cain says
I LOVE this idea! Not just for Christmas – any holiday is great. Valentines Day, 4th of July, Halloween – great tips!
Jodi Hoppe Wresh says
this is a great craft project. i bet my 2 great nephews would love it
betty m rudy says
this is very cute! I think the kids would love to help make this.
MUSINGSFROMME/JILL says
Wow! That’s very cool!
David Fultner says
This is so cute. I always need a way to keep the kids busy.
Angelica says
Very sweet!
Jo-Ann Brightman says
This looks like such a great project. I love that the pieces are magnetic.
jeevon kay says
This is too cute. I want to make this for my kids’ room doors
Rosie says
awww I love this, and I’d love to have it although I don’t have a doorbell, but if I did, I’d go for it!
Hannah C says
This is incredibly adorable. I want to save this for next Christmas.
Brian Dwyre says
This is a great idea! Kids will surely love to work on this kind of project.
Maybe you are also interested in a sing-along music playing story book, Kidioke. Perfect as holiday gift this season!”