Light-Up Rocket Corner Bookmark

We’ve been space obsessed lately. Rockets, blood moons, eclipses, water on are, asteroid showers, there’s so much cool stuff happening out there! It’s making us dream of going to space! I bet you and the kids do too, so I know you will love this easy to make Light-Up Rocket Corner Bookmark. Add a cool STEM lesson to your next paper crafting session with this paper circuit bookmark. It’s a really fun way to introduce electricity and origami to your kids and students.

This Light-Up Rocket Corner Bookmark is a cool way to introduce kids to circuits and origami. It's a perfect STEM or STEAM activity for home and school.

This Light-Up Rocket Corner Bookmark is a cool way to introduce kids to circuits and origami. It's a perfect STEM or STEAM activity for home and school.

What is a Paper Circuit?

A paper circuit uses something called conductive tape to replace wires that are normally in an electric circuit. In this bookmark, I’m using copper tape, a coin cell battery, and an LED that’s built into a sticker. This makes it super easy to create the circuit.

One safety note for this project… Please keep coin cell batteries away from small children. They are extremely hazardous if swallowed.

Light Up Rocket Corner Bookmark Supplies Needed

This card requires a few specialty items, but once you add light to your paper crafting, you totally love it! You’ll notice I’m using some super cool LED stickers that make this project easier and sleek so the bookmark can slide right into a book.

To have the free printable rocket corner bookmark emailed to you, simply fill out the form below.
 

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How to Make a Light-Up Rocket Corner Bookmark

For this I’m going to showcase the corner bookmark I folded for our Light-Up Valentine Lightbulb Corner Bookmark.

  1. To have the free template emailed to you, simply fill out the form on this page. Then print and cut it out along the outside of the rocket parts and the blue square. If you don’t have a printer on hand, you can always use red paper to make the bookmark and draw the rocket parts.
  2. Next, you’re going to make a traditional origami corner bookmark for the base. You can follow along with the pictures or grab the instructions HERE on Red Ted Art’s super easy tutorial.

how to make a corner bookmark with origami

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How to Build the Circuit for the Rocket Corner Bookmark

Now it’s time to build your circuit. Grab the blue oval that has the circuit lines on it, the copper tape, and the sticker LED.

  1. Place your sticker LED on top of the red heart with the small side facing the same direction as the point of the heart. Notice the + and – signs on the sticker, these are the postive and negative terminals of the LED.

  1. Tape along the circuit line between the LED sticker and the grey battery circle with copper tape leaving a gap where there is a gap in the circuit line.

  1. Place battery on top of grey circle, negative terminal side down. Copper tape from the positive side of the LED sticker to the top of the battery. Secure battery to the oval card with clear tape.
  2. Next, grab the double Val part of the card and flip over. On the back of the side with the “You’re Out of this World” saying, place strips of copper tape as shown in the image below.

How to Assemble the Light Up Rocket Corner Bookmark

  1. Grab the double oval piece and attach the circuit piece to the inside of the oval without the writing with a glue stick or double-sided tape.

  1. Fold over the top oval over the bottom two ovals and place some glue or tape in the bottom area of the paper. Do not glue over the copper tape as this can weaken the circuit.
  2. Glue or tape the completed rocket to the folded bookmark as shown below. And then light it up by pressing on the top of the rocket.

 

Troubleshooting Paper Circuits

Paper circuits can be a bit finicky, but that’s the fun of engineering projects! You learn the most from trial and error. Here are a few things to try when the lights just won’t shine:

  • Try flipping the battery over.
  • Is the battery still good? Test it on a bulb you know is good.
  • Is the bulb still good? Test it on a battery you know is good.
  • Is the copper tape a continuous piece for each connection? If not, make sure that there’s enough overlap between each piece. 1” of overlap is typically sufficient.
  • Do you have enough current? If you’re building a circuit with more than one bulb, you may need another battery.
  • Is the battery securely attached to the circuit? Tape with clear tape if necessary.

Doesn’t this bookmark look cute on this space book? It’s one of my absolute faves. It’s a Lift the Flap Look Inside Space Book that will keep kids busy!

More Paper Circuits! More Printable Valentines! More Space!

I literally can’t get enough of fun printables for Valentine’s Day. Especially ones that incorporate STEM & STEAM. So I whipped up another light-up corner bookmark that’s out of this world. And a bunch of other fun printables for your science and engineering loving kids. Hop over HERE to grab this Light Bulb Valentine Corner Bookmark.

Astronaut Color by Coding

Kick up your next moon learning session with some coding in a fun astronaut color by number coloring page that incorporate ASCII binary code into the mix.

If you love paper crafting and want to add a new challenge to your cards, this ebook will introduce you to the world of paper circuits.

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The Circuit Cards Paper Circuits for Kids Ebook contains 10+ printable and buildable paper circuits cards for holidays, special occasions, and year-round fun. Each card contains a printable template and circuit diagram, plus easy to follow instructions for paper circuits success.

Kids will love making a glowing unicorn horn, light-up cupcake cards for their friends’ birthdays, or Star Wars themed cards, too. After working through some of the basics of how to build a circuit with a handy circuit lesson plan, they’ll love crafting their own ideas, too.

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