I was super excited to get my kids a light table this Christmas! Massachusetts winters can be long and dark, and sometimes that starts to feel pretty gloomy. I blog for ALEX Toys, and when I saw their Prism Light Center I thought it would be a great way to brighten up these long, cold months!
I’ve been a little bit obsessed with light tables ever since my kids and I discovered them through a local museum. I hoped the kids would share my enthusiasm, and I was not disappointed. They were immediately entranced, and the light table has led to hours of quiet, focused small world play, as well as fun explorations with light:
I love the way the light table focuses their attention, while also engaging their imagination and curiosity. The light brightens up dark afternoons, and it seems to inspire calm, creative play.
Here you can see them using our prism bricks on the light table:
We’ve been doing a lot of exploring with our light table. Do you have an activity for us to try?
I received the Prism light center and bricks featured in this post as part of my relationship with ALEX Toys. All opinions are my own.
MaryAnne is a craft loving educator, musician, photographer, and writer who lives in Silicon Valley with her husband Mike and their four children.
Okay, had to come back, I checked out the table and that is WAY over our birthday budget, but I’ll keep it in mind for the future.
It’s (by far) the most expensive toy in our house, but it’s getting a lot of use!
OH, that looks like so much fun!!!!!! I am a huge fan of Alex Toys, would love to blog for them – so cool! Maybe Reagan would like this for her birthday in March. I just bought her an Alex Toys bag that she can color herself. Great pictures!!!
So cool! I can totally see how a light table would be perfect for those long winters.
I am loving it!!!
I’ve actually never seen a light table in person but I’ve read so many posts about them. They look like so much fun and so cool that Anna can join in.
Anna really enjoys it!
I too have wanted to get a light table! I am glad that it was a hit…maybe I will have to give it a try…after I finish our spending fast! :)
I could see your kids loving it!
Ooooh, I hadn’t thought about the light table brightening up dark winter afternoons and evenings. Brilliant! :) If I were playing with a light table, I would want to construct a boundary and roll small balls around to see their rolling patterns in a new way. Have fun!!
Oh, we’ll have to try that! Thanks for the suggestion!
Clear blocks on a light table look really fun!
It’s really cool to see the light through them!
Love those blocks!
They area lot of fun!
Looks like your site is back up and pictures are here!
I have a light table for crafting, maybe at some point I’ll let the kids play with it……
Yes, I think everything is finally working! Although I realized the video didn’t embed in this post for some reason, so I had to fix that. What a relief!
I have some crafting I want to try doing with my kids’ light table!