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Bearables Fox Kit 

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A complete Bearables Fox Kit with coloured LED 

badge, light sensor, thread, needles, and 

battery.  Sewable, hackable, wearable, adorable! 

Bearables is a range of woodland-themed wearable LED badges and sensors. Wear the 

badges on their own, or connect them to one of the sensors with conductive thread to 

bring them to life. Designed for kids* (suggested age 8+) and grown-up kids alike! 

Attach the flower light sensor to the Fox badge and when you cover the sensor or when 

it's dark your badge's LEDs will light up. 

In their five star review, The MagPi said that Bearables were 

"excellent value for 

money"

 and that 

"the badge kit has everything you need to sew your interactive badge 

and sensor to clothes"

Summary of Contents for Bearables Fox Kit

Page 1: ... or connect them to one of the sensors with conductive thread to bring them to life Designed for kids suggested age 8 and grown up kids alike Attach the flower light sensor to the Fox badge and when you cover the sensor or when it s dark your badge s LEDs will light up In their five star review The MagPi said that Bearables were excellent value for money and that the badge kit has everything you n...

Page 2: ...ors Battery life of 3 4 days with a CR2032 coin cell battery Using your Bearables badge Press the multi functional button on your badge briefly to cycle through the light patterns Each of the LEDs will light to indicate which of the 12 patterns is currently selected Press and hold the button to put your badge into sleep mode The nifty design of the badges and sensors means that it s super simple t...

Page 3: ...gering them with a sensor A painted or coated safety pin will work better than a bare metal one A dab of clear nail varnish on the conductive thread around the hook can help to give a better more reliable connection Badge dimensions 47x35x5mm LxWxH Sensor dimensions 17x17x5mm LxWxH Bearables is a range of woodland themed LED badges and sensors Wear the badges on their own or connect them to one of...

Page 4: ...we ll go through how to use your Bearables badge how to wear it or attach it and how to connect and use the sensors There s a handy little quick start guide to using your Bearables badge below that you can print out and keep ...

Page 5: ...2 different light patterns and the LEDs will light when you press the button to show which mode is selected Pressing and holding the button for a few seconds will put the badge to sleep or put the badge into trigger mode when you have a sensor connected more on that later If you leave your Bearables badge switched on then it will go into sleep mode automatically after about 60 minutes to save the ...

Page 6: ...ct to which either way will work You can test your sensors with a couple of crocodile clips clipped to the hooks To put your badge into trigger mode press and hold the button on your badge for a couple of seconds while your badge is connected up to a sensor The bottom middle LED on your badge should flash to indicate that it s in trigger mode and when you cover the light sensor or move the motion ...

Page 7: ...o knot than regular thread so you might have to tie a couple of knots on top of each other to stop it from untying Thread your needle and then anchor your thread by sewing two or three stitches on top of each other next to where you d like the first hook of your badge to be ...

Page 8: ...r or 5 times pulling it tight against the fabric and making sure that it s tightly wound round the hook to make a good electrical contact Anchor the thread again next to the hook to hold it tight then run a stitch to where you d like the sensor to be positioned ...

Page 9: ...hat you did for the first badge hook with the first of the sensor s hooks anchor the thread wrap it four or five times around the hook then anchor again Repeat the steps above for the second badge hook and the second sensor hook ...

Page 10: ...d tight and give a solid electrical contact Unlike real bears Bearables bears and indeed foxes flowers and acorns do not like water so please don t wash them take them out in the rain or otherwise get them wet or feed them after midnight If you re a more experienced stitcher you could attach your badge and sensor to a small piece of fabric and attach pop fasteners to them and to your garment allow...

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