Upside Down Telescope Supplies

Series Summary

One of the easiest ways to introduce your child to the world of artistic exploration is to allow them the freedom to initiate and participate in their very own arts and crafts projects. One very simple but truly fun project for children and adults is the creation of an upside down telescope using a variety of art supplies and, naturally, creative vision! Parents who are drawn to such timeless and innovative hobbies as scrap-booking and homemade frame-making will delight in the project featured in this series. Your kids will love creating their own designs and watching their mind's eye create something for friends and family, and you will open your creative spirit wide as you help your child discover their artistic potential.

This free crafts video series will take you from choosing supplies to adding finishing touches to your upside down telescope. Learn how to gather supplies, cut, measure, construct and decorate your creation. Get started watching these videos and you’ll have a fun upside down telescope before you know it.

Video Transcript

"Today, I'm going to show you how to make an upside down telescope. The reason it's called an upside down telescope is because all the images that you see through the telescope are going to be upside down. The reason for this is that we're going to be using two magnifying glasses; one on each end of an elongated tube. Because the image is going to be shown through both magnifying glasses at the same time, the image actually gets turned upside down. It's a lot of fun. It can actually be used as a science project in schools because there's a lot of explanation that can be used with this project. For instance; why the image is upside down, and how we can see things from far away when using a magnifying glass, which usually is used at a close distance. But even without the explanation, the project is a lot of fun, and there are hours and hours of play time with this project. I'm sure you'll enjoy making it. Let me show you the supplies you're going to need to make the upside down telescope. We're going to need a scissors, and a pencil for making some markings on our paper, because we're going to need to cut the corrugated paper, and we want some exact measurements. We need some rubber cement glue, and we're going to need two magnifying glasses. They can just be regular children's magnifying glasses that you can find in a school supply store, or in a craft store; nothing fancy, but they need to be two of the exact same size magnifying glasses. Make sure that they're the same size, so that when we attach them on either end, we'll be able to see the same through both of them. We're going to need some markers. They're going to be used to decorate the corrugated paper, which is going to make up the body of the telescope. We're going to roll it up, and seal it, and that will actually hold the two magnifying glasses; one on each end, and that's going to be the body of the telescope. So now, I've shown you the supplies that you're going to need to make your upside down telescope."