Make

Cut out gauntlets

• Cut the long side of each piece of cardstock paper to form a point in the middle. This will be the bottom of the gauntlet.

Bend the cardstock paper

• Curl the short ends of the cardstock paper towards each other to form a circle. This will bend the gauntlets to take a circle shape which is easier to fit.

Fit the Gauntlets

• You may need help with this part - wrap the gauntlets around your forearms to fit to your size. Use a pen or pencil to mark where you should place the Velcro tabs. You may also want to cut down the length of the gauntlets to size.

Stick on Velcro Tabs

• Attach the Velcro tabs along the length of each gauntlet – space 3 tabs evenly on each gauntlet.

Mount the Circuit Playground Express

• Loop the ends of a piece of tape around to create a piece of double-sided sticky tape, and stick onto the back of the Adafruit Circuit Playground Express board.

• Stick onto the top center of one of the gauntlets – make sure the battery port is at the top.

Attach the Battery pack

• Insert batteries in the battery pack.

• If your battery pack comes with a clip, pull it off.

• Insert the battery cable into the battery port on the top of the Adafruit Circuit Playground Express.

• Position the battery pack on the inside of the gauntlet, close to the edge and try to hide the cable as much as possible.
• Tape the battery pack down being careful not to cover the On/Off switch.

Congratulations! You’ve successfully constructed your very own indestructible gauntlets! Now you’re ready to move to programming your gauntlets…