Optical illusions for kids

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Making a 3D optical illusion handprint is a lot simpler than you think! You can help your kid draw the outline and they can color the rest.

Materials: Paper and pencil. Optional Materials: Crayons and ruler.

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Make a fun optical illusion using a straw and two squares of card. Trick your eyes into seeing both pictures at the same time.

We may earn money or products from the companies mentioned in this post. Please see policies for more information.If your kid (or you) loves to stump their siblings, friends or family members then this easy illusion is just for them! Start with a piece of paper (we’ve used rectangular and square with good results). To

Get messy, light some stuff on fire, and use food products in ways they were never intended in these kid-friendly at-home science experiments.

How to make a fun optical illusion craft activity for your students.

Optical illusions, more appropriately known as visual illusions, involves visual deception. Click for even more facts & download the worksheets collection.

I saw a similar project to this online and decided it would be a successful project for my fifth graders. They had to use a cool color on their hands and a warm color on their background. This project went pretty quickly and was a good first project that everyone was successful with. It was a great reminder about overlapping, as well. They loved looking at different examples of optical illusions each week and I shared some of M.C. Escher's work too.