Powerpuff Girls with LED Light-Up Oversized Eye Glasses 👀✨
Costume Description & Intention
Hi! we are powerpuff girls!
Following your comments, we decided to go with the Powerpuff Girls group costume. we were considering other ideas, but doing something with my friends seemed way more fun.
We’re each going to be a different character –
Batu is Blossom (pink), Yennie is Bubbles (blue), and I’m Buttercup (green)
We’re making oversized eyes like in the cartoon to really capture that cartoonish look.
The most important part is using LEDs to represent the Powerpuff Girls’ superpower – laser beam eyes
The glowing eye effect will make us really stand out at the evening parade. It’s way more exciting to do this with friends, and having all three of us light up in different colors is going to look so cool and fun
Arduino
NeoPixel LED strip to create the lighting effects. The LEDs will be programmed to glow in each character’s signature color:
- Blossom (Batu): Pink + flame pattern 🔥
- Bubbles (Yennie): Blue + heart pattern 💙
- Buttercup (me): Green + lightning pattern ⚡
I’m adding a button to toggle between different modes:
- Basic mode: Steady glow
- Blink mode: Blinking like eye blinks
- Power-up mode: Sparkly effect when using superpowers!
We’re still discussing this part, so we might add more cool ideas if we come up with them.
Reference
Materials & Parts
- NeoPixel LED Strip WS2812B (~50-60 LEDs) – Adafruit
- 9V Battery + Battery Holder
- Push Button Switch
- 220Ω Resistor (for LED data line)
- 10kΩ Resistor (for button)
- Jumper Wires
- Large foam board or cardboard (for glasses frame) – or buy oversized cosplay eye glasses and modify them
- Hot glue gun
- Velcro straps (to wear the glasses)
To-Do List
- Final discussion with friends on lighting patterns
- Attach LED strip along inner edge of glasses
- Solder connections between Arduino, LED, button, and battery
- Create circuit diagram in Tinkercad
- Write and upload code for color patterns
- Test everything
- Coordinate with friends’ costumes